The Earth As Another Planet Zine

The Earth As Another Planet is a zine containing three small collections of images inspired by my trips to the deserts of the American southwest. Some of the drawings were created specifically for the zine in the spring of 2020, while others were created during my travels in 2018 and 2019. The theme behind the images is how the desert landscapes feel so surreal and alien, and yet are some of the most natural, wild, and earthly spaces we have. Overall the project was a truly personal one, an idea taken on to revisit places I’d been as well as try and share some of the amazing things I’ve seen. I played with various illustrative styles, using a great deal of color which I don’t often do. In the end the collection is meant to share a sense of place and a feeling, attempting to convey the awe, curiosity, and reverence that these alien desert spaces can evoke.