Express Your True Colours | A Mini-Zine Making Workshop

Do you ever feel like you hide your true colours? Or perhaps you’ve forgotten what they look like…

This is a 90-minute online workshop where you will create a mini-zine that helps you explore, understand, and express yourself in surprising and creative ways.

It’s an opportunity to pause and reflect on where you’ve learned to dull the vibrancy of your natural colours to fit in, please others, and conform to expectations that don’t suit you. It’s also a chance to play and express yourself freely without pressure or perfectionism.

Don’t see yourself as a creative person? No problem!

Mini-zines are small and simple, and they are for everyone! Using just one sheet of paper, we’ll create a booklet that fits in the palm of your hand. It’s a low-stakes medium perfect for getting ideas out of your head and onto the page. And the great thing is, you don’t need to get it right the first time. In fact, for me, mini-zines are iterative, with different drafts offering new insights and ideas to dig into.

Why I love mini-zines

What to Expect

This is a 90-minute online session through Zoom.

• Welcome: We’ll settle in, and I’ll introduce the session.
• Making time: Work at your own pace as we play with our mini-zines.
• Regular check-ins: Every 15 to 20 minutes, we’ll have an optional pause (you don’t need to break out of your creative flow if you’re enjoying it) to allow anyone to share progress, ask questions, or offer encouragement. Interaction is welcomed throughout, as and when it naturally occurs, but quietness also feels normal, and silence is not awkward.
• Parting: We spend a few minutes together at the end, to reflect on where we’ve reached, how we’ve got on with the session, and what we are taking with us.

What to Bring

• Essentials: Paper (A4, US Letter, or equivalent) and something to write with.
• Optional extras: Magazines for collaging, paints, pens, or anything else you want to work with. The world is your oyster.

Before the Workshop

I’ll send an email ahead of the session with some questions to think about, and some example approaches for inspiration around the true colours theme. This may help you arrive feeling ready to hit the ground running, but it’s not necessary. You can also arrive and see what emerges on the day.