~opening shift~ risograph mini zine (1/2)

Wow! Could we have made a graphic any busier?! Guess what. We're not ONLY going to have 50+ exhibitors in Grewal Hall this Saturday... We're also going to have some events at A Novel Concept and Dear Ollie too!

first screen printed zine (2/2)

My first time screen printing a zine! (1/2)

a tiny portrait for Hunter

Framed these pieces finally! 1. “Ghost Deer” 2. “Purple Horse (Lightning Cup) 3. “Gatekeeper (Threshold of Transformation)”

📚 @ds-embree.bsky.social 📚 D.S. Embree is a graphic artist from Kalamazoo, MI. His art is an alchemical process of exploring emotion through fantastical imagery and words. His expressively detailed works often convey intersections of introspection, politics, the natural world.

“Welcome to Friends Country” an EP by The Friends, with cover art by me! Go listen to it on a streaming platform of your choice! But also fuck spotify 😘

We're back! ✨ LICZ! (pronounced licks!) is all about celebrating the creators of self-published works, and encouraging new makers to get printing! Do you make comics and/or zines and wanna join in? Check the link in our bio for our exhibitor application! Send us your deets, we'd love to have you!

Traveller’s Companions acrylic/ mixed media on paper and wood frame

A mini zine collaboration between my partner and I. you can learn more about my partner’s many talents here: rootedinsky.com

a few pages from a new zine, “ECHOES OF EMOTION FROM DREAMS LONG PAST”. A curated selection of 50-ish sketchbook pages.

a commission from my friend to make a very special birthday gift. A hand-inked 7” record sleeve to house a single-edition custom lathe-cut 7”. check out my friend’s music here: creepchurch.bandcamp.com

a portrait for Genie 🐾 get in touch with me if you are interested in a portrait commission: www.dsembree.com/custom-portr... #animalportrait #petportrait #inkwash #greyhound

an Animal Card for Margie 🐾 you can order one of these custom-made portraits of any beloved animal in your life from my website: www.dsembree.com/animal-cards

GRZF 2025 will be on August 16th at Fountain Street Church from 12-6!

A few shots from @licz.bsky.social last month. Photos courtesy of Charlie Rose Photography

~Demon Battle~ mixed media (ink, ballpoint pen, graphite, acrylic, wax pastel) 18in x 24in

~Dragon Protector- mixed media (acrylic, watercolor, colored pencil, wax pastel), 12in x 11in

If you are near Kalamazoo come make some collage art, all supplies provided! FREE drop-in events: 4/19/25 11-2pm Earth Day Event, Jerico Gallery, Jerico South Building, 1501 Fulford St. 5/10/25 11-3pm World Collage Day, Meader Fine Arts Library, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 S. Park St.

honor life : embrace death

a portrait in memory of a very majestic cat friend named Uli

if you’re in the Lansing, MI area and you like comics, zines, self published art, and soforth come say hi at LICZ this saturday, 11a-5p! @licz.bsky.social

I’ll be there, with my little books and drawings and such!

double portraits of two friends. both are 8”x10” in gouache, watercolor and colored pencil.

Behind the Zines at the University of Michigan Museum of Art was a blast! Thanks again to the local zinesters who donated zines for our table @monoformcinema.bsky.social @kzoofilmphoto.bsky.social @ds-embree.bsky.social @dzoodak.bsky.social + Qynce & Mel - everyone loved your zines!

some kitty faces over the years. if you’re interested in a portrait commission of a cat friend or any other type of creature, get a quote on my website: www.dsembree.com/custom-portr...

Stargazers I-III

a couple of favorite pages from my zine “QUESTIONS FOR THE DARK AGES”

More freshly folded zines! If you just so happen to be in the Michigan area and just so happen to like zines and comics, come see me and other makers at LICZ in Lansing on April 12 @licz.bsky.social

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Find me next Friday in Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan Museum of Art! Come get some free zines, see demos, make zines, see art and more ⚡ I'll be at the Kzoo Zine Fest table - we'll have zines from local Kzoo zinesters + some 'how to make your own zine' guides umma.umich.edu/events/behin...

WIZARDS TOWER a freshly printed zine. First dibs copies will be available locally at @licz.bsky.social April 12 in Lansing, MI.

D.S Embree (he/him) is a Kalamazoo artist whose work often engages with the intersections of perception, life and death, and spiritual/emotional connection, often through archetypal imagery and symbols.

Don’t let their power fool you- the oppressors are scared. Let the power of your lifeforce find its voice through struggle, and join that voice to community, however found. Let community find the actions needed to fight, erode, transform, protect, preserve. Break them with the power of your life.

painting a cat and listening to doom metal and crying a little bit. pretty typical wednesday honestly

without downloading any new pics, describe your gender

fresh zine prints!

SW Michigan-local folks, I’m gonna have a table at Queer Art Mart on April 27 in Grand Rapids! Come find me! www.betkapopeproductions.com/markets

A zine from 2023- “QUESTIONS FOR THE DARK AGES”

Detail from my new zine “INVENTORY” featuring the ceramic work of Nicki Meier earthandwearbynicki.square.site

preview of my newest zine, “INVENTORY”

Some recent Animal Card portrait commissions. Animal Cards are “wallet sized” portraits measuring 2.5 in x 3.5 in and look beautiful standing on shelves, altars or cabinets. visit www.dsembree.com/animal-cards to order/ get more info (currently shipping in US only).

making a zine about feelings

KZOO zine fest 2025!! Back for another year 👾 Saturday, October 11th, 2025 from 12pm-6pm! Here's to another year of sharing the information and art we need on our own terms! We will open applications in July. See y'all soon! #zines #kzoozinefest

Zine WIP

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