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ZMACS Group Swap: Zine-Go-Round, Round 1

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ZMACS Group Swap: Zine-Go-Round, Round 1
Group:Zines, mail art & other cool stuff
Swap Coordinator:dvmac (contact)
Swap categories: Art  Handmade  Zines 
Number of people in swap:13
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Rating requirement:4.95
Last day to signup/drop:May 1, 2021
Date items must be sent by:May 17, 2021
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

This is a collaborative zine swap. It will consist of 7 (count 'em SEVEN!) rounds. Please don't join if you can't commit to all 7 rounds of this swap.

It will work like this (I hope).

Round 1: You will make a standard mini-zine from an 8.5 X 11 inch piece of paper. You will decide on a theme for your zine and decorate the front and back pages (covers) accordingly. You should include some contact info on the back page. Then you will send that unfinished zine to your partner. Round 1 complete!

Round 2: You will decorate page 2 of the zine you received in Round 1. Follow the originator's theme. Then you will send it to your Round 2 partner.

Rounds 3 thru 7: We will continue swapping zines, contributing one page at a time until they are full. Then you will send it back to the originator.

Use any media you like - collage, pencil, marker, paint - whatever media you like to create with.

We did a bunch of these a number of years ago and they are GREAT fun! It's so cool to see everyone's art and different takes on themes.

Please see SamJowers tips below. Be sure to put your address or contact info on the back page, or the person who adds the final page won't know whom to send it back to.

Clear as mud? Please send any questions you might have to me via PM, not this page.

I think we used to do about a month more or less between rounds.

Thanks to SamJowers for reminding me of this fun swap.

Discussion

samjowers 04/21/2021 #

Dont forget to put your address behind your page so that when we get them back, we can send everyone who participated in that zine a copy of the finished zine. I know that I would love to see how these turn out!! I plan to put my address label behind all of the pages that i do for my partners and I hope to get a copy of theirs when it is done!!!

samjowers 04/21/2021 #

Also, I plan to make a re-useable envelope for mine. it has my address in both spots. it is covered in packing tape. you just put the next address on top of the packing tape. When you move it on, you replace the address and use packing tape to take the last one off. at the end, all the addresses are removed and the only address showing is mine in both places so that it is guaranteed to return to the original owner. If you end up not completing the total rounds, you can just return the envelope to the original partner so that they get their zine back no matter what. Always place a strip of packing tape under both the stamps and the new address so that they come off easily and the envelope can be used again. I use one of those small yellow heavy duty envelopes and cut it down with a flap.

topshelf43 04/21/2021 #

Would LOVE to join but am getting ready to go into evaluation at Vanderbilt for a liver transplant so I don't think I can commit. But y'all have fun and I hope to be able to join the next one!!

9O96O 04/21/2021 #

Thanks so much @samjowers for those tips.

starmccoy 04/22/2021 #

@topshelf43 prayers for you. Our family has been involved in 2 transplants, our son. Both very successful! We'll be waiting to hear some good news!

topshelf43 04/24/2021 #

@starmccoy Thank you! Prayers are needed definitely! I’d love to hear more about your family’s history with transplants. Feel free to PM me if you feel like sharing.

Heynowokay 04/30/2021 #

Wish I could commit because this sounds super fun, but I’m actually hoping to move sometime in the nearish future and don’t want to start something I can’t finish. Perhaps next time! I will haiku away though. :)

onthesnap22 05/11/2021 #

A great idea would be to put your info like name and address behind the page you work on. That way in the end if the last person wants to make copies and send out they can. I plan on sending any copies to anyone that leaves their name for me 😀

onthesnap22 05/11/2021 #

Apparently I didn’t read @samjowers post above lol

samjowers 05/17/2021 #

Lol

samjowers 05/18/2021 #

@dvmac Im ready to sign up for the next round!!!

9O96O 10/ 7/2021 #

Documenting my send/receive so I can keep my records straight.

I mailed my Little Book of Texture to wyrdfae and she rated me. I received the Lemons zine from kittyhahahotbot and rated.

Completed.

9O96O 12/ 7/2021 #

My *Little Book of Texture" has been returned to me by kristencat! I'm so excited to see this completed zinel What a great swap! My plan is to scan the zine and send a pdf copy to the participants. It won't be the same as having it though because it's filled with texture but I think it will still be cool to see the finished results in 2D instead of 3D. :)

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