Jesse MacKenzie
zines
books
quilts
design
jessemacknz@gmail.com
ig: @jessemacknz
Athens, Georgia
Online shop coming soon.
2025–2026
Pt. 1: Portrait of a Stump
Pt. 2: A Year in the Life of a Stump
zine series about the decaying tree stump in my yard and its flourishing micro-ecosystem
2025
zine about estate sales and personal belongings, featuring photography taken at estate sales in Virginia between 2017–2023
2022
zine about the experience of doing EMDR and somatic therapy through Zoom meetings on my couch
2019
booklet about the creation and existence of the Markel Building in Richmond, Virginia (my favorite building) using the architect’s personal ephemera, which are housed at the Library of Virginia
2021–present
a small publishing collective I run with my friends selling our work at zine and art book fairs (more info here)
handmade artist book, 2019
using found environmental imagery, texts and data records from the 20th century to explore feelings of unease about the future of life on this planet due to our past, present, and future decision
perfect bound by hand with vintage fabric, 2020
a translation from screen to page of the 2000 film The Gleaners and I by Agnés Varda