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Publications

BOOKS
Suffragists Speak: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Women's Right To Vote, author and designer, 2020
Calligraphy: How I Fell In, Out, and In Love Again, ​author and designer,2019

Art Lessons: Reflections From An Artist's Life , author and designer, 2013
Handmade Books For A Healthy Planet, author, illustrator, and designer, makingbooks.com, 2011
Hands-On History: Middle Ages, author, illustrator, and designer, Scholastic Professional Books, NY, 2002
Super Pop-Up Reports for American History, author and illustrator, Scholastic Professional Books, NY, 2000 
Multicultural Books to Make and Share, author and illustrator, Scholastic Professional Books, NY, 1994


ART CATALOGS
Words For Our Time, artist and designer, 2017
The Spirit Books, artist and designer, Introduction by Rosemary Noon, 2014
The Wondrous Nearer Drew: Inspired by the Poetry of Emily Dickinson, artist and designer, 2013

CONTRIBUTING ARTIST
Art Quarter: Volume 8, Cut, Slice & Dice—the best selection of paper artworks published by dpi magazine Taiwan
500 Handmade Books Volume 2, Julie Chen Juror, Asheville, NC, Lark Books, 2013
1,000 Artists' Books: Exploring the Book as Art, Rockport, MA, Quarry Books, 2012 
g: Design Culture Magazine, 04.2012, Korea
Lark Studio Series: Handmade Books, Asheville, NC, Lark Books, 2010 
Letter Arts Review 23:2: The Annual Juried Issue, Christopher Calderhead, editor, 2009 
500 Handmade Books: Inspiring Interpretations of a Timeless Form, Steve Miller Juror, New York, NY, Lark Books, 2008 
"Sampling: A Showcase of Book Arts," Fiberarts Magazine, Summer 2005
The Decorated Page: Journals, Scrapbooks & Albums Made Simply Beautiful, Gwen Diehn, New York, NY, Lark Books, 2002 
The Art & Craft of Handmade Books: New Ideas and Innovative Techniques, Shereen LaPlantz, New York, NY, Lark Books, 2001 
Making Memory Books by Hand: Memories to Keep and Share, Kristina Feliciano, Rockport Publishers, Gloucester, MA, 1999 
Handmade Books And Cards, Jean G. Kropper, Davis Publications, Worcester, MA, 1997 
Pages: Innovative Bookmaking Techniques, Linda Fry Kenzle, Krause Publications, Iola, WI, 1997 
Cover To Cover: Creative Techniques For Making Beautiful Books, Journals & Albums, Shereen LaPlantz, Lark Books, Asheville, NC, 1995 
The Artful Letter: 1992 Calligrapher's Engagement Calendar, New York, Universe, 1992 
The Artful Letter: 1991 Calligrapher's Engagement Calendar, New York, Universe, 1991 
Calligraphy for Celebrating Your Newborn, Margaret Shepherd, New York, Perigee Books, 1990 


ARTICLES AS WRITER​
“The Power of Words”, Greensboro, NC, Bound and Lettered, Volume 14, Number 3, 2017, author
“Opening the Toolbox”, Greensboro, NC, Letter Arts Review, Volume 31, Number 3, 2017, author
"What It Means To Be an Artist, " Newburyport Daily News, January 21, 201

“The Spirit Books," Bound and Lettered, Volume XII, Number 1, 2014, author 
"Reflections from the Newburyport Lantern Festival," Newburyport Daily News, August 21, 2014
"Lasting Impressions of Sculpture in the Park," Newburyport Daily News, September 19, 2013
"Community Bookmaking Then & Now," Bound & Lettered, Volume 10, Number 1, 2012
"Make the Book, Fill the Book, Vary the Book, Read A Book," Letter Arts Review, Volume 25, Number 3, 2011 
"Bookmaking with Recycled Materials: A Journey," Bound & Lettered, Volume 7, Number 3, 2009 
"The Reading Room: An Exhibition of Artists' Books," Bound & Lettered, Volume 6, Number 2, 2007 
"Patience Is All: The Spirit Book Series," Bound & Lettered, Volume 4, Number 1, 2004 
"Stick and Elastic Band Book," Nonformal Education Manual, Peace Corps, 2004 
"Seasons Accordion Book," Bound & Lettered, Volume 3, Number 4, 2004 
"Making an Illuminated Nameplate & a Girdle Book," Bound & Lettered, Volume 2, Number 3, 2002 
"Book trends- a transition from calligraphy to books," Edmonton Callligraphic Society Newsletter, issue 61, Summer 2002 
"Slat Books from Ancient China," Dog Eared magazine, Issue 8: Ancient Books, 2002 
"Who Am I? Book," Alike and Different: An Activity and Resource Guide, Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee, 2001 
"Making Books with Susan Gaylord," Currents in Literacy, Hood Children's Literacy Project of Lesley College, Fall 1998, Vol. 1, No. 2; Spring 1999, Vol. 2, No.1; Fall 1999, Vol.2, No.2; Spring 2000, Vol. 3, No. 1 
"A Mandala for World Peace," Faces, Cobblestone Publishing Company, October 1999
"Masaai Beadwork," Faces, Cobblestone Publishing Company, January 1999 
"Twelve Days of Christmas Book," Somerset Studio, September/October 1999 
"Calendar Journey," The Bridge Review, UMass Lowell, 1998 
"Traditional Cambodian Books," Faces, Cobblestone Publishing Company, September 1998
"Festive Gift Books for Kids to Make and Give," Instructor, volume 107, number 4, 1997 
"Festivals of Light Accordion Book," Rhythm of the Home, Winter 2011 
"Garden Tag Fan Book," Rhythm of the Home, Summer 2011 
"PoeTree," Rhythm of the Home, Spring 2011 


ARTICLES ABOUT SUSAN
Christopher Calderhead, "Readings Taken From The Book of Nature", Letter Arts Review32:4, Fall 2018
Will Broaddus, "Books To Behold", Newburyport Magazine, Fall2 018
Sophie Cannon, "A Newburyport artist brings her otherworldly books to the Arnold Arboretum, Boston Globe, Arboretum," May 16, 2018

Michelle Xiarhos Curran, "In the Absence of Words: Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord's Spirit Books connect people and nature," Merrimack Valley Magazine, January, February 2018
Veronica Aldous, “Transcendence and Sensuality: The Spirit Books of Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord,” Urthona: Buddhism and the Arts, Issue 23, Summer 2006
Jennifer Lord, “Let the ‘Spirit’ move you,” MetroWest Daily News, 11.3.05
Jenny Doh, “Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord’s Spirit Books: The Patience of Growing Art,” Somerset Studio, 2005 

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​COLLABORATIVE BOOK PROJECTS
Sea Jewels, Wave Paintings, Sandra Kavanaugh, designer, 2020
Puggle In A Pouch, Ann McCrea, illustrated by N. Tanis, calligrapher & designer, 2017
The Story of a Pumpkin: A Traditional Tale from Bhutan, designer, New Hampshire Humanities Council, Concord, NH, 2012
South Common Haiku, Paul Marion, designer, Loom Press, Lowell, MA, 2012

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