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MOODBOARDS zine :: a year of moods ...
I found myself creating a moodboard last spring as I was visioning summer—when those first hot days hit and stir up something wild in you that has you fantasizing about swimming and beaches and road trips and picnics. I’d never made a moodboard before but enjoyed the hypnotic space it put me in and decided to continue—to, in effect, catalogue my moods throughout the course of an entire year, as they came up. Sometimes only a week would pass, sometimes a couple months, but when I felt inspired by some mood overtaking me, I would sit down and piece together a moodboard collage. That collection became this project, a documentation of my moods over the course of one calendar year, as they struck me. In truth, I also created moodboards for Mercury retrograde, insomnia, the “week outside of time” between Christmas and New Year’s, and a few others, but I brought together the ones that felt the most cohesive for this whole. **I’ll be selling a limited first run through this website (w/ a note inside if you want!) … and after that, you can order a copy via Magcloud.
A HOLY ORDINARY :: journal prompts for all seasons
A collection of more than 130 prompts gathered across years of my own journaling practice—organized by theme (solitude, distraction, the body, creativity, place, grief, etc.), designed to be returned to rather than completed. 56 pages, digital download.
HERBS IN TIMES OF CRISIS: Tips, recipes, and practices to stay healthy and sane
A guide for anyone going through uncertain times, written in the spring of 2020. Tips and support through herbal allies, foods, and essential oils, as well as daily practices to help you stay grounded, centered, and present at any time. Physical book available here.
WINTER SURVIVAL GUIDE
A tiny zine of ideas to get you through winter, the “season of heroes and gods,” as Henry Rollins put it. Physical zine available here.
SOURCE MATERIAL: Collected insights on creativity, surrender, and making a life
108 insights on creativity and the art of life. 114-pages, digital download.
THAT THIS WILL END
A zine in the OUTSIDE OF TIME series that explores death and grieving. I wrote it after losing my father. Physical zine available here.
NATIONS
If countries were not organized by ethnicity or geography but by ideas, the way virtual communities form—i.e., Divi-Nation, Expla-Nation, and Halluci-Nation. 43-page fantasy art zine.
CHRONIC WELLNESS MANIFESTO
A short set of reminders for artists living with chronic mental or physical illness—especially when you need some extra support.
BOOK OF MANTRAS
A collection of mantras and affirmations that have come to me over the years that I’ve found helpful in my own life. 29 pages. Physical zine available here.
ASTRO-HERBAL
Part handbook, part philosophy about the nature of reality and how astrology can be used when formulating handcrafted medicines—namely herbal tinctures and gem and flower essences—to make them more potent. Plus recipes and a reference table of zodiac signs and planetary energies.
DAYS OF DESK
A tiny photo zine that shows several of my workspaces through the years—from day-job offices to park picnic tables on the road and everything in between. Physical zine available here.
HEAVEN & HELL & TIME IN BETWEEN
A collection of thoughts, recollections, and reflections about mood, pulled from my diaries. I wrote these passages many moons ago, in my twenties. I am just looking back on them now, in my forties, comparing notes. Physical zine available here.
IN LOVE
A zine in the OUTSIDE OF TIME series. It comes in short spurts meant to act as springboards, tracing the myriad thoughts and feelings associated with falling in love.
NOMADIC DIVINITY
Nomadic Divinity explores the tension and confusion between erotica and agape. This collection of poems is a love letter—first addressed to a boy, then to the self, and ultimately to the Universe. 40-page poetry chapbook. Physical book available here.
WORKBOOKS
ASTROLOGY WHEEL OF THE YEAR WORKBOOK
Go through each month of the year intentionally with this astrological workbook as your guide. The workbook walks you through the sun’s transit through each zodiac season, with journaling prompts for each month, special prompts and reflections for each full moon and new moon of the year, plus plant allies and food focuses for each month, crystals to carry, and various practices for physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Also included are creative outlets for each month that you can try.
The workbook resembles a perpetual calendar, which can be used year after year. It begins with Aries (March 20 to April 19), the first sign of the zodiac, but you can begin it at any time of the year by moving to that month.
200+ pages that can be printed at home for writing directly in it, or use your own journal(s) to reflect on the season’s prompts.
Physical copy available here.
NOTION TEMPLATES
ASTROLOGY WHEEL OF THE YEAR :: DIGITAL NOTION TEMPLATE
Go through each month of the year intentionally with this astrological framework as your guide. This template walks you through the sun’s transit through each zodiac season, with journaling prompts for each month, special prompts and reflections for each full moon and new moon of the year, plus plant allies and food focuses for each month, crystals to carry, and various practices for physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
This template is available on Notion (free to download). Just duplicate a copy and save as a private file to make edits. Then you can type directly into the workbook with any notes or when responding to journal prompts. You can also add your own photos, weblinks, audio, etc., to log your experiences through each month.