Handmade Photo-Zine Workshop
Handmade Photo-Zine Workshop
Mini-Workshop

Handmade Photo‑Zine Workshop

Dates: Sunday, March 16, 2025
Time: 12–3pm (ET)
Sessions: 1
Fee: $75
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Zines are small books that are made quickly and cheaply (usually), and are often given away or sold for an affordable price. This 3-hour Mini-workshop is perfect for artists interested in exploring how making zines by hand can fit into their photography practice. We’ll go over how to make two different zine structures, as well as methods for creating layouts for them using either InDesign or Photoshop or analog options. Students can come ready with a sequence of 8 to 10 images or other content they would like to try out, and have a mockup in progress by the end of the class!

Mini-Workshops may have higher enrollment than our other classes.
Please note: You’ll need the following materials for this workshop: 7 sheets of letter sized printer paper, 1 sheet of letter-sized cardstock or construction paper, a bone folder (optional but helpful!), scissors, heavy-duty thread (such as embroidery, bookbinding, or other thicker thread), a sewing needle that works with your chosen thread, and a pencil. These materials are available at most art supply stores.
 
Elizabeth is a wonderfully patient teacher! I am excited to now have an object in my hand that I believe not only reflects my images, but connects and combines them into a story.
—Barbara (Zurich)
I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed taking the class with Elizabeth over the last several weeks. I think she did excellent job teaching through the Zoom platform. She was very professional and also very personal. I also appreciate that recordings are available after the fact, because there was a lot of information. I’m glad I can review it and make notes for myself. I would love to see Elizabeth teach another class on making more book structures in the future. I know there are other things that she could teach us, and I would be happy to sign up for another session.    I’m so glad I stumbled on the StrudelmediaLive platform!
—Deborah (Troy, NY)


Elizabeth Castaldo
Elizabeth Castaldo

Elizabeth Castaldo is an artist, printmaker, and bookbinder based in Peekskill, NY and New York City. She has completed residencies at the Center for Book Arts (New York City) and Printmaker’s Open Forum (Oxford, PA). Castaldo received her MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Atlanta where she was a Dean’s Fellow in Printmaking, and her BFA from the School of Visual Arts. In November 2020, her solo exhibition, Proximate Magic, was presented at Saint Joseph’s College in Patchogue, NY. Her work was included in the traveling exhibition, Freed Formats: The Book Reconsidered and she organized the exchange portfolio Earth/Mother for the SGCI 2020 conference “Puertografico.” She teaches printmaking and book arts at Parsons School of Design, Nassau Community College, and the Center for Book Arts. Her work is held in many private and institutional collections including SCAD, Yale University, The University of Alberta, and Carnegie Melon University.

Elizabeth teaches hand-made books for StrudelmediaLive.