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Zinesters: Making a Zine at Richmond Zine Fest

10/8/2014

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By Alex Carrigan
QuailBellMagazine.com

One of the great thing about zine festivals is that they help inspire people to make their own 'zines. On Saturday, The Quail Bell Crew decided to make a zine while selling our, well, other 'zines at Richmond Zine Fest.

Taking a blank 'zine from a lesson on 'zine-making, Quail Bell art director Kristen Rebelo and staff film reviewer Alex Carrigan (with the help of Alex's brother, Sam) used the event to fill a 'zine. Throughout the day, they filled the pages of the 'zine however they saw fit. They would write down quotes they heard, doodle whenever bored, and invited people who visited the table to add their own contributions to the 'zine.

What follows are the pages that were filled in, showing the zaniness that came from Richmond Zine Fest:

#Real #Zines #RVAZineFest #RVA #Zinesters #QuailBellZine #DIY #DIYCulture #QuailBellMagazineDotCom #Print

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