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We wrapped 2024 with a cozy chat at Deep Vellum Books, in person and on zoom. Much gratitude to artist Andrea Tosten for moderating and to all who joined in late December. Grab some dried mint and tune in here for a little flavor of how this all began.





Hey Dense Magazine! We loved setting our table at The Newark Museum of Art and workshopping memories and family moments with all who came through.

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Thank you Presa House Gallery for welcoming us to your beloved artist-operated space in San Antonio. We combined the spirit of Weenehs 2 Ways (February) and Time-Travel Eggs (December) to create cilbirquiles, served alongside house-made eggnog and weenehs con salsa.


 

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One weekend, two cities, three words: we love zinefests. Houston and Dallas showed us much love at The Orange Center for Visionary Art and the Oak Cliff Cultural Center, and hellooo Sebastian Gomez de la Torre, graphic designer nonpareil!

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On October 19-20, we installed our traveling table in Austin at mighty Lone Star Zine Fest.



On Sunday, October 13, we hosted our official l(a)unch + release with Newark Arts Fest at Project for Empty Space Open Studios. We welcomed the public, family, and friends into an intimate space paying homage to the Calendario de Comida and Judy Chicago’s Dinner Table.



             

   

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On Saturday, October 12, we joined Branch Brook Park Fest handing out zines and slinging calendar-cookbooks.

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From Asbury Park to the Upper West Side, from Deep Ellum to San Marcos, and across mighty Newark, our stories have been dropped, stapled, and wheat-pasted for pedestrians and train-travelers to enjoy. Read a recipe or ponder a meditation wherever you find one of our colorful papers.  

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On September 13, Ayana  led a zine-making workshop at A Healing Sanctuary, an artist-operated urban garden in Newark’s North Ward. Copies of zines were available and distributed to the community. With Antoinette, Ayana showed visitors how to make their own two-sided zine and performed her poem: An Ode to Agriculture.

Melisa experimented with various colorways, printing each artist’s story on one side and her artwork on the reverse, to create double-sided mini poster zines for community distribution.  

           

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From 2023-2024, the first cohort met virtually to share stories around themes of healing, assimilation, seasons of life, and family roles. We developed ideas as we fostered community, leaving the ultimate project design open-ended.