It’s never been an easier time to pick up a pen and start putting your art out there. With platforms like Cara picking up steam, the creative networks for artists to discover and be inspired by one another are at an all-time high. Just recently, we partnered with Samsung to host an exciting art competition to use their , where we picked out three Aussie artists who have a unique approach to creativity.
was one of our first winners from the competition, whose work will appear on our website alongside two other artists. Emma’s art blends physical and digital art together, using scanners to print out t-shirts and design zine covers. We asked them about their passion for zine design, how printing out their own DIY t-shirts helped them create a community of music fans, and how they own their mistakes when creating art.
The piece I submitted is a collage of (unsuccessful) scratchy cards that I scanned on my printer and edited digitally. I included the words ‘my luck is gonna change’ to represent hope and optimism in the face of bad odds and prior failure. Initially, I was inspired by the bold graphics of scratchy cards and intended to create a background image for future zines or posters, but a deeper meaning emerged as I created the piece, so I added the text.
I first discovered zines in online fandom spaces, as I saw a group of fans create a zine inspired by a My Chemical Romance album. I loved the way this medium combined art and text, and as I explored more in this fiel.
