WORKSHOPS

Ultracelestia project

Started as a A5 Format super cool fanzine in 2021, Ultracelestia soon became a collaborative and experimental project.

Each copy of Ultracelestia fanzine is unique, packaged in a special envelope, hand binded with a fragment of an original manga page. Every release has its own envelope and a set of stickers. 

UltraCelestia’s narration is a combination of illustrations, visual references and feelings heavily influenced by Japanese sci-fi and cyberpunk mangas and animes, where energy and emotions often have a physical form.




In 2023 Ultracelestia project became a workshop : 

• Ultraexpress 23.09.2023 at MAO Museum of Oriental Art in Turin
After a brief introduction to the world of fanzines full of visual examples, participants explore the Museum in search of inspiration for the production of their own content. Every creative form is welcome, from traditional painting to AI generators. The images and texts produced will be digitally laid out, printed and bound. At the end of the day each participant takes home their customized copy of UltraExpress Fanzine in A5 format.
We offer workshops in italian and english, designed for different targets and situations (festival, institutions, schools, etc...). 
Feel free to contact us if you need a workshop on an on-demand basis. We can also put together tailor-made workshops if you have special wishes.
Collab: Gregorio Poggetti (graphic designer)

• Free Fanzine lab in English 09.11.2024 at Nørrebro Library Copenhagen.
  

We have explored the theme of feeling like a foreigner. Through personal storytelling, creative expression, and practical techniques, participants crafted an A6 fanzine that captures their experience of navigating life away from home. Each participant learned basic tecniques of layout, print and binding.

This 12 hours course provides the basic tools to build a visual storytelling in an autonomous and conscious way. 

What you will learn: 

• Visual grammar (drawing, dialogues and rhythm) 
• Various methods for building a narrative 
• Basics of character design  
• Basics of world building 
• How to create a comic for the web 
• How to print a small publication on paper

Materials: 

• Drawing supports (sheets, notepads, etc ...) 
• Drawing materials (pencils, pens, markers, erasers, etc ...) 
• Any digital device (smartphone, tablet, etc ...) and graphic pencils 
• Comic books, books, fanzines 
• Blackboard, digital or analog 
• A list of links, various series of images and bibliography

12h program:

• LESSON 1 - What is a comic? Definitions and grammar of language
• LESSON 2 - Focus on Character design 
• LESSON 3 - Focus on literary genres and world building 
• LESSON 4  - Time and rhythm of the narration 
• LESSON 5 - Workshop: Webcomic 
• LESSON 6 - Workshop: Fanzine printing (independent self-produced publication)

Who is this course for:

• Young Adults
• Art and Comics enthusiasts
• Creative professionals looking for inspiration
• Interdisciplinary art enthusiasts 
• Artistic people and art industry workers
• Creative writing artist
• Art students 

I offer courses in Italian and english, designed for different targets and situations (festival, institutions, schools, etc...). 

Feel free to contact me if you need a workshop on an on-demand basis. I can also put together tailor-made workshops if you have special wishes.

“Making memories for future times” was one of the activities of the workshop “Collectives as catalysts “ at Raven Row (London, 2019). 
160 A4 sheets made up a landscape of more than 4 m that served as the backdrop for the event and as a board where to write, draw and share thoughts.
Once the event was over, the sheets were the support on which the narration of the event was built. Once bound, they became a single-copy publication.