Queer Surrealist Zines with Sean Owens

You're queer! Life is surreal! Let's make a little book about it!

Instructor Sean Owens will share their euphoric joy for the one-sheet, eight-page zine-- and their special technique for creating something that allows our subconscious mind to play and explore. Starting with the basics (how to fold it, making strong and quick decisions), Ms. Owens will guide you through building a surrealist narrative using a three-layer collage strategy, which insures that you emerge with a finished zine. A perfect class for curious first-timers, as well as fans of the craft.

You'll be supplied with collage elements, as well as all the tools you need! Queer, trans, and playful allies welcome -- anyone looking to fall in love with this delightful form of bookmaking and self-publication!

This class is one of three workshops celebrating Pride Month at ARCH! Take two or more of them and you’ll win an ARCH tote with colorful, surprise art supplies inside! Check out the other two classes:

Rainbow Book Binding with Nathaniel J. Bice

Go With the Flow Improv Painting with Gem Mahusay

Finally, please join us for FREE Pride crafts on Pink Saturday (June 28) from 12-4pm! You’ll have the opportunity to create your own custom pronoun button and to make a rainbow twirler to bring to the Pride Parade the next day.

SEAN OWENS (they/them) is a playwright/performer in San Francisco, with 32 zines published through The SpookyHaus, their queer arts collective! A fan of narrative in all forms, Sean also hosts a variety of literary club nights, such as Fancypants and Florid (FancypantsSF.com). They're also the Artistic Director of the MD24, the annual Moby Dick Marathon at the Maritime Museum, each October in SF.