The art of play make your own zine with Dolly Sen

Description:

Join Dolly Sen as they guide you through a fun and easy zine-making workshop using simple materials you already have at home. Dolly shares their personal story about creativity and mental health, showing how art can be a tool for self-expression and empowerment. Perfect for anyone looking to explore their own creativity and well-being!

Materials used:

Materials:
• Paper (Ideally 120-150gsm)
• Marker Pens
• Pot Stickers (optional)

Dolly Sen

As a child, Dolly Sen was an alien in Empire Strikes Back. She knew then she would never know normal life. Her journey as a multidisciplinary artist has taken her up a tree in Regents Park, to California’s Death Row, to the Barbican, and to ‘section’ the head quarters of the DWP. She is a working class, Brown,Queer person who is interested in the disability and madness given to us by the world.What she wants to do is re-sculpt the world to make it beautiful to save everyone’s soul or at least tell the truth about things. She is also a writer of several books, award-winning filmmaker, and a very mischievous performer. She lives in Norwich with her partner and dog Scamp. she/they

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