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Burn Zone: New Art Quilt

September 24, 2020

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Big Fires Start Small: a Quiltlet

September 21, 2020

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The Lost Words: A Spell Book by Macfarlane & Morris

September 16, 2020

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Rough Patch: a New Quiltlet

September 13, 2020

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Star 82 Review Issue 8.3 Now Available!

September 09, 2020

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American Dream? A Journey on Route 66

September 06, 2020

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Books that Wander Landscapes and Wordscapes

August 31, 2020

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Admission: a New Quiltlet

August 23, 2020

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Venturing Out with Black Like Me

August 19, 2020

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Reflecting on the American Chinese Restaurant Road Trip: Interview with Indigo Som

August 10, 2020

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Spike Spike Bloom: Art Quilt

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Resources for Bookmaking and Textiles

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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
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The Pedestal Magazine: Issue 83, December 2018; "The Burn Zone"

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