Oakland Creates is leading zine and comic making workshops every third Thursday from April to August at THP South Branch!
In partnership with Oakland Creates founder Avy Jetter, we will be holding 5 workshops teaching how to make zine and comics that will lead up to the THP South Zine & Comic Fest in August.
In these workshops you will be introduced to what zines are and the basics of how to make them. You will be creating content for zines, brainstorming ideas and then learning how to develop art for zines or storytelling in zine and comic format.
We will first be going over materials, ideas and finding your voice. Then explore how to use materials and how to source materials. Finding what is it that you would like to say? These workshops will help you tell your story with the tools that you have.
What is Oakland Creates?
Oakland Creates Art, Comics and Zine Fest began as a vision about bringing folks together through art and giving them an opportunity to present their best selves, learn how to make a living while both interacting and serving their community with positive action. A vision to help empower folks to learn about themselves and develop themselves in multiple areas of the lives whether it’s education, healing, leadership or fulfilling their own art vision for their lives.
Oakland Creates prioritizes women of color, Queer, Disabled, Black artists and or any underrepresented artists whether they be new or emerging artists just starting out or artists that just have not been given proper promotion or marketing. Oakland Creates holds space and gives opportunities to amazing creative folk who have something awesome to say to the world and our local community. Oakland Creates celebrates storytelling and positive engagement.
Who is Avy Jetter?
Avy Jetter writes, draws and self publishes the comic book series Nuthin Good Ever Happens at 4 a.m. a horror comic set in dystopian Oakland CA. featuring primarily a BIPOC cast of characters fighting their way through hordes of zombies. A huge horror and sci-fi movie fan, she enjoys all things blood and guts, strange and creepy. She also writes, illustrates and self publishes zines about mental health, grief and healing as well as Black history. Avy lives and works in Oakland CA. and devotes her time to organizing community events and zine fests.
Currently you may find her work in the Comics Anthology Artists Against Police Brutality published by Rosarium, The Encyclopedia of Black Comics published by Fulcrum, Black Comix Returns published by Lion Forge and Comics Anthology Drawing Power produced by Abrams publishing. You may now also find Avy’s contribution to the Graphic Novel Box of Bones Volume 2 written by Ayize Jama Everett and John Jennings published by Rosarium Press.
This event is perfect for Pre-teens and Teens ages 10 & up and for Adults!
