Bowerbirds Zine Making Week 1

Week 1 of Bowerbirds Zinemaking went beautifully. 

Part of probably the most exciting afterhours event Jurassic Lounge- held at the Australian Museum- the zine zone was a quiet refuge as well as a creatively buzzing little nook set with the backdrop of a cave.

Participants could choose a piece of handcrafted recycled paper (made by Eco-Library volunteer Clare) and then peruse the cut-out images and words spread around the room. There was lots of lovely feedback about the paper stock as people really appreciated the value of each and every piece. With a loose theme of DISCOVERY, a total of 45 pages were made using collage, drawing and text and pinned up within the cave. The selection from our zine library introduced newcomers to the zine world on what a zine actually is and inspired people to get crafty. The pages will be collated each week to go towards our big Jurassic Lounge zine.

The Bower Re-use & Repair Centre and Eco-Library will be hosting the zinemaking using recycled and re-used materials again this coming Tuesday 9th August with the theme DREAMS.

Jurassic Lounge will also come alive with burlesque, bands, swing dancing, karaoke, live projections and video installation, films and exhibitions.
Entry is $15 plus a free drink.
Tuesday 9th August from 5.30-9.30pm.

Jurassic Lounge

The Bower Reuse & Repair Centre Eco Library 

                                                                         presents

Zines made out of zines and other things.

TUESDAYS
5:30pm TO 9:30pm
2 August - 20 September

OVER 18 EVENT
AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM
6 COLLEGE STREET
SYDNEY

JOIN US! 

 $15 AT THE DOOR  (INCL. 1 FREE DRINK) OR BOOK ONLINE

                                                                                                                                (Pic borrowed from The Paper Collective)

Every Tuesday night this Winter, the Australian Museum opens its doors to present Jurassic Lounge - after-hour sessions featuring art, live music, drinks + new ideas.

As part of this awesome series, our Eco-library volunteer Clare will be running a zine workshop with reuse stationary and other bits from The Bower;

Scribble it down stream of consciousness style, record it digital wise then.... rip it up into little pieces and beat it to a pulp!

Relax between acts and contribute to the communal zine- a piece of art created at each event which has little bits and pieces from and of jurassic lounge folk.

All materials are from re-use, paper is handmade each week out of the pages you contribute with special surprises along the way.

Our first event will be all about discoveries, re-discoveries and treasure! Maybe you will find something glinting between the fossils at Jurassic Lounge- come etch it for us in the zine zone (Indigenous room) and whilst you are there bring your friends to play some retro games and choose your tune on the Jukebox...