HOME BREW: Moods, Mess, and Mistakes

Product Description

HOME BREW is a “six pack” anthology reprint of six zines by artist and author Adam J. Kurtz, published 2011-2018.Cheaply printed and stapled by hand, the six issues of HOME BREW zine tell the story of a young artist trying to find their voice (and then get it out of their head).Though the the work collected in this series wasn’t always good, it became a foundation for a body of hopeful, vulnerable, and humorous work.Reproduced in its entirety for the first time, this collection includes a new introduction from the author, and a foreword from artist and educator Kate Bingaman-Burt.

From the Author

I started making zines because I was desperate to create something real: a home for the art I was sharing on the internet and a tangible outlet for the “moods, mess, and mistakes” holding space in my brain.
 

  
HOME BREW grew with me through my twenties, reflecting life as it happened in the ways I knew how to process. For me, that took the form of doodles, fake books, pill bottles, bits of conversation, plenty of internet, paper in all forms, and other recurring ideas that didn’t always feel obvious at the time.

About the Author

Adam J. Kurtz is an artist and author whose illustrative work is rooted in honesty, humor and a little darkness. His books including 1 Page at a Time: A Daily Creative Companion have been translated into over a dozen languages and his work has been featured in the New Yorker, VICE, Adweek and more.