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ESSENTIAL INFO
If you purchase a ticket for this course, all the information on this page will be emailed to you with your ticket.
👥 Suitable for: Ages 10 to 14 years
📍 Venue: Bellingen Public School (mobility aid accessible)
📈 Level: Suitable for all skill levels
⏰ Schedule: Mon–Wed, 9am – 4pm (3 Full-Days)
🚗 Check your venue: If you are booking multiple courses, we are unable to provide transport between venues.
⚠️ Extra info: Our youth courses are busy group environments led by creative tutors, not specialised care staff. To ensure a safe and positive experience for all, students must be able to follow group instructions, work respectfully alongside peers, and participate independently without constant one-on-one supervision. If your child requires extra behavioural or learning support, please contact us before enrolling so we can discuss if the course is a good fit.
Required skills & experience
There are no pre-requisites for this course.
Students will be folding and cutting paper, designing and decorating their zine with drawing, collage and storyteling and learning two Japanese-style stitching techniques.
Supplies that will be provided by your tutor
A zine template for 8 & 16 page zine
A page of references to take home
Cardboard to make the front/back cover for the accordion books
Spare paper
Supplies that you need to bring to class
Please ensure your child has a drink bottle, as well as sufficient food/snacks to get them through the day.
A variety of coloured paper , including cellophane
Large sheet of stiff black card eg 210gsm
Coloured pencils, textas or crayons
Old magazines to cut up
One pair of scissors (named)
Learning outcomes
Complete at least one 8 page zine, a 16 page zine, an accordion style book and two Japanese style binded books.
Learn the art of zine making by learning how to fold and cut a zine from one piece of paper.
Learn how to story-board your own narrative, use collage or cut and paste methods to design your zine and join a world wide community of zine makers.
COURSE PLAN
DAY ONE
Introduction to Zines, Accordion books and Japanese binding. Tutor talk and show some excellent examples of these.
A demonstration on 'how to make' a 8 - page zine. Students will be guided through the process to end up with their first zine.
Workshop ideas around content ie. students can use collage, or write their own story using found images or drawings.
During morning tea we will discuss creative content ideas and continue until lunch.
After lunch students will continue creating their zines. Make as many as the students wish, using different coloured papers etc. The possibilities are endless!
Students will learn to make and decorate a 16 page zine.
Tutor demonstrates how the zines are unfolded and easily photocopied to send to friends, family or publishers! Or even join a Zine Fair!
DAY TWO
Recap of previous day, showing off finished zines and then an introduction to accordion bookmaking showing examples of creative accordion books.
Students will be guided through the process of accordion book-making, learning how to measure and cut paper which can be folded into their book.
During morning tea we will discuss creative ideas, and ways to design your book. This could be collage, drawing, a story-board approach, watercolours or simply a written story. Students will spend this time creating content for their book.
After lunch students will be guided through the process of making a creative hard back cover for their accordion books. This involves cutting, pasting, and designing.
Spend the afternoon finishing accordion books or make a new one if there is time.
DAY THREE
Introduction to Japanese style book binding. Tutor will demonstrate plenty of examples, discuss possibilities and show students the tool needed. We will be using thick needles to punch holes, a drill which only the teacher will use, and different coloured threads.
Students will cut or fold paper in a variety of sizes for their book.
During morning tea we will continue folding paper and working on a theme for your book - teacher will drill holes for threading if necessary.
Begin the stitching and binding process. Students will be introduced to three types of binding and choose from 1 – 3 styles.
After lunch we continue threading and binding using as many creative possibilities as students wish.
Finish 2 or more books.
Wrap up, discussion & showcase of work.
Tutor will provide resources on zine distribution such as fairs and other opportunities.
COURSE TUTOR
Louise Allerton
Louise is a practicing artist who works primarily with photography, video and book making pursuits.
She has facilitated many arts workshops including zine making, book binding, photography and screen printing, especially in remote places.
Her work has been exhibited in many exhibitions around Australia. She loves travelling, going to exhibitions and engaging with different cultures.
Photo credit: Photo 1 by Sue Wood
