Welcome to the TINY Zine Catalog!
Here you will find the zines that have been published from 2020, till present day. They are a wide variety of artivist (art activist) centric writings . . .
While the work available on this page is free I (Rayn – the zine coordinator) ask that you consider donating 1-5 dollars for the print versions you decide to download, print and enjoy. Doing so allows us to keep this work free, by helping to cover expenses like: designing, printing, mailing, tabling at zine fest/fairs, website hosting and etc . . .
Re-Introducing the TINY Dialogue Booklet
One of the most prominent launching points to collaborating with TINYisPOWERFUL is the TINY Dialogue Booklet.* It’s a process that centers two or more people sitting, usually in a TINY business, and having deep conversation with one another.
Reintroducing the TINY Dialogue Booklet was originally a post on our Instagram. However someone thought, “Why don’t we make it a zine too?” and now it’s available as a zine!
“Each booklet contains a series of thought provoking questions designed as a starting point for conversation; Therefore creating a process that moves beyond an interview to forge stronger connections.“
*Is currently under revision.
843 Edition 1
843? (the question mark is silent) edition 1 is a question centric publication that focuses on the lives and experiences of Charlestonians.
Come explore the question “What does your Past, Present & Future Charleston Look Like?” With creatives Markelle Evens, Aysha Bowens, Barney Blackeney, Jesse Torree and Rayn as they respond to this question with memories, poems and artwork(s).
“When you close your eyes, could you imagine this, the school that your grandmother taught at, where you meet your oldest childhood friends at, the school you went to as a child, to be closed?”
843 Edition 2
843? (the question mark is silent) edition 2 is a question centric publication that focuses on the lives and experiences of Southerners.
Join us in exploring the question “What does it mean to build generational wealth?”. Creatives Forest Raven, Aysha Bowens, Rayn Rainey and Leroy Summers tackle this question with poems, quotes, and even a resource guide!
“The first investment we all make is becoming educated.”
Art Tools #1
What is an art tool? How do you use it? We at/as TINYisPOWERFUL get questions like this all the time. So of course a zine (or rather zines) had to be made!
In the first issue of the art tools mini zine series we breakdown the question relay process and what a community lab is.
“It should be designed in a welcoming and open way. And serve the community it resides in.”
You Bet N’ Me N’ Me N’ You
In 2019 TINYisPOWERFUL participated in Piccolo Spoleto with our first unofficial community lab. This lab consisted of various programing and an installation titled You Bet N’ Me N’ Me N’ You at the Cannon Street Art Center. The piece was created by sculpture and activist Jean Marie Mauclet.
Inside you will find a series of scaled down posters that dub as questionnaires by artist Gwylene Gallimard. She invites you to reflect on the TINY Businesses in the Charleston and greater area and where they are now.
DIGITAL | Version
TINYisPOWERFUL 2022 – 2025
Want a snapshot of what TINYisPOWERFUL was up to from 2022-2025? We’ve got you! Enjoy photos and writings from us collaborating with Ohm Radio, doing film projects in schools and participating in conferences and fests/fairs. And if you see some photos from before 2022, no you didn’t!
DIGITAL | Version
Good Trouble
Ever asked yourself “How can I use art to process the difficult realities around me? Well then you’re in good company.“Good Trouble: If Racism Was A Monster What Would It Look Like?” is a program created by the educators Pam Gibbs and Kit Loney. It prompts participants to use recycled materials to make monsters that reflect what they imagine racism looks like.
This program has also pivoted on occasion to ask “If your fears where a monster what would they look like?” and “If your health realities and experiences were a monster what would it look like?”
“Art gives us ways to tell our stories. It gives us access to the stories of other individuals, cultures, and eras. It engages us, invites us to express who we are, what we grapple with, what we have experienced.“
To obtain a copy: email the zine program coordinator at: justraynwithay@gmail.com or catch us at a physical zine fest/fair! This year we will be in-person at the Charleston Zine Fest, October 3rd, 2026 at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art.
Why Art Why Monsters
Why Art Why Monsters is the reasoning behind the “Good Trouble: If Racism Was A Monster What Would It Look Like?” program. The background image is of a tree and benches taken during the time the program was being conducted at a montessori elementary school.
“Monsters are metaphors for our fears,
both specific and general, individual and societal.”
Good Trouble Questions
Questions is a mini zine that consist of the questions page in Good Trouble “If Racism Was A Monster What Would It Look Like”? The background image is a monster by artist, educator and activist Kit Loney called She Woof.
Good Trouble Instructors Guide
Did you want a condensed version of Good Trouble “If Racism Was A Monster What Would It Look Like”? Well your in luck, this quarter page zine will fit in your bag or pocket (if you are blessed with reasonable sized ones) just fine.
Dogwood #1
Doodwood is a mini zine series by Marcus McDonald and Rayn that explores masculinity from southern, black and transmasculine perspectives. This first issue looks at “the male uniform” and is composed of photos from the creators wardrobes.
You Shall Not Kill
Artist and activist Gwylene Gallimard spent October 7th 2023 through December 31st 2023 keeping track of the casualties of the ongoing Gaza/Palestinian genocide. Please read to get a scale of the life lost and to see a list of organizations that you can donate to support Palestinians during this tragedy.
