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title: Marty Cleary
description: Creator of nature-based zines and prints
url: "https://www.artsume.com/a/marty-cleary"
type: artist
createdAt: 2026-02-26
updatedAt: 2026-04-14
disciplines:
  - Printmaking
  - Zine Making
location: "Peterborough, ENG, United Kingdom"
birthYear: 1993
---

# Marty Cleary

*Creator of nature-based zines and prints | Printmaking, Zine Making | Based in Peterborough, ENG, United Kingdom*

## Artist Statement

Marty creates nature-based zines to express and explore their connection with the land.

## Biography

Marty is an outdoor educator, amateur botanist, gardener, and zinester. 

## Portfolio

### Foraging Mechanics (2026)

*Zine*

Mini infozine of homebrew mechanics for incorporating foraging and herbalism into D&D

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### Welcome to the Mega Murder (2026)

*Zine*

Naturalist minizine about crow social life in their winter communities.

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### Deer Seeker (2025)

*Zine*

DIY zine about tracking and getting close to deer in the wild

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### Winter Deer Summer Deer (2025)

*Zine*

A naturalist and personal zine about the lives of deer through scarcity and abundance, gentleness and resilience.

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### Grapes of Joy (2023)

*Zine*

DIY mini-zine about using wild grapes for food, ink, dye, weaving, and fun!