Ta-da! I have exciting news to share with you. I will be launching two brand new limited-edition zines at the Brooklyn Zine Fest this Sunday, April 21st.
“The Way Home” is a photo zine about a year-long journey (of arrivals and departures) featuring expired vintage film and digital photographs from New York and Vietnam. It’s a 22-page full-color zine, beautifully printed on 100lb silk-coated paper.
I have a soft-spot for “Playtime: Sewon’s Korean Kitchen” — a mini recipe zine of my favorite Korean food from childhood with my notes from the kitchen and lovingly photographed homecooked meals. It’s my first cooking zine featuring eight easy recipes I haven’t blogged about, including spicy Korean fried chicken and homemade pepero (Korean pocky).
**I will post more photos and details once the zines officially launch on Sunday. In case you are curious, I’ve put a few copies on my Mini Market as pre-launch specials. If you order before the launch, I’ll include some extra paper goodies!
I am so lucky to be sharing a table with the talented Jannese of Craftylove/UsagiPorMoi, who even sketched out decoration ideas. She has some beautiful new sewing zines as well as handmade photo zines, and we’ll also be hosting Debra’s extra-tiny books at the table. I think we might just have the cutest table at the Zine Fest.
We’ll be at Public Assembly in Williamsburg from 11AM to 6PM. If you are in the city this Sunday, please stop by our table and say hello!
21 Comments
marlou
April 17, 2013 at 3:43 amboth of the zines look super lovely, Sewon! i wish we’d have zine fests over here … it would be so so good to spend a sunday looking at such pretty things, and talk to creative people 🙂
anyhow, a friend of mine just returned from S-Korea and told me she’s so sad about not having taken a cooking class or something, cause she’ll miss the food SO MUCH and feels bad about not knowing how to do it. i guess you think what i think now, 🙂 i’ll go order your zine as soon as i receive my salary. fingers crossed it’s before the weekend!
Sewon
April 18, 2013 at 8:20 amThank you, Marlou. 🙂 I’m actually moving to Korea really soon (!!!) and I hope you decide to come, too~
Marlou
April 22, 2013 at 3:15 pmwhoaaa are you, that’s so exciting! i have to postpone my trip a little (since i won’t be graduating this summer…), but it’s still on top of my travel list. i will let you know as soon as i booked a ticket 🙂 i can’t wait to follow you on your new adventure! please tell us more about it soon!!
Sara
April 17, 2013 at 8:47 amOh they look great! my budget is so tight right now,i’m going to put your zines on my May wishlist!
Sewon
April 22, 2013 at 3:10 pmThanks for the kind words, Sara! 🙂
Kat
April 17, 2013 at 3:38 pmThey look wonderful!
Looking forward to seeing them!
Kat x
Sewon
April 22, 2013 at 3:13 pmThank you so much, Kat! I can’t wait for you to receive my package. 🙂
Rina
April 18, 2013 at 4:29 amOh that’s great news! Congratulation Sewon! You must have been really busy these past weeks. I’m definitely interested your, ‘the way home” zine. And I’m sure you both will have the cutest table at the festival.
🙂
Sewon
April 22, 2013 at 3:14 pmThank you for the encouragement, Rina~ 🙂
Studio Meez
April 18, 2013 at 5:01 amThey look great! Have fun you both!
Sewon
April 22, 2013 at 3:37 pmThank you! It was a ton of fun to table with Jannese. 🙂
Amelia
April 18, 2013 at 7:31 amCongratulations on your zines! They both look wonderful.
Sewon
April 22, 2013 at 3:40 pmThank you for your kinds words, Amelia!
Winnie
April 18, 2013 at 7:07 pmSewon, these are absolutely beautiful! I cannot wait to place an order and get my hands on a copy. I just read above that you are moving to Korea? You have been on THE best adventures – can’t wait to see your blog posts when this happens 😀
Sewon
April 22, 2013 at 3:36 pmThank you, Winnie! And I always look forward to keeping up with your adventures, too. P.S. A package coming your way!
Bianca
April 20, 2013 at 2:13 amIm so bummed I missed Chicago zine fest! I love zines!!! Have tons of fun!
Sewon
April 22, 2013 at 3:44 pmOhh the Chicago Zine Fest sounds fun!
Dianne
April 21, 2013 at 9:59 amOh, they look lovely! Unfortunately I won’t make it to Brooklyn as I’m in Germany, haha. Is it possible to order them online?
Sewon
April 22, 2013 at 3:47 pmThank you, Dianne. 🙂 I’ve put them up on my shop: http://mapsandfragments.bigcartel.com/
Eileen Huang
April 27, 2013 at 2:43 amYou’re moving to Korea soon? I am planning to visit Seoul in June. 😀 I will make sure to see your posts of Korea to see what I can do there for reference. 🙂
Sewon
April 29, 2013 at 11:26 amAh, yes! 🙂 I hope you have a good trip to Seoul.