Major: English; Minors: Creative Writing, Journalism, Editing, & Publishing, and Gender Studies

Contributor Biography: Lucy Verlaque is a senior English major with minors in creative writing, journalism, editing, & publishing, and gender studies. In her time at Washington College, Lucy has loved being involved with student-run publications; over the years, she has served as associate and managing editor of Washington College Review, a staff writer and copy editor for The Elm, and prose editor and Editor in Chief of Collegian. She has also worked as an interlibrary loan assistant in the Miller Library, a peer writing consultant at the Writing Center, and a poetry screener for Cherry Tree. In her free time, Lucy enjoys drinking coffee, watching silly TV shows with her friends, and obsessing over Jane Austen.

The following were created for ART 194: Artist Books

It Was Electric

Brief Description: This assignment was intended to introduce us to the culture of zines and how to create the physical structure. We had complete creative freedom over the interior content, so I created different collages on each page using magazine and newspaper clippings. It was my first time working with collage, and I was interested in experimenting with image placement and unexpected combinations. Though I did not have a specific vision going into the piece, I wanted each page to offer something distinct yet feel like they were contributing to one overall story.

Blue Crush Series

Brief Description: For this series of zines, I created another collage with magazine clippings, as well as found materials such as receipts, stickers, and train tickets. Challenges I ran into while reprinting copies ended up contributing to the final products. The original collage did not fully fit on the scanner I used, which forced me to capture different angles and positions of the artwork. The printer I used was also running out of ink, which ended up resulting in a unique color scheme. In the end, I felt that the unintended effects of these roadblocks enhanced the originality and meaning of the zines; each one captures a completely distinct perspective of the original artwork and highlights different aspects that might have otherwise been easy to overlook.