ZAPP Classes
ZAPP offers classes and workshops on all aspects of zines, from production and printing to the history of zines.
Making Comics Out of Life: A Workshop with John Porcellino
Comic artist John Porcellino will speak briefly about his experiences in self-publishing, and then work with attendees to help them create their own four page mini-comic. Photocopies of everybody's comic will be made and passed out to all the attendees. Paper and pencils will be provided.
Instructor: John Porcellino
Meets: Monday, August 30, 1-4 p.m.
Cost: $40
To register, call (206) 322-7030, or come by Hugo House. Questions? Email zapp@hugohouse.org
About John Porcellino
John Porcellino has been writing, drawing and publishing mini-comics, comics and graphic novels for more than 25 years. His celebrated self-published series, “King-Cat Comics,” begun in 1989, has inspired a generation of cartoonists. “Diary of a Mosquito Abatement Man,” a collection of “King-Cat” stories about Porcellino’s experiences as a pest control worker, won an Ignatz Award in 2005, and “Perfect Example,” first published in 2000, chronicles his struggles with depression as a teenager. “King-Cat Classix,” published in 2007, is a comprehensive overview of the zine’s first fifty issues, and “Thoreau at Walden” is a poetic expression of the great philosopher’s experience and ideals. His most recent collection, “Map of My Heart,” celebrates the twentieth anniversary of “King-Cat Comics.” More info at www.king-cat.net.
Kick Out the Jams: Make a Zine and Fill It Up
So often our creative projects get put aside, but whether you are a writer, a zinester or both, on this afternoon you will have the satisfaction of a creative jump-start and a finished product in your hand. In this class you’ll learn the necessary craft skills to make your zine, and through a series of fun writing prompts, generate exciting material. By the end of the class you’ll have made a zine collaboratively from start to finish and you’ll have the creative, hands-on skills one needs to make their own.
Instructors: Rachael Harper & Sierra Nelson
Meets: Saturday, Sept. 11 OR Saturday, Nov. 6, 2-5:30p.m.
Cost: $40
To register, call (206) 322-7030, or come by Hugo House. Questions? Email zapp@hugohouse.org
About the Instructors
Rachael Harper began making zines while living in Bordeaux, France, where she became interested in the art and music communities that often form around collaborative do-it-ourselves projects. Her zine, Louis Liard Magazine, ran from 2003-2009 and published poetry, prose, art and comics in both French and English with an annual music edition that included a compilation CD. She currently lives in Seattle where she is pursuing her personal writing projects.
Sierra Nelson is a Seattle-based poet and collaborative writer. With her groups The Typing Explosion and the Vis-à-Vis Society she has created numerous handmade chapbooks including "TYPO," "13 Love Poems & One Ugly One" and "Desire & Flotation Devices." She helps edit the journal Mare Nostrum and is a commissioned writer for the Kenyon Review Blog.
