Week 1 - Intuitive Collage + Zine-making

Week 1 - Gathering

Welcome in, get comfy - and don't worry, I'll explain what a zine is.

Start here:

Now, work with me for a moment and actually think about this for yourself:

Is there any way you want to welcome the year differently? And what value could creativity offer you in the process?

Wait...what creative practice?

You can join me in experimenting with Intuitive Collage and Zine-making this month as an act of self-expression and easing into the new year. It'll take 30 minutes a week for 4 weeks (on top of listening to each week's audio). 

Listen here:

Let's start by gathering -ourselves, and also our materials.

What will remind you to move slowly in this process? Pause and think about it for you.

Finally, let's gather our materials:

Your 30 minutes of homework is simply to go and find cool materials you wish to create with.

Materials List:

• For collaging: A pile of stuff you can cut up like magazines, old books, holiday cards, photos, and old doodles. Thrift shops, Facebook Marketplace, and the drawer where everything tends to get stuffed into are good places to shop from.

• For zine-making: Printer paper (4-6 sheets), school glue (preferably the runny kind), and scissors.

I challenge you not to buy anything new; keep it easy and cheap so you feel free to play with your materials.

And that's it for this week! If it feels easy - good. Have more fun, then.

Finally, I'd love to know in the comments or via email, what ways are you moving slow this month? And what are your 'top tips' for embodying slowness in a fast world?

Happy gathering.