Jean McEwan

What are you excited for Autumn? I loved attending #edinburghbookfestival events online last year, saw some wonderful authors/speakers!

'The Blue Hour' by Angelina D'Roza

To both possess and be possessed by what has been forbidden.
Do we ever learn to live with less? The literal work
of keeping the apricots from going to waste. I want this.

'The Blue Hour'
Angelina D'Roza

Out now
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Day of Co-Creation Join us to celebrate creative and participatory research practices. Join for one event, or for the whole day! Co-badged with The School of Scottish Studies Archives, Poverty Truth Community, Outwith a...

I'll be in Edinburgh with @thebinkshub.bsky.social on 2nd April for a Day of Co-Creation, celebrating creative & participatory research practices.

Creative writing + zine workshops, & the book launch of A Field Guide to Artist-Researcher Collaborations - join us!
👉 tinyurl.com/yrnw9uj3

Join online to launch the Friendship Anthology, a powerful collection of poetry, stories, reflections and art by care experienced people across Scotland - exploring the joys, challenges and importance of friendship!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/friendship...

The Great Whaup: A zine for the love of curlews A collective zine about curlews and what they mean to us, featuring drawing, illustration, collage, poetry, reflections and sightings from...

The curlews are back here in the Worth Valley!

Feels like a good moment to share 'The Great Whaup'
a collective zine for the love of curlews featuring artwork & writing from contributors from the UK & US.

Proceeds to @curlewaction.bsky.social

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That sounds like a wonderful experience! We have cows living near us and I take every opportunity to watch and spend time with them. They teach me a lot about community, playfulness and gentleness x

Fingers crossed!

Collage exploring friendship and love

📣New on our blog!

@aroeschmarsh.bsky.social explores why friendship matters and why care-experienced young people often face barriers to connection.

Read about her creative project, new resources and what’s coming next: edin.ac/4aRsvcK

Friendship is a lifeline 💛

Don't give up

#message #keepgoing #snail #slowandsteady #morethanhumanwisdom #resistance #solidarity #care #collage

'All we have is now'

Collaged postcard print

A gentle reminder from a gull friend to return to the present moment — the only place where life is truly available.

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#gull #zen #collage

FANTASTIC

UK zine folks! I'm looking for zines about birds as a gift for a bird loving friend. Any tips gratefully received!

#birds #zines #selfpublishing

A stack of hardback copies of Angelina D'Roza's 'The Blue Hour'

I call you grandson, and you look
and in that look, you become my grandson.

Like this, like light returning from one mirror
to another, we create each other.

'The Blue Hour'
Angelina D'Roza

£2 off until 20 Feb
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“We love each other, and that’s the beginning and the end.”
— James Baldwin

A handmade sheet of inspirations and journaling prompts on love and care for Valentine's Day.

I've made it available as a free download here for anyone to use & share ♥️

drive.google.com/file/d/1bjYS...

'Another World is Possible: Art & connection in uncertain times'

Featuring Ian Tothill, Ben Holden & me

Collage, riso prints, zines + a giant interactive zine wall

Fountain Street Arts, Thornton, Bradford
March–April 2026
👉 fountainstreetarts.com/schedule

#Bradford #Art #Artivism

I love that cows have best friends 🐄💚

I've just ordered :)

ah lovely. Seeing some here in Yorkshire too

a screenshot of the new pen fight website with 'new website' written across it

Thrilled to say the Pen Fight website is back after a month of spending many hours doing lots of boring things on it to make it look and work much better for you. Check it out for lots of queer feminist zine goodness penfightdistro.com #diyzines

Woke up with heaviness this morning, but on my walk with Bobby—lapwings! First this year. Crazy swoops, loud calls.

HELLO, JOY

Hope you find some joy and connection today too.

Image: cyanotype page with collaged text and lapwings

#lapwings #collage #zines #morethanhuman

A meteorite fragment, collected from a farm driveway (by my great-aunt) in the wake of a violent storm in August 1962, and given to me, aged 9, in August 1981.

"The things that make up a life. Suddenly they seem so small. This fragment of meteorite, for example. I’ve carried it with me for forty-five years. The memory of the places I once called home. In every flake and fissure. It rests in the hollow of my hand."
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Zinemaking as a Trauma-Informed Creative Method A short practical guide to zinemaking as a trauma-informed creative method, made by Jean McEwan in collaboration with Asylum Link Merseyside and the University of Liverpool. The guide, originally pro...

Zinemaking as a Trauma-Informed Creative Method

A short practical guide I made with Asylum Link Merseyside + University of Liverpool. Originally a fold-out poster zine, it shares principles for trauma-informed zinemaking + collage, plus further resources.
www.yumpu.com/xx/document/...

#zines

Thanks so much for sharing!

Sheep love gentle affection, lowering heart rate & stress 💚

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If 1/4 of our followers joined, it would be the financial security our sanctuary needs: patreon.com/user?u=85237...

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#rescueanimals

Animal Journaling Prompts poster zine 🌿
Made for our Creative Journaling Club at my local library, now freely available online. For anyone curious about human–animal relationships through journaling + making.

Download: archive.org/details/anim...

Printable A4 version — DM me.

#MoreThanHuman #zine

Respect is shown in everyday actions: recognizing that animals are not things, but sentient beings. 🙏

This January, sign up for Veganuary and discover the best of an empathetic diet. 👉 bit.ly/Veganuary26 

#respect #animalrespect #helpanimals #animalrescue #helpinganimals

TENDER — my word for 2026

Image: cyanotype print made with an acetate stencil

Thinking of Laurie Anderson & Lou Reed’s rules for living:
don’t be afraid, get a good bullshit detector, be really, really tender.

What's guiding you for the year ahead?

#cyanotype #aspiration #tender

Anne Claire lives a high quality life! 🐷 

👉 Ready to choose compassion? Join Veganuary 2026: https://bit.ly/Veganuary26 🌱

Credit: arthursacres (IG)

#pigs #cutepig #veganuary #newyear #newyearsresolutions

Some really promising news - the UK government commits to consult on phasing out cruel cages for hens and mother pigs. Now we need a clear timeline to implement their commitment to #EndTheCageAge for farmed animals