March Issue Preview š„
Marking a full! year! in! Treehouse! zines!
Hello buds!
Very thrilled to share the newest issue of Treehouse, March 2024, for a variety of reasons. For one: It marks a full year of zines (whee!). I started this little experiment in bite-sized print missives last April, so wow here we are. (I actually meant to write ānow here we areā and then slipped and wrote wow insteadāI think wow is the right idea after all?)
Iāll start teasing this one here, as I do have a fun little project coming in the next few weeks to mark this Year in Treehouseāfor now, just a tease because I want to actually show you this sweet little issue. Keep a lookout for more.
This monthās cover artist is one whose work Iāve loved for a long time. Iām so pleased to have an original pieceāas in, made specifically for this coverāby Meghan Brady for March. Meghan mailed (cute) a collage that is so very her, but on a micro 8.5x11ā scale, and I have to say the scan-to-Photoshop-to-risograph printer pathway really went well and it looks GREAT. Really feels like youāre holding a collage in-hand. Iām excited for you to do exactly that.
Before I get into the rest, a plug: Meghan has two shows this spring. A Curtain, Not A Door is up from now until May 11 at Mrs. gallery in New York. Sheās also opening this Saturday at Dunes in Portland, ME and will be there until May 5th.
Inside, we start with a little DIY project I am also very excited about. Took a little trial and error and error and error, but I finally got down the right process to make a paper machĆ© pendant lampshade. Wildly customizable in so many ways (I think cutting out little shapes or poking micro-holes could be a fun different iteration?), I hope youāll give this one a try and then SEND ME PICTURES.
Then, a series of photos exploring different ways to deal with food waste, besides composting. I came up with a few: adding spent lemon peels to your vinegar cleaning solution; turning watermelon rinds into pickles (this is a Southern thing, I guess?); mixing coffee grounds with brown sugar to make a callus-slaying scrub; onion skin dye (a classic!); and turning apple peels into salty, crunchy, appley potato chips in the AirFryer (can you tell I really liked this one?). Iām on a near-constant and probably-annoying-to-be-around quest to eliminate waste: Let me know (either in the comments, or just hit reply) if you have any good ones. Then again: Thereās always the compost bin.
Our last look, as it were and as always, is another good one mined from the creative commons corner of the Met Archive. Youāll have to get your hands on the issue to see what I found in there..
Hope you enjoy!
March in Maine is being really March in Maine. Despite this, I am trolling Etsy for vintage beach chairs, of which they happen to have a dizzying amount. Here are some favorites: LINK, LINK, LINK, LINK, LINK, LINK, LINK.
Good price on a fancy (not vintage) puff coat. (LINK)
You could make it very obvious youāre not a full-time resident but WHATEVER have the coolest ride in this 1970s Land Rover. (LINK)
Kid Pix 4-Eva (LINK)
OMG KID PIX! Core childhood memory unlocked. Thanks, Zinzi :)
I assume the project is a paper mache pendant lamp which I am 100% going to be making because I canāt afford the ceramic one I love and I canāt throw that well on a pottery wheel yet!!!