SEITE
What draws you to print culture?
We enjoy reading, self-expression, creativity, all of these overlap in making zines among other things.
How do you work?
All of the zines we’ve made have been xerox and staples.
What do you most enjoy doing?
Helping people find something they’ve been looking for.
What draws you to print culture?
I started making zines when I was 17 years old after finding the zine community online. While my zines have changed dramatically since then, I have made so many amazing friends and found a community that I feel honored to be a part of. I’ve also always been into writing and crafting so zines can be a natural mix of the two which I really appreciate. I love how zines give a voice to so many marginalized people and can be powerful sources of information and activism.
Who or what are some motivations for your art?
Lately, motivations for my zines come from wanting to tell my story, even in snippets, in the public realm of zines. Does that make sense? There is a sort of distance with zines in terms of public disclosure but it’s also a way to touch people and be touched by each others stories and experiences.
How do you work?
I work in spurts. I usually make one zine a year or two. I will think about a zine idea for months before actually committing to sit down and write it. Or I will write for months and then compile a zine from some of that writing. I don’t do anything too quickly – I’m slow and steady! Of course, all of that can be thrown out the window if there’s a zine fest coming up. 
What do you most enjoy doing?
In terms of zines, the actual cutting & pasting is my favorite part. Like I mentioned, I really love making things with my hands and collaging so zines feel like a natural extension of that sometimes. Other than that, I love snuggling with my three cats or being outside.
The love for the medium of comics – image and words making love.
Other indie comics creators. A well-written and drawn comic book.
How do you work?
As often as possible.
Making art and talking about other people’s art.
BRUISED
What draws you to print culture?
Everything is becoming so digital these days, the rarity of printed matter is more interesting. The idea that someone took time and effort to put a printed piece together, to create an actual physical artifact, goes back to a real interaction we have with the world outside of the computer. Plus we like collecting shit. The idea of materialism is becoming redefined, it doesn’t have the same connotation as it did 10 years ago.
Who or what are some motivations for your art?
We’re inspired by photographers, filmmakers, painters, writers… Just to name a few Wolfgang Tillmans, William Eggleston, Ryan McGinley… Lynch and Kubrick. Francis Bacon, Ed Rusha, Ryu Murakami, Buk, and Bataille.
FAIR DIG
What draws you to print culture?
I came up in the DIY punk and hardcore scene in Phoenix and zines were everything to me. That’s where I found out all about new bands and records, read stories from other people like me in other cities, or even found out more about what was going on in my own town. I wandered away from all that when I moved to Los Angeles to pursue other interests, but I rediscovered my love for zines and for writing here in California. The community here in L.A., Riverside, Claremont, etc., has been so supportive, and everybody’s art and words and ideas are what keep drawing me in.
Who or what are some motivations for your art?
I have lots of friends who are writers and artists. They are a constant source of inspiration.
How do you work?
I steal time wherever and whenever I can. At home, at work, on the train… I write in drafts saved in my email, on scrap pieces of paper, but mostly in a notebook that I often tear the pages out of. I don’t necessarily throw away the pages, I just shuffle things around until I’m sure of what I like and don’t like, and something from all of that ends up in the final version.
What do you most enjoy doing?
I wish I could say writing, but honestly, it’s a painful process. I like sharing my work more than making it, but most of all, it’s experiencing the work of all the artists and writers I love that I enjoy the most.
Thank you Pavel Acevedo and Josh Dean for designing this beautiful poster!
