A bi-monthly, Orthodox art zine.

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We are a small, not-for-profit collective of Orthodox artists with a mission to create and share beauty through and to community. The zine is a curation of drawing, painting, collage, printmaking, poetry and creative writing, and historical works of art compiled together and distributed bi-monthly.

Nitypos- the pattern.

You decorated our souls, o Moses the prophet, by the honour of the tabernacle which you have adorned.

The zine takes the name typos, Greek for pattern. It is used for when something takes the form or an imprint of something else. The life of Christ, the person of Christ, becomes a pattern we enflesh and see in the saints, the beautiful, and are called to find in ourselves. 

In the Coptic Midnight Psalmody, the word for ‘pattern’ appears in the context of the tabernacle. The pattern is a divine inspiration for man to become the dwelling or city of God. In scripture, the word appears to describe the wounds of the Saviour (the ‘mark’ or ‘imprint’), it is a word applied to both image and life. 

“Is not love the origin of all creation?

Nothing is more gentle than love, nothing stronger, nothing higher, nothing larger, nothing more pleasant, nothing more complete, nothing better — in heaven or on earth — because love is born of God and cannot rest other than in God, above all living beings.”

— HENRI MATISSE, ON ART, 1978

Frequently Asked Questions

  • A zine (an abbreviated magazine) is often a brief publication that is independently made, published, and distributed by an individual or small collective. It’s usually not for profit and may be made to disseminate art, activism, or other cultural ideas, and generally involves being made by hand in as many aspects as possible. It functions in and of itself as an artistic object.

  • Individual copies can be ordered on Amazon! 

    Churches, youth groups, bookstores, and any other entities who may wish to order in bulk may do so by putting in an order here. 

    Since we do not have a subscription model yet, we will reach out once our next issue is ready every other month to notify you that our next issue is ready to order!

  • Our zine is made to encourage creativity and art-making in as many parishes and people as we reach. The purpose is to bring the Gospel in visual form, and so these are intended to be used in ministry, in personal reflection, or simply as inspiration to you to get up and make something.  Our zine is also an attempt to distance from the digital realm a bit, so we’ve decided to keep this analogue— meaning we’ll only be publishing in print form. No AI is used in any of what we make. We intend to diversify our approaches as we expand, inviting, new artists, releasing special editions, and constantly exploring new ways to integrate art and creativity into parish life.

  • You can reach us anytime through our instagram or email us at typoszine@gmail.com!