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Instead of a custom greeting card for Fall 2024, Snail Mail Club members received Twilight-inspired zines about my dog Luna called “My Anxious Rescue Dog is Basically Edward Cullen from the Cinematic Masterpiece Twilight.”
The zines features 11 illustrations over 10 pages. The content focuses on the film version of Twilight, but the cover (shown above) is meant to parody the book version.
While watching Twilight, I started to see similarities between my sweet, anxious rescue dog and angsty, overprotective Edward Cullen. I was originally planning to make a greeting card with one image, but I couldn’t decide which scene to focus on, so I ended up making a whole zine to try and explain why Luna reminds me of Edward. I pour my heart into more detail about it in my journal post Further Reasons My Anxious Rescue Dog is Edward Cullen.
I also created a very silly little movie trailer to send Snail Mail Club members after I put the zines in the mail. I posted it to YouTube for sharing and created a short journal post, Bite-Sized: I Made A “Movie Trailer.”
I think it’s cool when small businesses donate part of their proceeds to important causes. I am not yet in a sustainable place to do that right now, so I am hoping this will encourage a few donations in support of animals in need, while giving me an opportunity to share the zine with others.
If animal causes really aren’t your thing, I will also accept a receipt dated 12/1/24 or later for a $15 donation to the Quileute Tribe’s Move to Higher Ground project. Let me know if you have any questions!
I chose three illustrations from the zine for stickers. I added color and punched these 1 1/2” circles out of recycled paper label sheets.
Squeak of a Killer label
Meadow Scene label
Literal Mask label