Join CJ Sketches (https://www.cjsketches.com/) for a Zine Making Make & Take where creativity meets self-expression! Craft a mini-zine (a small, DIY magazine) that reflects your emotions, dreams, or stories using reclaimed materials.

What You’ll Create:

📘 Personal Narratives: Design a pocket-sized zine filled with collages, poetry, sketches, or affirmations. Use vibrant papers, stickers, and scraps to bring your inner world to life.

🎨 Mix Media Freedom: Combine markers, colored pencils, magazine clippings, and textured papers to build pages that speak to your unique perspective.

🌿 Therapeutic Process: Fold, cut, and assemble your zine as a mindful practice—channeling feelings into a tangible, shareable art piece.

Why It Matters for Mental Health:

✨ Emotional Release: Translate complex emotions into visual or written form, creating a safe outlet for self-reflection.

✨ Mindful Focus: Lose yourself in the tactile joy of cutting, pasting, and designing—a break from daily stressors.

✨ Share Your Voice: Zines empower storytelling, helping you feel seen and connected to others through shared experiences.

No experience needed! Take home your zine as a keepsake or gift.

Join us to:

✨ Turn mistakes into masterpieces. ✨ Rediscover the fun of making art. ✨ Craft a colorful reminder to embrace life’s surprises.

Take home your zine and a newfound love for spontaneous creativity!

Let’s make messes, magic, and mental wellness. 🌟

Part of Mental Health Awareness Month at Austin Creative Reuse—where art fuels healing.

This is a FREE drop-in event, so you can stop by anytime between 2-5PM to participate.

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