Artists / Teachers Bio's...

Mita Saldana is a bookbinder, boxmaker, silversmith and the owner of ATG. Her BA is from Columbia College in Chicago, where she was an avid student in their Book and Paper Department. Both her books and jewellery have been extensively exhibited in Illinois galleries. Mita has been a guest instructor at numerous stores, schools and studios in New Mexico including Santa Fe Community College and The Harwood Art Center. She is a member of the Guild of Book Workers, Chicago Hand Bookbinders, Columbia College Center for Book and Paper Arts, and is a founding member of LIBROS: New Mexico Book Arts Guild.

Beverly Wilson is the co-owner with her daughter Paula of Fruit of The Trees Paper Products in Lincoln, New Mexico. As well as bookbinding, papermaking, box making, and creating decorative papers, she is currently working on monotype series for inclusion in mixed media artists books.