Art collage Zinesters working in collage but not necessarily with the task of managing its relationship to text, often express a more 'fine art' aesthetic is expressed. These works beckon; they push the boundaries of materiality, especially in a copy of a reproduction. Torn edges and physical layering for example, remind us what we hold in our hands was once made by another's.
I married a transsexual, Karen Doucet Zines D68i
This is the front cover of a ribbonbound zine. The collage is made of photographs, watercolor, and found papers. Though the addition of ribbon does not automatically make this a femmage, it certainly adds an element of gender consideration to the zine’s overall look as well as subject. This heavily collaged zine tells the story of a 39-year-old woman and her transsexual girlfriend, whom she met when he was a man, and their life together. The zine deconstructs the issues of being in a relationship with a transsexual person including sexual, social, and emotional.