Winter 2009 Ampersand

It may be almost spring, but the Winter 2009 Ampersand has just gone into the mail to subscribers. (I edit this quarterly journal for the Pacific Center for the Books Arts). In this issue:

• Profile / Tamar Stone (I wrote about her here)
  Tamar Stone creates bookworks that present narratives from the lives of women from the 1800s to the present day. Deborah Kogan describes how Stone has developed two major bodies of work.
  
• Connections / A Poem in Your Pocket
  Celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day — April 30 — by making a small poetry book to share. Cathy Miranker explains how. Included in the issue is a template for the book, and a library pocket to store it in.
• Techniques / Papermaking
  In the second of three articles on papermaking, Ginger Burrell talks about artist’s books using embedded objects in handmade paper.
• Techniques / Double-Fan Adhesive Binding
  Quick and easy, the double-fan adhesive or millennial binding is a great solution for turning single sheets into an extremely durable paperback book that opens flat and stays open. Susan Angebranndt tells how.
• Book Review / Magic Books & Paper Toys
• Appreciation / Steve Woodall
  Last fall, Steve, long active in the PCBA, moved from San Francisco to Chicago to become the Director of Columbia College’s Center for Book & Paper Arts. He’ll be much missed by those of us in San Francisco.