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Art Quilt: Through the Fog

October 15, 2021

art creative process quilt

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Art Quilt: Indivisible (Liberty and Justice for All)

October 12, 2021

art book art flag letterpress linocut quilt textile

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Art Quilt: The Hidden Coot

October 04, 2021

art bird creative process letterpress nature quilt sewing textile

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Indivisible and Octopus

September 30, 2021

letterpress linocut nature print

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Walking Through Nature on Loan: Exhibit Videos

September 26, 2021

art exhibit nature quilt textiles video

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Following the Stitching Line: Machine and Hand

September 21, 2021

art creative process discussion sewing textiles

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Art Quilt: The Hidden Dog

September 14, 2021

art creative process dye letterpress poetry quilt textile

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Reverse Appliqué Again: The Lone Kea

September 06, 2021

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Ready, Set, Show: Nature on Loan Installed

September 02, 2021

art book art exhibit quilt

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New Quilts: I Like A Kea (1) & (2)

August 31, 2021

art bird color creative process quilt

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Writing, Naturally

August 26, 2021

discussion nonfiction poetry publication stories writing

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Nature on Loan: Art Quilts at Piedmont Center for the Arts

August 22, 2021

art event exhibit quilt

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Book Art Video: Driftwood & Roots

August 15, 2021

book art letterpress painted paper poetry video

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Little Free Tiny Art Gallery

August 10, 2021

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Art Quilt: Hello Chickadees

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Alisa: Alisa Golden is the author of Making Handmade Books: 100+ Bindings, Structures & Forms (Lark Crafts, 2011), and Painted Paper: Techniques & Projects for Handmade Books & Cards (Lark Books, 2008), among others. She makes art quilts, books under the imprint never mind the press, and teaches bookmaking, writing, and letterpress printing around the San Francisco Bay Area, and for 12 years at California College of the Arts. She holds a BFA in printmaking from California College of Arts and Crafts (now CCA), and an MFA in creative writing from San Francisco State University. Her stories, poems, and art have been published widely, and she founded and edits the online and print magazine, Star 82 Review. Her book art may be found in numerous Special Collections of libraries and universities across the United States.

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Making Handmade Books

Making Handmade Books

"Best Bookmaking Guide" on Cool Tools
"Top 10 Books on Crafts" 2011
Ask book-related questions in this blog post, or check previous answers, corrections, and comments.
Find step-by-step instructions for old and new projects here.

Painted Paper

Expressive Handmade Books

never mind the press

Alisa Golden's official website
Alisa's art & books on Etsy
never mind on YouTube
Interview with Alisa Golden
Another interview with Alisa Golden
Star 82 Review: art & lit magazine
Star 82 Review News blog

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Nanoism: #926; August 25, 2021; "Every time we meet"
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Eunoia Review: July 27, 2020; "Shelter"
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Nanoism: #870; March 11, 2020;"She could either have"
Chiron Review: #112/113 Summer/Fall 2018: "Acceptance"

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