Filling the void

This collection supports and promotes awareness to the important mission and framework of the Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here Coalition's focus on the lasting power of the written word and the arts in support of the free expression of ideas, the preservation of shared cultural spaces, and the importance of responding to attacks, both overt and subtle, on artists, writers, and academics working under oppressive regimes or in zones of conflict, despite the destruction of that literary/cultural content. "Diane Bond has been making handmade books and papers for over 20 years. She is a Roycroft Renaissance Master Artisan in book arts and a New York State certified art teacher for grades K-12. As a master artisan, she strives to uphold the ideals of quality craftsmanship, working in the spirit of head, heart and hand; concepts true to the spirit of the Roycrofters. Her collective experiences from working as a graphic designer, apprentice bookbinder and art educator along with training with several well known book artists have given her the skills and abilities to create finely crafted functional books, as well as one-of-a-kind and small-edition bookworks"--Artist's personal website.