it's the most inspiring thing, to see an artist or a person working on a project so right and true for them. I appreciate a lot your commitment through external difficulties, as well as bringing your own voice and talent into climate activism! congratulation on your amazing new zine and thank you so much for sharing the process.
"I'm feeling really excited and inspired and nervous and scared because I'm making something out of nothing, the only direction I have is my own...", so well said, beautifully paced, and presented for anyone wondering what it truly feels like to start in, glean information, collect it, arrange it, draw it out, figure out how you want it to be and implement.
WOw! The whole thing.. the video, the process, the topic... It's just so magical to see you work on this and pour energy into a creative endeavor with such a topic. Congratulations!
I'm also currently working on a project relating whales and the environment. I'm linking together an Irish folktale about the first harp being made from the rib of a whale, and the marine sound pollution happening off the coast of Scotland due to industrial activity (mainly fishing), and the effect this has on disrupting the sonar function of marine mammals. I'm in the process of building a harp and creating a small publication, and next summer I'll record the plucking of the harp under the water somewhere around the Hebrides (spoiler: it will be very noisy down there)
Wow this project just blew my tiny mind! Well done you Phoebe. Is there anywhere I can sign up/go to keep up to date with your project? I'd love to follow along.
My zone arrived last week. I mean to put stories on Instagram. It made me cry seeing how much the whales give, yet they are struggling to thrive here because of us humans. A very informative educational piece of literature. A very well done to you spreading awareness 💞
I understand what you are feeling right now about the state of our planet. It is hard not to get very depressed. It was because of you that I became vegan, and I have not looked back. I see the world from a totally different angle. As a bird photographer I see beauty all around me, and will do what it takes to protect it for future generations.
what a lovely video. bought myself a copy of your zine, i can't wait for it to arrive! you inspire me so much both in the art sector and just the heart you have for the planet and animals both human and non. you're truly a gem
Congrats Holly!! 🥳👏💐 Love seeing your creative process and how you take us along the whole story and art journey. It gave me so many throwbacks when I created my first zine (especially the overwhelm to start drawing haha but also having a great time while doing research). Also, WOW for creating all of this in such a short amount of time!
@@hollyexley you followed the path of excitement. Thank you so much for sharing this with me. 🥲 And so we come full circle, because your zine video was the inspiration for my zine. 💛
Congratulations o the zine and also on finding some inspiration again. I love watching bits of your creative process. You're such a talented artist with such a huge heart. (Side note, mobile living is HARD. I travelled for nearly 3 years but my heart and body finally needed to stop and grow roots. I'm not saying this will happen to you, just that I empathise with that feeling of the "freedom" sometimes being hard work in other ways).
Yes, we've been struggling a little bit with it lately, still in the transition stage and with a lot of commitments pulling us in different directions. But we will be taking 3 months to travel and exist without disruption very soon and really looking forward to it!
I wish I bought the zine on time. I first watched this video when you released it and I was working on my own personal illustrations and this kept me going. I love the things you do and the way you go about doing them, thanks for being here and giving me breaks from my own insanity.
I love the idea of making a zine based on an animal and climate crisis that we are facing. I think that I would love to write and illustrate one about sharks because people have a misconception about them (and also furtive haunt) and that's why I would love to talk about sharks, because they are my favourite sea animal 💖
I came from your first video about zines, so it was really cool to get to see you design your own! The final product looks gorgeous! Your work is really beautiful. :)
Holly, this was so fantastic to see you posting and creating again! Yay! You have been very much missed. I'm headed over to Etsy now to get my copy. :)
Hi new to your channel, found you through searching for Zines which I've just discovered. I'm full of admiration for your thoughtful and inspiring process and the result is really beautiful.
OMG I can't believe you're making artwork about whales and especially whalefalls!!! I made a series of illustrations of whalefalls in cooperation with marine scientists of the Natural History Museum in Frankfurt, Germany back in 2019! Such a fascinating, complex topic, but there aren't many images or photographs of the whalefall process out there, because of the very hard access in the deep sea, as well as the fact that the decomposing can take even 100 years. Can't wait to see your artwork Holly! Much respect
It's such a fascinating process isn't it. In the end I worked from stills of video footage on TH-cam - because you're right, there's not much! Found some great artwork from different artists of whale falls - maybe I saw some of yours too? Is it online>?
Such a lovely journey, best of luck with your zine, I would love to know more about the technical side of how to upload artwork and how to get it printed as I think it would make a lovely project for my primary class
I wish this zine was still available! This was such a beautiful video. I often find myself rushing my creative projects, but your whole process has inspired me to allow myself time to research, plan, and just truly get immersed in it.
Holly 😊 I had such an in depth (pardon the pun) dream about a whale fall last night. So random but beautiful. I could think of no better person to mention this random happenstance to... and the need to dig out my Exley Whalebone/Whalefall zine 🐋💙 x
This is so lovely, Holly! Will you make more copies of this zine, and if so, do you even ship from EU? I'm in Portugal and with the UK status everything gets caught up in customs where they extort large sums from you for even magazines and zines!
This was such a beautiful video, I'm so excited to receive the zine! I'll probably end up putting it in a frame and changing the page layout every so often. Hope you're all doing well ^.^ - Mandy
On many hectares of land, we grow mangroves. We all enjoy planting trees, including our president. We may just protest about climate change since our nation is a democracy. We are the world's lungs, after all. We keep striving to be the best. Planting is still ongoing. 32 degrees Celsius and 57 percent humidity were the weather conditions at the time this comment was posted. From Indonesia, warm greetings 💙😊
Thank you for sharing, I am a zine fan I watched your previous video too. I am putting together a collage zine and wondering which printing service you used (in UK) I've previously used blurb though I'm looking at others where the paper folds like yours.
Okkk so I started watching this only knowing you were making a zine, thinking ‘maybe this will inspire me to create that zine idea I had about cetaphobia (fear of whales which I had growing up but have now grown to love them and fear for them) and then you said whales and now part of me feels I should stop watching in case your ideas influence mine too much or are really similar 😂😂 the dilemma
I watched and I’m so glad!! This was such a great reminder of how key research is in the creative process for me as a way of developing my ideas. I think I’ve been feeling blocked as I’ve felt like i just need to ‘get started’ on ideas - when I think I actually need time to research and gather inspiration. So thank you! Idk if the zine is still available but I will definitely purchase one if it is. And thankfully our visions are very different hehe. The concept of the whale fall is so fascinating!
@@Alice-zs3eh I knew your ideas would be different - there is just so much scope and zines are so personal! Best of luck with your creations, I hope you enjoy. And sadly the zine is no longer available but I may be selling back issues in the future.
@@hollyexley that’s very true - just had a lil moment haha. How funny though that this video was so relevant! Thank you and I’ll definitely keep an eye out for if you do ☺️
Hello! I have a small number of zines left that I may make available with my next zine / shop launch. So look out for that and sorry you missed out this time!
You sound like you have ADHD. Do you have ADHD? I do and this totally sounds like my process! Amazing artwork and a thoroughly intersting video! Thank you for sharing!
I don't think I do - what traits have you noticed? I may be neutrodivergent , I have sometimes wondered. It's hard to tell as you get older and you've never been diagnosed!
@@hollyexleyPlease take my comment with a grain of salt. It’s like when you get a new hat, suddenly you see that hat everywhere! 😂 Your process, the rabbit-holes and the detail all sound like my creative process with ADHD. I’m certainly not a clinician or anyone qualified to recognize neurodivergence, other than my own experiences. I very much enjoyed the video and the process, though. Thank you for sharing this!
it's the most inspiring thing, to see an artist or a person working on a project so right and true for them. I appreciate a lot your commitment through external difficulties, as well as bringing your own voice and talent into climate activism! congratulation on your amazing new zine and thank you so much for sharing the process.
You’re so well spoken and exude such calm energy. I could listen to you talk for days.
"I'm feeling really excited and inspired and nervous and scared because I'm making something out of nothing, the only direction I have is my own...", so well said, beautifully paced, and presented for anyone wondering what it truly feels like to start in, glean information, collect it, arrange it, draw it out, figure out how you want it to be and implement.
WOw! The whole thing.. the video, the process, the topic... It's just so magical to see you work on this and pour energy into a creative endeavor with such a topic. Congratulations!
☺thank you so much Romina
I'm also currently working on a project relating whales and the environment. I'm linking together an Irish folktale about the first harp being made from the rib of a whale, and the marine sound pollution happening off the coast of Scotland due to industrial activity (mainly fishing), and the effect this has on disrupting the sonar function of marine mammals. I'm in the process of building a harp and creating a small publication, and next summer I'll record the plucking of the harp under the water somewhere around the Hebrides (spoiler: it will be very noisy down there)
Wow this project just blew my tiny mind! Well done you Phoebe. Is there anywhere I can sign up/go to keep up to date with your project? I'd love to follow along.
My zone arrived last week. I mean to put stories on Instagram. It made me cry seeing how much the whales give, yet they are struggling to thrive here because of us humans. A very informative educational piece of literature. A very well done to you spreading awareness 💞
Thank you so much Joy! So happy to hear your thoughts on it, very encouraging. Thank you for all of your support, it means so much xxx
I understand what you are feeling right now about the state of our planet. It is hard not to get very depressed. It was because of you that I became vegan, and I have not looked back. I see the world from a totally different angle. As a bird photographer I see beauty all around me, and will do what it takes to protect it for future generations.
I absolutely love zines and zine culture! I'm constantly buying ones from my local artists. 💕
Me too! Nothing better than a cup of tea and a good zine!
@@hollyexley Exactly that 💙 I'll just swap the tea for coffee :D
@@hollyexleyyou should do a zine video on your favourites or a haul!
Loved this video Holly! Hope you're well! Mwa mwa x x x
Oh! I was able to purchase one! Such a treasure!
Thank you so much Romina!
what a lovely video. bought myself a copy of your zine, i can't wait for it to arrive! you inspire me so much both in the art sector and just the heart you have for the planet and animals both human and non. you're truly a gem
Thank you so much, you're too sweet! I really hope you like the zine :)
Congrats Holly!! 🥳👏💐 Love seeing your creative process and how you take us along the whole story and art journey. It gave me so many throwbacks when I created my first zine (especially the overwhelm to start drawing haha but also having a great time while doing research). Also, WOW for creating all of this in such a short amount of time!
I'm not usually so speedy! I don't know what happened 😆 Thanks so much Elena, your zine was an inspiration to me!
@@hollyexley you followed the path of excitement. Thank you so much for sharing this with me. 🥲 And so we come full circle, because your zine video was the inspiration for my zine. 💛
Congratulations o the zine and also on finding some inspiration again. I love watching bits of your creative process. You're such a talented artist with such a huge heart. (Side note, mobile living is HARD. I travelled for nearly 3 years but my heart and body finally needed to stop and grow roots. I'm not saying this will happen to you, just that I empathise with that feeling of the "freedom" sometimes being hard work in other ways).
Yes, we've been struggling a little bit with it lately, still in the transition stage and with a lot of commitments pulling us in different directions. But we will be taking 3 months to travel and exist without disruption very soon and really looking forward to it!
This was such a nice surprise! I really enjoy seeing you paint and miss those sorts of videos from your channel. I look forward to the next.
Thanks for tuning in!
Wow, I love both the idea and the result 🤩 Thank you for being such an inspiration!
Thanks Mary!
Wow, I love it...ordering now. The research, care and feelings you put into this project was inspiring to me. Thank you and take care💜
Thanks for your support Michelle, means so much!
The subject you picked is so evocative, and your illustrations are absolutely gorgeous. Can't wait to get a copy!
Thank you so much for all of your support!
Congratulations! Just places my order - solidarity with the strikers, indeed. It will be such a lovely treat when it arrives. Have a lovely Sunday x
Thank you so much Louise x x
What an amzing and inspiring video, can’t wait to receive mine! ❤
Absolutely beautiful concept! Cannot wait to purchase your zine!!!
I am so happy to see you again 💙
Holly, you’re back!!!
I love my copy 💚It’s so beautiful Holly xxx
I wish I bought the zine on time. I first watched this video when you released it and I was working on my own personal illustrations and this kept me going. I love the things you do and the way you go about doing them, thanks for being here and giving me breaks from my own insanity.
I love the idea of making a zine based on an animal and climate crisis that we are facing. I think that I would love to write and illustrate one about sharks because people have a misconception about them (and also furtive haunt) and that's why I would love to talk about sharks, because they are my favourite sea animal 💖
Ps: I also am a huge fan of your work and the way you see the world 💖
That is such a good idea, please do this! I don't know much about sharks at all but would love to learn!
I came from your first video about zines, so it was really cool to get to see you design your own! The final product looks gorgeous! Your work is really beautiful. :)
Thank you so much!!
Yea! Holly you are on the right track! There is a very good Domestika course on whales in watercolour that might interest you: not expensive:
Holly, this was so fantastic to see you posting and creating again! Yay! You have been very much missed. I'm headed over to Etsy now to get my copy. :)
What a fantastic project. Thanks for sharing your process. ❤
Hi new to your channel, found you through searching for Zines which I've just discovered. I'm full of admiration for your thoughtful and inspiring process and the result is really beautiful.
Oh thank you!
OMG I can't believe you're making artwork about whales and especially whalefalls!!! I made a series of illustrations of whalefalls in cooperation with marine scientists of the Natural History Museum in Frankfurt, Germany back in 2019! Such a fascinating, complex topic, but there aren't many images or photographs of the whalefall process out there, because of the very hard access in the deep sea, as well as the fact that the decomposing can take even 100 years. Can't wait to see your artwork Holly! Much respect
It's such a fascinating process isn't it. In the end I worked from stills of video footage on TH-cam - because you're right, there's not much! Found some great artwork from different artists of whale falls - maybe I saw some of yours too? Is it online>?
Holly this is absolutely amazing back to back! You are incredibly talented and intelligent, truly an inspiration
So happy to see you back!😊
So nice to see you making videos and artwork again! The zine looks lovely
Thanks so much Elizabeth!
I bought your zine! Can’t wait to receive it x
🥲Thank you so much Dee!
Love this style of video! Gorgeous work too, as always
It was so interesting to see your research and your process creating this!
You are forever my artistic inspiration. Thank you for sharing your journey. Your paintings are so beautiful and they always bring joy to my heart ;)
Thank you so much Sara 🥲That means the world to me!
We miss you so much😍
Such a lovely journey, best of luck with your zine, I would love to know more about the technical side of how to upload artwork and how to get it printed as I think it would make a lovely project for my primary class
I wish this zine was still available! This was such a beautiful video. I often find myself rushing my creative projects, but your whole process has inspired me to allow myself time to research, plan, and just truly get immersed in it.
Aw thank you - glad to have encouraged you, hope you enjoy your time getting creative!
That project came out looking really lovely. That's more like a real book than any zine I've ever seen. You put a lot of work into it.
Thanks so much!
The painting on 18:06 reminds me of the artwork for an arcade game called "R-Type". Anyways, the painting look pretty and zines are fun to make.
I really enjoyed this. I went looking for the zine but it must be long gone. Thoroughly enjoyed your process.
So glad you enjoyed this! Sorry, yes, the zine sold out a while back
Holly 😊 I had such an in depth (pardon the pun) dream about a whale fall last night. So random but beautiful. I could think of no better person to mention this random happenstance to... and the need to dig out my Exley Whalebone/Whalefall zine 🐋💙 x
Aw I'm jealous! Whale dreams are the best! Were you with the whale?
@hollyexley I was! Saw their eye close and then fall... haven't yet looked up what exactly this may mean 😅 but just grateful for the memory x
Such an enjoyable video, thank you!
So glad you enjoyed Holly!
This is so lovely, Holly! Will you make more copies of this zine, and if so, do you even ship from EU? I'm in Portugal and with the UK status everything gets caught up in customs where they extort large sums from you for even magazines and zines!
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This was such a beautiful video, I'm so excited to receive the zine! I'll probably end up putting it in a frame and changing the page layout every so often.
Hope you're all doing well ^.^ - Mandy
Thanks so much Mandy!
On many hectares of land, we grow mangroves. We all enjoy planting trees, including our president. We may just protest about climate change since our nation is a democracy. We are the world's lungs, after all. We keep striving to be the best. Planting is still ongoing. 32 degrees Celsius and 57 percent humidity were the weather conditions at the time this comment was posted. From Indonesia, warm greetings 💙😊
🌳🌳🌳💙🌎Thank you!
Thank you for sharing, I am a zine fan I watched your previous video too. I am putting together a collage zine and wondering which printing service you used (in UK) I've previously used blurb though I'm looking at others where the paper folds like yours.
Thank you for sharing your process. Lots of good tips and motivation.
I am curious what kind of scanner you use to scan your artwork?
It's a Canon CanoScan LiDE 400 . It's pretty reliable
@@hollyexley Thank you for the tip Holly!
I want to buy your zine SO MUCH! 😭 is there a new link to purchase?
Okkk so I started watching this only knowing you were making a zine, thinking ‘maybe this will inspire me to create that zine idea I had about cetaphobia (fear of whales which I had growing up but have now grown to love them and fear for them) and then you said whales and now part of me feels I should stop watching in case your ideas influence mine too much or are really similar 😂😂 the dilemma
I watched and I’m so glad!! This was such a great reminder of how key research is in the creative process for me as a way of developing my ideas. I think I’ve been feeling blocked as I’ve felt like i just need to ‘get started’ on ideas - when I think I actually need time to research and gather inspiration. So thank you! Idk if the zine is still available but I will definitely purchase one if it is. And thankfully our visions are very different hehe. The concept of the whale fall is so fascinating!
@@Alice-zs3eh I knew your ideas would be different - there is just so much scope and zines are so personal! Best of luck with your creations, I hope you enjoy. And sadly the zine is no longer available but I may be selling back issues in the future.
@@hollyexley that’s very true - just had a lil moment haha. How funny though that this video was so relevant! Thank you and I’ll definitely keep an eye out for if you do ☺️
Hello, do you think the zine will be available in the future? I'd like to have one of them, but I think they're all sold out.
Hello! I have a small number of zines left that I may make available with my next zine / shop launch. So look out for that and sorry you missed out this time!
You need to read about the natives in USA. They still whale hunt for their needs.
Hello. Could anyone explain to me what exactly is "zine". I have been seeing a lot of videos about it but no one really explains what it is...
Hi, I've got a video that explains what zines are: th-cam.com/video/VImrnYENPII/w-d-xo.html
which printers did you use?
Hello Blue in Bristol
Wow you are wrong in this story. Hogwash ❤
You sound like you have ADHD. Do you have ADHD? I do and this totally sounds like my process! Amazing artwork and a thoroughly intersting video! Thank you for sharing!
I don't think I do - what traits have you noticed? I may be neutrodivergent , I have sometimes wondered. It's hard to tell as you get older and you've never been diagnosed!
@@hollyexleyPlease take my comment with a grain of salt. It’s like when you get a new hat, suddenly you see that hat everywhere! 😂 Your process, the rabbit-holes and the detail all sound like my creative process with ADHD. I’m certainly not a clinician or anyone qualified to recognize neurodivergence, other than my own experiences. I very much enjoyed the video and the process, though. Thank you for sharing this!
Climate justice and injustice? Climate crisis. Hmmmmm.
Left liberal under a stone. Your history is wrong. ❤
I'm not a liberal, I'm a socialist ❤
Loved this video Holly! Hope you're well! Mwa mwa x x x