Archivist, librarian, and zinester extraordinaire Dez Alaniz is spreading “the good gospel”: Whoever you are, whatever you care about, whether you make art all the time or never, you can — and you should — make a zine.
When you decide to, Alaniz can help. Since founding the zine distro honey boy press in 2019, Alaniz has led zine-making workshops all across the Santa Barbara area, often in collaboration with local schools, the public library, and other community organizations. Rummaging through print samples and explaining the “how-to” of zine production, his enthusiasm for expanding public engagement with zine culture is palpable.
“There’s a zine on pretty much any topic you can think of, and if there isn’t, you should make it,” said Alaniz. “You should make that zine.”
