An invitation to attend

This includes information on the following: 

• Dates and information on the two Zoom Meetings plus the hands-on day Workshop
• Registration
• Definition of a ZINE
• Hopes for workshop members
• Potential Zine Audiences
• About the tutors
• What to bring: an ideas mind map and the materials to make a zines 

NOTE: More information will be sent out prior to the Pre-Workshop Zoom meeting. 

Pre-Workshop Zoom Meeting Monday 18 September 7.30 pm for explanations and discussion to support your preparation and bringing your fresh ideas to the workshop. 

WORKSHOP Saturday 30 September 2023 9.00am – 3.30pm 

St Marks Methodist Church, 11 Grey Street, Feilding 

Follow-up Zoom Meeting February (Date to be set) for the opportunity to reconnect and share the response to our work and how we can learn more about doing zines. 

For more information contact: David trinitybells@gmail.com or Lavinia elder@inspire.net.nz 

REGISTRATIONS DUE to secretary.lnis@Methodist.org.nz 13 September 2023 

(Limited to 15 people) 

A ZINE is a very cool 21st century publication genre. A whole under-50’s subculture exists in Aotearoa with annual Zine Fests in cities and libraries. This is potentially a brilliant contemporary means of communicating everyday theology that as Christians we really should be tapping into. Zines can be made by and for: pre-schoolers, children’s church programmes, youth groups and beyond… They are cheap, accessible and can take many forms. 

Hopes for workshop members 

That you will be: 

• Delighted and intrigued
• Open to new ways of thinking about doing theology
• Be able to take away at least one inspiring idea, technique or process with creative potential to enhance your approach to theology and life 

Potential Zine Audiences 

From this workshop, distribution could be family, friends, churches, congregations, specific themed worship services, children’s church and Youth programmes, rest homes, charity shops, Libraries, and beyond – even a ZINE FESTIVAL!!! 

Introducing your Tutors 

Lavinia Elder Methodist Lay preacher.
I love fibre and yarns. I am a spinner, dyer, weaver as well crochet and machine knit. My background is in art teaching so I am also an art historian, a painter, mixed media artist, photographer and designer. I have taught from pre-school all the way to tertiary. Zine making fits wonderfully with all of these!
Creative Zine Making Workshop This workshop is an introduction to zine making, their genre and some creative ‘tricks’ to get you started. I will share easy processes and strategies that I use to creatively develop ideas, get started and produce a sharable zine.
CREATIVE AREAS that are great for zine making are (but not limited to): Music, sewing, cooking and baking, weaving, gardening, the beach, sport, nature, men’s sheds stuff, puzzles, cars, family and friends…… NOTE: No formal arty skills required! 

David Bell Supernumerary Methodist minister
My hobbies include AIM Publishing for resourcing the Methodist community; and learning the art and craft of printmaking for book and zine design.
Mine would be exploring a theology of Providence using insights from literature, art and science. And bringing my zine tangentials to use, which can be a springboard for further study for the preaching, doing theology side of things. Providence is experienced and found in everyday making, here, in the materials