Since May 2022, those creative folk at Boojum and Snark in Sandown have been busily working on a great new zine project.
Aimed at teenagers in the Sandown and Lake area, weekly sessions were held with a graphic designer and poet to create locally-inspired zines.
What’s a zine?
Zines (pronounced zeen) are neat little DIY magazines that are a wonderful mash-up of stories, art, words and illustrations giving a voice to differing points of view.
Two extraordinarily unique publications
Weekly sessions carried out over the course of a month with young people aged 10-18 resulted in two extraordinarily unique publications that touch on themes of place, space and headspace.
The project manager, Tracy Mikich, said
“The process was multilayered, involving storytelling, collage, printing, drawing and painting each stage of the way guided by creative practitioners Claire Speight and Maggie Sawkins.
“The results were unique, illustrating we are all one of a kind.”
This great short film below, created by the creative agency, Nosy, gives a snapshot of the sessions and highlights just how much the young people got out of the experience.
Book now for free launch event
You can find out more about the project , see the zines and talk to those taking part at the launch of BZine on Friday 9th September 2022.
It takes place at Boojum and Snark, 105 High Street, Sandown PO36 8AF between 6.30pm-8pm and is free to attend (but you must book).
“I looked forward to it every week”
In the meantime, here’s what some of the young people taking part had to say.
Evan, who was one of those taking part, said,
“I had fun doing the project because it let me try things that I thought I would hate or never really thought to try, and I found out I quite enjoyed all those things. I looked forward to it every week.”
“It made me think more about the place I live”
Betty, another of the young people taking part said, said,
“It was a really lovely experience. It made me think more about the place I live and what I feel about it.
“I’d like to do more of these sorts of projects.”
Jasmine said,
“I enjoyed talking about ideas and have felt included and heard.”
