THE HERB FILES

The Herb Files is a zine I made a few years ago while studying Arts & Design. What started as a simple assignment turned into a full on research project & creative endeavour. My tutor was not so pleased that I handed it in 2 months late but the finished product was very satisfying to me :)

The Herb Files features 11 different herbs, their traditional uses, actions & therapeutic applications, as well as original poetry & illustrations.

With so much historical & clinical information available on the herbs, the poems were a way for me to distil this data into a short, memorable form that helps me understand the herbs on a personal level, & intertwine their symbolic meaning with how they are resourced today.