How to put this- when I watch a
dance piece, I want to be inspired to dance, to create. Once I’m inspired, I
get this full body itch to just find a studio and go wild and maybe even
choreograph. It’s not something that can wait a day or two. If it’s going to
happen, it’s going to happen right then and there. I’ve literally canceled
prior engagements, no matter how important, just to scratch this itch. That’s
how I feel when I look at zines. I see a zine and think to myself, “I HAVE to
do that. Right now. This is me. This is MY thing.”
Zines…they totally rock my socks. I
am seriously in love with them. I’ve probably spent at least 3 or 4 hours
looking through all the sites given and even longer on my own Google searches
just admiring the artwork. The question “Why haven’t I discovered these yet???”
keeps playing on repeat in my brain. They just draw me in. I think it has a lot
to do with the raw and almost unpolished look to a lot of them. They seem so
real and I appreciate the freedom that exists within them. I enjoy them even
more so when there is poetry and/or prose involved (guess that’s the poet in
me). I’m casually geeking out and I may or may not be hyperventilating.
Kidding, of course. But I am super excited about zines and can’t wait to
further explore them in class. J
