I made this zine because I’m currently mildly obsessed with Ana Inciardi’s mini prints. I love giving them to friends, so I made this zine to share a bit more about her work and the community who collects them.
Tag: play
Summer Road Trip 2026
Summer Road Trip 2026 is a perzine by Megan Lotts that chronicles her and her partner Brady Smith’s summer adventure to Acadia National Park in Maine. Blending sketches, photographs, personal reflections, and travel ephemera, this handmade publication captures the memorable moments, unexpected discoveries, and everyday joys of life on the road. From scenic hikes and…
Rutgers University Libraries Coloring Pages
Sketching can encourage us to slow down, look closely, and discover beauty in unexpected places. I was invited to transform images from my Drawing Rutgers project into coloring pages featuring the Rutgers University Libraries. Scan the QR code to download & print, grab your favorite coloring supplies, and add your own creative touch.
Create and Contribute: My Zine for Counterplay 2026
I created this zine for the Counterplay Conference, taking place May 7–9, 2026 at the Kolding School of Design in Denmark. While I’m unable to attend a conference that I deeply value, I wanted to find a meaningful way to still be present and contribute to the experience.This zine offers a glimpse into my research,…
Emotional Support Rocks
Emotional Support Rocks (ESR) are 1.5 inch buttons on business cards (see below). This collection of 300 ESR is part of a collaboration with Rutgers ScarletWell and will be distributed at the Rutgers Student Success Conference in March of 2026. Because of their popularity and since the conference another 300 were created per request to…
Costco CURIOUS Zine
In July of 2025, I attended a party at a friends house where we started talking about Costco and I began visualizing this zine. I grew up in a “Walmart community” therefore I’ve always been curious about Costco . We became members in 2022 and in 2024 we became executive members because we bought a…
Snack Mix Stories
I’ve always loved Chex Mix, though I usually call it snack mix. It’s delicious—but let’s be honest, it’s full of processed cereal and butter, which isn’t exactly a good thing. Still, sometimes you just have to indulge. Learn more about my preferred mix in my latest zine.
Moon Fries Zine
I had the chance to spend two class sessions with 35 undergraduates whose final project was to create a social-justice–themed zine on a topic of their choice. To warm them up for the second session, I led a series of quick drawing exercises that culminated in an eight-minute challenge: making a zine about a food…
Random Acts Of Kindness (take a rock to keep or share)
These 147 rocks will be placed near my office in the Art Library on the morning of Tuesday November 4, 2025. They will be on display until they are gone… Stay tuned for further updates.
Play Permit
The play scholar Stuart Brown defines play as a state of mind. He describes it as an absorbing, apparently purposeless, activity that provides enjoyment and the suspension of self-consciousness and time. It is also self-motivating; when we play, we want to keep playing or play again (Brown, 2009) Play involves critical thinking, evaluation, reflection, and…
Art work by MCLotts for Chop Shop 7
CHOPSHOP7 Please Draw a City is a project created by Derrick Buisch that was on display in the Gelsy Verna Project Space at the UW-Madison Art Lofts in June 2025. This is the image I submitted below which is a black and white photograph of a “city” I made using Colorforms.
Lil Zine Vending Machine at ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition 2025
This project is an artist project created by Megan Lotts, ALA Editions author. All proceeds from this project will be donated to The ALA Public Support Program. Learn more by reading the article ALA 2025: AI Tech, DIY Zines Capture Librarians’ Attention written by Nathalie op de Beeck, Jul 02, 2025.
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