This week's episode features a conversation with the bookbinder and book artist Mel Antuna Hewitt, who goes by Mel the Maker.

Mel came in to talk about her own work with the printed page and the act of creating something unique in a medium that's usually about reproducibility.

She also prompts some reflection on what makes a book a book, which is a thought she'll continue in her forthcoming exhibition, titled "Communications." That opens on October 3, 2025 at the Terrain Gallery.

Thanks to our episode sponsor, the ⁠Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture⁠. The MAC is currently showing the nationally touring exhibition Preston Singletary: Raven & The Box of Daylight.

Preston and his exhibition curator Miranda Belarde-Lewis will be the guests on next week's episode of ALAYT.