Arts Beat: Satisfying our craving for crafting

Kelsey Bowen By , Daily Memphian
Updated: January 30, 2026 10:56 AM CT | Published: January 30, 2026 10:53 AM CT Premium

The Bluff City has a taste for zine-making parties, vision-board groups, flash-tattoo embroidery classes and beyond.

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Kelsey Bowen

Kelsey Bowen

Kelsey Bowen is a born-and-bred Memphian with publications in Creative Nonfiction magazine and at the Library of Congress, who occasionally moonlights as a writing teacher. You can usually find her digging around a Summer Avenue antique mall or seated at a Malco movie theater.


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