Jocelyn Bergen has been making limited-edition book art for many years, enjoying the narrative potential of folded paper structures, and small books that can fit in your pocket, so you can share them with other people. With BAs in English and Fine Art from UC Berkeley, Jocelyn studied printmaking, painting, and graphic arts processes, and then has worked as a graphic designer and production artist, digital typographer, and interaction designer, all of which have informed her often digitally produced yet fully hand-made multiples. Ever fascinated by narrative structures and book forms, various Bay Area book arts classes led her to work with the Pacific Center for the Book Arts, and then the San Francisco Center for the Book. At SFCB she participated as a board member, and taught workshops. Since relocating to the Hudson Valley, Jocelyn teaches book art, decorated paper, paper sculpture, and printing classes at the Neighborhood Print Studio in Kingson, NY . zephyrinepress.com

Lynne Buschman is a New Jersey-based artist who has synthesized her sculpture and book making passion into sculptural book/objects wherein she combines letterpress, pochoir, colored pencil, oil pastels, and ephemera. Her books can be experienced visually as objects in themselves or physically in personal and intimate ways. She worked as an illustrator for 20+ years in New York City, and is currently an Adjunct Professor at Montclair State University, after teaching figure and perceptual drawing, book making, color theory, and time based art for 25 years at Parsons, and teaching drawing and digital imaging, and printmaking at the Art School at Old Church in Demerest, NJ. Lynne also has a letterpress and hand made book company with her daughter, theProspectPress.com, and has a 30+ year Iyengar yoga practice and studies the dharma. lynnebuschman.net

Sophia Kramer is a New York–based book and paper conservator whose practice bridges fine art training and material preservation. She received a BFA in Printmaking from Pratt Institute and an MA in Book Conservation from Camberwell College of Art and Design in London. For over three decades, she has specialized in the conservation and restoration of 14th–20th century books and works on paper. She has led and contributed to major grant-funded conservation projects at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Watson Library, treating historically significant collections ranging from early architectural treatises and herbals to illustrated books and textile pattern volumes. Her professional experience also includes work with the Whitney Museum of American Art, Cornell University Library, and Shepherds Bookbinders in London. In addition to her bookbinding and conservation practice, she teaches workshops and courses on book repair and binding at institutions including the Center for Book Arts and Yale University Library. She is a member of the Guild of Bookworkers and The Center for Book Arts. whiteirisbooks.com

A graduate of SUNY New Paltz, Denise Giardullo has exhibited widely since 1981. Working in many different mediums, she trained first as a painter and a collage artist. She now considers herself primarily an improvisational quilter, but continues to make collages, encaustic works, assemblages, watercolor paintings, and soft figurative sculptures. Exhibiting extensively, Denise belongs to many arts organizations and has won many blue ribbons for her quilts. In 2019 she was inducted into the Catskill Mountain Quilters Hall of Fame. Living and working in the Hudson Valley, her work has been shown in many local galleries. Her quilts, Early Spring Rain and Random Order were juried into traveling SAQA NY NJ shows and were included in publications. She has also had quilts juried into a national quilt show, traveling to many venues in the U.S., and included in the publication Fly Me to The Moon, an art quilt journey, published by Schiffer Publishing in 2017. Denise has curated Quilts as an Art Form, at the ASK Gallery in Kingston, NY , and has curated figurative sculpture shows at four Wiltwyck Quilt Shows in Kingston, NY . Denise is also a member of the Olive Library's exhibition committee. denisegiardullo.com

Diane Jones Godfrey is an artist living near Kingston, NY . She grew up on a farm in the Finger Lakes, Upstate NY which greatly influenced her art making. She continues to be drawn to painting the earth, animals, nature. Diane earned degrees in Fine Arts and Art Education. Her teaching career ranged from teaching woodworking at a day treatment program to owning a daycare and preschool, later returning to public schools as an Art Educator. Diane spent many years in the Onteora School District before retirement. She painted stage sets for 25 years for local theater. Between being a parent and teaching, Diane's free time to paint often ended up working on large mural projects or scenery. As an artist, she participates in shows at many local galleries. Today, she is painting smaller and is exploring a variety of techniques and mediums. dianejonesgodfrey.com

Sheryl Levine is a printmaker, mixed media and fiber artist. Originally trained as a figurative sculptor, her work transitioned from representational 3-dimensional sculpture to experimental mixed media art. Sheryl's art journey was profoundly influenced by her experience as a High School Art Teacher. Teaching a variety of courses and mediums for almost 20 years, this experience introduced Sheryl to the many mediums which are now represented in her mixed media work. Sheryl resides and has studios in both Beacon, NY and Stuart, FL. sheryllevineart.com

As a textile artist, LM B. Noudéhou hand stitches 2D artwork for the wall and to illustrate bilingual picture books for children. Her geometric landscape, Idlewild, was juried into the exhibition, byCONTRAST: Apparent Contradictions. While her first language is English, she speaks Spanish and French fluently, and enjoys learning the basics of any language. Under the name Lisa Maria Burgess, her SnowPal Soccer / Les Copains de Neige Jouent au Foot is published by Catalyst Press (2026). Lisa Maria lives in New York, but has lived around the world. She holds a doctorate in English from the University of Pennsylvania. lisamariaburgess.com

Linda L. Schultz currently lives in Woodstock, NY . She earned her undergraduate degree and Master's in Art Education at SUNY New Paltz, and taught grades K through 6th in the Onteora School District. Linda also earned a teaching certificate from the Expressive Arts Institute at Salve Regina University and a Certificate of Completion of Chinese Brush Painting from the Art Farm Gallery in Lexington, Virginia. Linda's love for the arts began by painting realistic watercolors. Eventually she moved on to Chinese Brush Painting and studied with several masters for over 25 years. After retiring, Linda decided to move more towards the abstract style, taking workshops at the Woodstock School of Art. Linda finds that abstraction (in watercolor, oil, and collage) allows for many different interpretations by the viewer, giving her great satisfaction. Linda has had solo shows at the Orange County Community College and the Mid-Hudson Valley Credit Union. She has also shown her work at Lev Shalom, Woodstock Artists Association, Art Society of Kingston, Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, Woodstock School of Art, Emerge Gallery, and the Olive Free Library. lindaschultzfineart.com

Ruby Silvious is an internationally recognized artist known for transforming everyday materials into intricate works of art. She gained acclaim for her 363 Days of Tea project, creating miniature paintings on used tea bags over 363 consecutive days. She is the author of 363 Days of Tea (2016) and Reclaimed Canvas (2019), and has also used materials like eggshells, leaves, wine corks, and receipts as canvases. Her work has been featured in major outlets including CNN Travel, Vogue Italia, and The Guardian, and is exhibited internationally in public and private collections. Educated in the U.S. and Asia, she lives in New York's Hudson Valley. rubysilvious.com