Join Joanna of Joanna’s Zine Garden and Horticulture For Healing for a hands-on Zine-Making Workshop, where creativity meets self-expression in a supportive and inspiring space! Whether you’re new to zines or have been wanting to make one of your own, this class will guide you through the DIY process of creating your own mini-publication—using writing, collage, and mixed media to tell your story, share ideas, or explore emotions.

Zines (short for fanzines and magazine) are handmade, self-published booklets that allow for total creative freedom. They’ve long been used as tools for personal storytelling, activism, and community-building. In this class, we’ll focus on zine-making as a form of self-expression, reflection, and healing, giving you space to explore themes important to you in a low-pressure, playful environment.

To personalize your zine, here's what to bring:

• Magazines, newspapers, or printed images for collage

• Personal items (photos, notes, letters, ticket stubs, anything meaningful)

• Items from nature (pressed leaves, flower petals, textured materials)

• Paper (scrap paper, colored paper, old book pages, or anything fun)

• Your favorite writing utensils (pens, markers, fine liners, or paints)

All other materials will be provided. 

Instructor bio: Joanna Brown holds a certificate in horticultural therapy from the Horticultural Therapy Institute and a BA in humanities, social sciences, and environmental studies from the University of Central Florida. She is the founder of Horticulture For Healing, a nonprofit advocating for therapeutic horticulture for communities with limited access to resources and the owner of Restorative HortTherapy. Joanna specializes in working with clients experiencing substance use and co-occurring disorders and collaborates with organizations related to this diverse population. Her dedication to fostering mindful connections with nature and creative expression as a means to promote mental health and wellness has inspired her to pursue a graduate degree in clinical counseling. Joanna lives in Miami and loves to create mini self published booklets and zines covering topics on substance use recovery, healing, transition, nature, bicycling and more! She has participated in zine fairs around the state of Florida. You can find her zines on her Etsy shop: JoannasZinegarden.

Follow Joanna on Instagram: @horticultureforhealing