Zines - what are they?

I love paper. Ever since I started printing I love the feel and texture of paper. There are so many varieties of paper. Hands made, machine made, papers for different purposes, art, printing, tracing, watercolour etc etc. I love pepper with a texture. So many papers have a texture. Sometimes you won’t realise it until you touch it. 
I have a lot of respect for paper. It is a natural material. Mostly made from wood pulp, but also from linen, cotton, grasses and so forth. I don’t like to waste paper. I keep scraps and use them for lists, for collage, just not throw paper away even if it’s  going to be recycled. 
I started making boxes and books to go in the boxes. I used to buy beautiful sheets of decorative paper to cover the books and the boxes. 
I still make books and I cover them in my own prints. I also have a stock of screen prints that were not good enough to sell. (No waste please!) So I started cutting the unwanted printed paper up to make books and zines. 
 
What are zines you may ask. 

Zines are small, self-published booklets often made by hand or with simple printing methods. They can cover any topic—art, personal stories, politics, poetry, or just fun ideas. Zines are usually low-cost, creative, and meant to be shared in small numbers rather than mass-produced. 
However I don’t make multiple zines with a particular message. I make no more than two and I am not particularly interested in passing on a message or my thoughts. I kind of like to make an attractive booklet and let people add their own thoughts. 
Here is an example of one of my zines. Each page has a different mini art work. I made a presentation box covered in matching paper tied with a ribbon. 

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