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Getting ready for NaNoWriMo

October 17, 2019

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Materials: deColourant on Hand-Dyed Cloth

October 14, 2019

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Books I've Checked Out This Month

October 11, 2019

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Balance and Judgment in the Arts

October 08, 2019

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My Guide for Looking at Art

October 04, 2019

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New Japanese-patterned Coptic Journals on Etsy

October 01, 2019

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Birds of the Book at Seager/Gray Gallery, October 2019

September 26, 2019

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A Civil Case

September 19, 2019

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Resilience: a New Quiltlet

September 15, 2019

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Star 82 Review Fall 7.3 Is Here!

September 10, 2019

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Reading and Listening, Translation and Form

September 06, 2019

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Birds of the Bible: Bearded Vulture

September 02, 2019

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Book Art at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art

August 26, 2019

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(Un)Intentional Conversations

August 20, 2019

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My Summer Reading So Far

August 16, 2019

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The Threads of Ordinary Collecting

August 12, 2019

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The Third Light: a new book

August 09, 2019

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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
Interview with Alisa Golden
Another interview with Alisa Golden
Star 82 Review: art & lit magazine
Star 82 Review News blog

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Unlost Journal: October 1, 2018; "Instability" and "Displacements"
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