ZINE inspiration *:⋆° opening diy

Howdy y'all! I’ve got a longer video for y’all today, so grab a drink and settle in! Today’s episode is a testament to the diversity of creativity found in the zine medium, as every envelope I opened contained something radically different. Vey rad!

Zines are diy publications typically reproduced using a copy machine. Stemming from punk, underground, fandom, and activist subcultures, they're an accessible way to share your feelings, thoughts, skills, or art with the world. My name is Dayna and I am passionate about making zines — and helping build community around them! By sharing penpal mail from zinesters around the world, I hope that you'll be inspired and make a zine of your own.

✂️ Learn more about #zines, check out my zines, dive into more zine reviews, and read my blog at https://catmothcrow.com

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THE ZINESTERS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO *:⋆°
✂️ gia - intjmindsalad@gmail.com
✂️ chloe -   / chloesoe  
✂️ savannah -   / mcillustrate  
✂️ heather -   / heatherandhercats  
✂️ billie - https://substack.com/@bitchsensei
✂️ jess -   / pepperjess  
✂️ charlie - https://charliefairfieldzines.bigcart...
✂️ tiana - https://tianatraffasart.bigcartel.com/
✂️ kystal -   / thedestinationispeace  
✂️ fishpit - fuzzybunnyflatbunny@gmail.com
✂️ rudy - ‪@rudyriotrpg‬
✂️ ronnie - https://sketchymovies.com
✂️ oneironaut - https://017.xyz
✂️ anarchive - anarchive.ok@gmail.com
✂️ angela -   / angela_c_e  
✂️ the empathetic chicken - ‪@theempatheticchicken‬
✂️ yana - ‪@made.in_yana‬
✂️ kurt - roomtonezine@gmail.com
✂️ joe -   / joe.hohman  
✂️ steve - https://thepanopticpress.com


✨ Learn how to submit your zine mail to be opened in a future video by visiting: https://catmothcrow.com/zine-reviews/ ✨

The textures used in the show are from Freepik and Pixabay. Our show soundtrack is "Checkout 2 Now Open" from Mall Music Muzak - Mall of 1974 via the Internet Archive.


CHAPTERS *:⋆°
00:00 welcome to zine mail
01:10 what are zines and who is dayna?
01:32 a haul from the zine club swap
03:58 a zine from a pen pal
05:05 perzines galore from charlie
09:10 beautiful protest zines in a beautiful envelope
11:26 introspective hippie zines
14:03 they've been making zines longer than I've been alive!
16:11 rudy's wild life in la documented in zines
17:35 ronnie has some snack and movei recommendations
19:27 snail mail society
19:52 back to the zines!
23:23 getting a zine at a punk show
24:48 a fun double-sided mini zine and more
25:53 learning about oracle cards from the empathetic chicken
28:19 some fanzine-infozine-perzine hybrids
30:20 zines from kurt and also a brief interruption
35:50 more rad zines in another watercolor envelope
38:46 in awe at zines from panoptic press