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Hello everyone!

It's been a little while. Things have been a bit busy! THANK YOU to everyone who came out to the firse Zine Seen event 'Show and Tell.' It was a great success - thanks in part to the cupcakes and brownies. haha. We got some very lovely people come out and share their interest in zines and the OZL which was so encouraging :)

Thank you also to those who attended the Student Life Fair on the 29th of October. It was a bit slow, but I guess everyone was too busy preparing their Halloween costumes.

Look what I made which will be available soon! A lovely OCAD Zine Library bookmark.It shows you where the Learning Zone is located. Within the learning Zone is the....

~~~~~Z I N E L I B R A R Y ~~~~~

Check it!

Look at our beautiful library...I made a new sign for it. Soon to be surrounded by pretty pictures made by Mary Johnsen and Alex K.


These are the donations from Canzine! Come take a look at them there are soo many - like millions.

cute kitty care of Justine Wong.

Wowee!

Canzine was great! So many inspiring zinesters and friends. I will post pictures tomorrow of all the zine donations we got...
I'm excited for the future of OZL! Aren't you? Today Marta and I bought a ton of collage materials from Value Village for our "supply suitcase." Gotta think of a name with more ring to it. We'll be unveiling the goods at our event on Thursday.
Make sure ya come!!

come to canzine!!

This is tomorrow:

Sunday, October 24, 2010
1pm - 7pm
The Great Hall
1087 Queen Street West
Toronto


I will be there! And so will other zine makers from ocad.
I'll take pictures so you can see the excitement! :)

SEE YOU THERE

come to our first event of the year!!

new logo!

we will put them on all our posters :)
you likey??

let's seek inspiration...

from Floating World Comics in Portland





It was the end of summer and I went to Portland Oregon for the first time. I was overwhelmed and inspired by the amount of people interested in independent publishing and providing the means for others to create with places like the iprc.
After attending the Portland Zine Symposium, we explored the many bookstores -- Reading Frenzy, Pony Club, Tender Loving Empire -- which combined art, literature, zines, crafts and general dazzle into stores that screamed of creativity.
We stopped by Floating World Comics on a Sunday night, and met Jason, the owner of the store, who was all too eager to allow myself and my friend to consign our books. What a lovely atmosphere, and a friendly guy. The store was filled to the brim with comics from around the world as well as local zines and art books. In back, a little gallery space showcased designer toys and contemporary & adorable artworks.
I'd love to create a store so welcoming. Not to mention inspiring and full of life. Events take place weekly and it seems the place is pulling more people in with ease. Once the website fully up-n-running, all will be PERFECT!

http://www.floatingworldcomics.com