The Mystery of the Donut Bastards by Patricia Freeman-Martin

Because tomorrow is Sunday and Sunday is too often donut day around these parts. Nothing like a good “Old Dirty Bastard” donut from VooDoo donuts to go with my Sunday paper. But enough about donuts. This book is fantastic! Patricia’s monoprints are very playful and fun, the box is made of painted acrylic and the prints are sewn together on a sewing machine using bread bags to attach the pages. Even the decorative stitching on the pages looks great. Come see it soon!

You can learn more about this terrific book here.

P-Patch by Chandler O’Leary

As I prepare to head to Seattle and Tacoma next week it is nice to be reminded of the “edible and ornamental bounty” that is the Pacific Northwest. Chandler O’Leary’s illustrations are always a joy to behold.

I’ll post details soon about my Seattle event. In the meantime, if you live in Tacoma, you are invited to join us on Tuesday, May 28th from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the University of Puget Sound Collins Library for an event sponsored by the PSBA, Puget Sound Book Artists. More about that event here.

You can learn more about Chandler’s lovely P-Patch broadside here.

Chandler also has another important piece in FEAST, The Faery Gardener. See that beauty here.

See you up north!

Eating Mindfully: A Beginner’s Guide by Lane Taplin

This terrific zine gets today’s feature spot as I sit at my desk chugging fistfuls of M&Ms like there is no tomorrow. I am such a hopeless addict that I carry them in my purse whenever I travel and am just sure those chocolate dreams are the whole reason why I constantly feel the need to lose 5 pounds. So, for the rest of the week I vow to read Lane’s zine and pay attention.

Another nice reason to feature this work is that in 6 years of doing two juried shows a year we have had very few zines submitted. That’s a shame because zines are an important member of the book arts field and I’d love to see more of them in future shows. Got that zinesters? Get thinking about EcoEditions!

Learn more about this mindful zine here.