BOOKS

Hardcover Book - 416 pages

Dr. Kevin Peterson, co-founder of Sfumato, explores cocktails from the perspectives of an engineer, a perfumer, and a bar owner. Cocktail Theory - A Sensory Approach to Transcendent Drinks is a detailed look at the theory and philosophy behind the Detroit cocktail bar, Castalia, that operates as a Sfumato's brick and mortar by day, but by night transforms to serve scent-paired drinks.

Using data visualization and experimental results, Kevin makes a case for breaking cocktails into their individual sensory components, optimizing each aspect, then putting the pieces back together for an ideal drink. Cocktail Theory is approachable for home bartenders and professionals alike.

Flavor principles are accompanied by recipes that have graced Castalia’s menus, along with practical tips for executing elevated drinks at home. Cocktails are placed in the context of a larger experience, and supported by exercises to improve your palate, allowing you to transcend recipes and understand why certain drinks work, or not.

Castalia has been featured in the New York Times, Imbibe, Vinepair, and the Wall Street Journal, and Cocktail Theory is an in-depth look at what makes scented cocktails work.

(From Kevin) If a book about how to create scent-paired cocktails existed, I just would have read it, like I’ve read literally hundreds of other books about cocktails. If there was a single, concise source for integrating knowledge about the sensory system into creating optimal flavors, I would own it. But as I was working on creating peak experiences at Castalia, I kept bumping up against questions I couldn't find answers for. Or answers I had to search so meticulously for that it consumed me. So, just as I did when I was an engineer, I started designing experiments, sought out expertise, and analyzed a massive amount of data to build a conceptual model that describes the perfect drink.  And after almost 4 years, countless hours, and as much coffee as cocktails, I've captured that work in a book.

 

Handcrafted in Detroit, Michigan

*POST Instructor

 

 

Connor Miller is a creative technologist living in Detroit, Michigan. Previously, he worked with content creators and small business owners across America, helping them navigate non-traditional work, self management, and being a human being on the internet. He has led educational workshops at Discord, Patreon, Seattle Impact Hall, and beyond, and has summarized the most helpful bits in his small handbook for online creatives, Sustainable Loops.

 

Paperback Adult Coloring Book

The Beard Coloring Book is a luscious, facial-hair-filled collection of illustrations, infographics, and games. Suitable for beard connoisseurs of all stripes, this book will inspire you to grow your own or simply deepen your appreciation of mustaches, beards, sideburns, and other works of facial art. Each beard is a zen maze and contain activities that will draw you into a pure state of bliss. Page after page, beard after beard, you’ll find yourself coloring yourself into a fuzz-trance of love.

Drawings are one-sided, and the pages are perforated so you can easily color and display the beards of your dreams!

Illustrated by: Meggyn Pomerleau

 

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

TAURUS (Apr 20 - May 20)

Simple Ways to Refresh and Restore - According to the Stars

This tiny guide provides tips and ideas of fulfilling activities and rewarding self-care routines. Take some time for yourself and flip through this easily digestible introduction. No previous knowledge of astrology, or self-care is necessary to jump right in! 

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Paperback Book

Discover the glorious world of mushrooms, lichens, and micro fungi, as described by Peter McCoy, one of today’s foremost experts in the field. Covering the essential information and skills for identifying, cultivating, and celebrating the uniqueness of fungi, this book enables anyone to quickly and easily engage in the art and science of mycology—the study of fungi. Mycology offers vast opportunities to enhance our lives, support our communities, and heal the environment. This first-of-its-kind introductory text is accessible for anyone just getting started in mycology, as well as for those seeking a fresh perspective on this important science.

Learn general mycological facts, essential information and skills for identifying common mushroom types, foraging tips, delicious recipes, a growing guide, mycoremediation (using fungi to treat contaminated areas in our environment), mushroom-based crafts, and so much more!

With a foreword by Robert Rogers, author of The Fungal Pharmacy.

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Herbal Wisdom and Healing Lore for Those Who Menstruate
By Brittany Wood Nickerson
Illustrations by Chelsea Granger

Sacred and Mysterious includes dietary, herbal, and lifestyle information to help support and care for the body throughout each phase of menstruation. It includes information on nourishing and strengthening the body as well as advice for supporting symptoms of menstruation and pre-menstruation. Beautifully illustrated throughout.

63 pages.
5” x 7” book

Made in Conway, Massachusetts
* Woman Owned Business

Brittany Wood Nickerson started Thyme Herbal in 2008. Over the years it has grown and evolved to reflect her interests and passions and those of her community. As an herbalist, author and educator, her goal is to inspire and empower folks to take health and healing into their own hands and use herbal medicine, nutrition, and home remedies for preventative wellness and daily self-care. Chelsea Granger is the illustrator behind these creations. They began collaborating in 2012. They are dear friends and share a vision of making herbal medicine and folk art accessible. They absolutely love making these posters and books and hope that they bring joy to the lives of others!

Virgo August 22 - September 22 

Simple Ways to Refresh and Restore - According to the Stars

This tiny guide provides tips and ideas of fulfilling activities and rewarding self-care routines. Take some time for yourself and flip through this easily digestible introduction. No previous knowledge of astrology, or self-care is necessary to jump right in! 

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

PISCES (Feb 19 - Mar 20)

Simple Ways to Refresh and Restore - According to the Stars

This tiny guide provides tips and ideas of fulfilling activities and rewarding self-care routines. Take some time for yourself and flip through this easily digestible introduction. No previous knowledge of astrology, or self-care is necessary to jump right in! 

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 - Jan 19)

Simple Ways to Refresh and Restore - According to the Stars

This tiny guide provides tips and ideas of fulfilling activities and rewarding self-care routines. Take some time for yourself and flip through this easily digestible introduction. No previous knowledge of astrology, or self-care is necessary to jump right in! 

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

A little booklet about how to be in tune with our plants and ourselves, and how to deepen that connection. 8 pages of hand drawn lettering and illustration, written and designed with love by Kristen. Printed on a nice cardstock weight paper.

Size: 4.25 x 5.25"

Designed & Crafted in Ypsilanti, Michigan
* Woman Owned Business

Featuring hand drawn illustrations and original hand lettering, Worthwhile Paper goods are made with honest intentions to bring good energy and beauty into the world. In every design you will find some combination of simple shapes, bold patterns, gentle symbolism, inspiration from nature, and loving sentiments.

LEO (July 23 - Aug 22)

Simple Ways to Refresh and Restore - According to the Stars

This tiny guide provides tips and ideas of fulfilling activities and rewarding self-care routines. Take some time for yourself and flip through this easily digestible introduction. No previous knowledge of astrology, or self-care is necessary to jump right in! 

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20)

Simple Ways to Refresh and Restore - According to the Stars

This tiny guide provides tips and ideas of fulfilling activities and rewarding self-care routines. Take some time for yourself and flip through this easily digestible introduction. No previous knowledge of astrology, or self-care is necessary to jump right in! 

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Dive into this beautiful coloring book and immerse yourself in tarot's major and minor arcana and the other mystical and magical symbols that make this form of divination and fortune-telling so powerful.

With black and white illustrations from Amy Zerner and Monte Farber's award-winning tarot deck by the same name, Enchanted Tarot Coloring Book offers adults a form of relaxation and stress-relief that celebrates the power and beauty of tarot decks. A great gift for tarot enthusiasts of all stripes, and a great accompaniment to the Enchanted Tarot deck as well.

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Next-Level Ally: How to Support Your Queer and Transgender Friends

If you've ever felt like you're not doing enough to support the queer and trans communities, this zine is a great way to learn how to do more.

Be a supportive advocate and speak up even when it's hard. Learn how not to overstep and how to de-gender your day-to-day language.

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

33 Cheeses is a cheese journal that provides an easy way to quickly record cheese tasting notes in a small, convenient notebook format. It’s perfect for cheese novices and pros alike. The flavor wheel in 33 Cheeses can be used to quickly recall a cheese’s unique flavor long after consumption. For low values of the flavor, fill in dots near the wheel’s center. 

Dimensions: 3.5" x 5".

Made with 100% recycled papers sourced in the Northwest.

These notebooks make great gifts for any holiday, from Valentine's Day to Father's Day ... and beyond!

Designed + Handcrafted in Portland, Oregon

Dave Selden started 33 Books Co. as a side project to his side project. A weekend homebrewer and beer blogger, he developed a unique pocket beer-tasting notebook in 2009 to help take notes on the beers he was writing about. After just a few years, the books became his full-time job. Today, 33 Books Co. produces more than a dozen flavors of pocket tasting notebooks and other tasting tools in Portland, Oregon.

33 Pieces of Chocolate is a chocolate journal that provides an easy way to record tasting notes in a small, convenient notebook format. A teeny, tiny amount of drinking chocolate is added to the ink in each new edition, which is cryptically noted on the back. 

Dimensions: 3.5" x 5".

Made with 100% recycled papers sourced in the Northwest.

These notebooks make great gifts for any holiday, from Valentine's Day to Father's Day ... and beyond!

Designed + Handcrafted in Portland, Oregon

Dave Selden started 33 Books Co. as a side project to his side project. A weekend homebrewer and beer blogger, he developed a unique pocket beer-tasting notebook in 2009 to help take notes on the beers he was writing about. After just a few years, the books became his full-time job. Today, 33 Books Co. produces more than a dozen flavors of pocket tasting notebooks and other tasting tools in Portland, Oregon.

Die-cut bookmarks to make reading even more fun! The must have accessory for any bookworm. Our die cut bookmarks are the perfect "treat yourself" add-on or make the perfect addition to a book lover's gift!

Professionally printed full color on 400gsm silk stock

Approx. 6.8" tall

Double-sided 

Made in Orlando, Florida
* Woman Owned Business

Bloomwolf Studio is a Latina owned & operated illustration and design studio based in Orlando, Florida. Bloomwolf Studio’s mission is to spread joy and promote social change through our products, and to create the cutest stationery and art that will help you connect with loved ones, commemorate special moments, and feel celebrated. Betsy Garcia believes in using art as a form of self expression and as a way to raise awareness for social change. 

Organizations they have donated to include: the Equal Justice Initiative, Planned Parenthood, Color of Change, the LGBTQ+ Freedom Fund, the National Bail Out, Black Lives Matter, ACLU.

Sprouts: Live Well With Living Foods

by: Ian Giesbrecht
 
Got a grumbly gut? A healthy distrust for modern large-scale agriculture? Or just want to have nourishing food on hand, year-round, without the mess and fuss of an outdoor garden? Sprouts is the book for you! Farmer and food activist Ian Giesbrecht offers an accessible, holistic, and unique guide to incorporating sprouted foods into your lifestyle. In the modern age, many of us crave a healthier, simpler diet and a closer connection to our food sources, and sprouting can help bridge those divides. A straightforward and easy-to-understand theory of sprouting is accompanied by practical instructions, illustrations, charts, and recipes, covering many types of seeds and styles of sprouting. Simple yet thorough, this book contains enough information and inspiration to get anyone sprouting. 

 

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

33 Scoops is a pocket ice cream tasting journal that provides a fun way to record your dairy discoveries in a delightfully diminutive notebook format. Take your tasting notes, using the checkboxes to note delivery method (cone, dish, float, milkshake, sandwich, etc.). Use the texture meter to memorialize the cream's consistency from dense to light. 

Dimensions: 3.5" x 5".

Made with 100% recycled papers sourced in the Northwest.

These notebooks make great gifts for any holiday, from Valentine's Day to Father's Day ... and beyond!

Designed + Handcrafted in Portland, Oregon

Dave Selden started 33 Books Co. as a side project to his side project. A weekend homebrewer and beer blogger, he developed a unique pocket beer-tasting notebook in 2009 to help take notes on the beers he was writing about. After just a few years, the books became his full-time job. Today, 33 Books Co. produces more than a dozen flavors of pocket tasting notebooks and other tasting tools in Portland, Oregon.

CANCER (June 21 - July 22)

Simple Ways to Refresh and Restore - According to the Stars

This tiny guide provides tips and ideas of fulfilling activities and rewarding self-care routines. Take some time for yourself and flip through this easily digestible introduction. No previous knowledge of astrology, or self-care is necessary to jump right in! 

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

ARIES (Mar 21 - Apr 19)

Simple Ways to Refresh and Restore - According to the Stars

This tiny guide provides tips and ideas of fulfilling activities and rewarding self-care routines. Take some time for yourself and flip through this easily digestible introduction. No previous knowledge of astrology, or self-care is necessary to jump right in! 

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Spring Cleaning: An Herbal Guide to Sustainable and Healthful Seasonal Detoxing
By Brittany Wood Nickerson
Illustrations by Chelsea Granger

This booklet outlines a safe and effective 5-7 day gentle, nourishing cleanse to help the body transition healthfully into the Spring and Summer months. During the cleanse you eat kitchari (a traditional Ayurvedic food of mung beans and basmati rice) and drink teas that help aid digestion and assimilation as well as help the body to process and remove toxins.

20 pages.
4.25" x 11" booklet

Made in Conway, Massachusetts
* Woman Owned Business

Brittany Wood Nickerson started Thyme Herbal in 2008. Over the years it has grown and evolved to reflect her interests and passions and those of her community. As an herbalist, author and educator, her goal is to inspire and empower folks to take health and healing into their own hands and use herbal medicine, nutrition, and home remedies for preventative wellness and daily self-care. Chelsea Granger is the illustrator behind these creations. They began collaborating in 2012. They are dear friends and share a vision of making herbal medicine and folk art accessible. They absolutely love making these posters and books and hope that they bring joy to the lives of others!

400+ pages

Hardcover

Acting as both a guide for inspiration as well as an instruction manual, this book is perfect for people of all ages and abilities looking to either learn a new skill or hone an old one. Each chapter is inspired with the work of a contemporary artist, one big project, and five related project ideas. With an overview of each medium, design notes, and a reference for all the tools and techniques illustrated, this book brings together information from a broad range of both media and technique for the ideal how-to guide.

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Delicious holiday recipes for anyone with food allergies and special diets.

Are you on an anti-inflammatory diet and dreaming all day long about cookies, ice cream, and cake? Did your doctor hit you with fodmaps restrictions? Did you commit 100% to doing a whole 30 and then realize the holidays are coming up? Is your cousin vegan *and* gluten-free and you have no idea what to make for turkey day? Are you supposed to eat a certain way but all you can think about are cookies? Don't worry about it, dr. Faith has recipes for you all!

written + illustrated pamphlet or "zine"

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Handwritten + illustrated pamphlet or "zine"

Born from the book that went viral If Animals Could Talk Carla Butwin and Josh Cassidy created a special edition coloring book to help make quarantine suck a little less. Combining dark humor and intentionally child-like illustrations they dive deep into the unfiltered minds of your favorite animals during this time. In the immortal words of the llama "Everything's f*cked."

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Miracle Collection: Five Ways To Remember Your Power

Use this zine to recall perfectly timed circumstances moments when the universe answered your silent requests and times when you were completely aware of the link between the material and the emotional.

Introspect and then distill those recollections into compact sentences.

Then refer to this guide as a reminder of just how much power you have over yourself and the world around you. 

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Die-cut bookmarks to make reading even more fun! The must have accessory for any bookworm! Our die cut bookmarks are the perfect "treat yourself" add-on or make the perfect addition to a book lover's gift!

Professionally printed full color on 400gsm silk stock

Approx. 6.8" tall

Double-sided 

Made in Orlando, Florida
* Woman Owned Business

Bloomwolf Studio is a Latina owned & operated illustration and design studio based in Orlando, Florida. Bloomwolf Studio’s mission is to spread joy and promote social change through our products, and to create the cutest stationery and art that will help you connect with loved ones, commemorate special moments, and feel celebrated. Betsy Garcia believes in using art as a form of self expression and as a way to raise awareness for social change. 

Organizations they have donated to include: the Equal Justice Initiative, Planned Parenthood, Color of Change, the LGBTQ+ Freedom Fund, the National Bail Out, Black Lives Matter, ACLU.

100% Genuine Leather Bookmark

The ideal gift for all your stoner friends! Genuine natural leather with foil embossed design. 'Living the high life' embossed on the reverse in black foil.

Measures 7 3/4 inches (20cm) tall

Handcrafted in Scotland, U.K.
*Woman Owned Business

BRITISH MADE IN A RAINBOW OF COLOUR - Ark Colour Design was founded in 2015 by Jane Richards and Amy Lindsay. As buyers for our own shop in Cambridge, we have over a decades worth of experience in the gift trade. Drawing from our backgrounds in fashion and fine art, we set about creating products which are fun and affordable, but also well made. All our products are made by a small family run manufacturer in Scotland. The leather is processed in their on-site tannery and then cut and foil embossed to our designs. Because every piece is hand finished with embossing, each one is unique to the next.

Tarot: The Marseille Arcana Reproduction Pack

The tarot cards in this pack are adapted from a Tarot of Marseille deck by Nicholas Conver that dates to 1760. The Major and Minor Arcana cards are accompanied by a booklet, which gives a history of tarot, information on each card, and a step-by-step guide to get started with a tarot reading. 

Dimensions: 4.8″ x 2.8″ x 1.3″ (12.2 x 7.1 x 3.3 cm)

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Arms akimbo is not a thing I made up, it just what it's called when you put your hands on your hips. I stand with arms akimbo a lot, because I am business, but usually with shirt. This zine is highly recommended by children and is entirely screen printed -- so many split fountains and halftones, all the tricks!

Small 4" x 5.25" zine
Open edition on French paper

Made in Detroit, Michigan
* Woman Owned Business
* POST Instructor

Melissa Dettloff is a Detroit illustrator who has been screen printing since 2001. She prints posters, cards, fabric, zines, and more for her label Hooray Forever. Almost everything she makes has a dog on it. 

For anyone with a drawer full of stickers because they don't know what to do with them, this sticker collector book is the perfect solution! Stickers can be stored within this book and reused at a later time, or just keep them in the book to admire your collection. Makes a great gift for sticker collectors, stationary lovers, and more!

A nostalgic throwback for the 80's and 90's kids!

• 50 sheets of double-sided, silicone coated release paper  
• Measures approximately 4" wide x 6" tall
• Each sheet can be used front and back
• Sticker Scrapbook capable of holding upwards of 200+ stickers

Designed + Made in Lansing, Michigan

* Woman Owned Business

What's a Sadsquatch? The Sadsquatch is an illusive creature here to remind us that being sad is not a lone quality. You can be sad and cute, sad and silly, sad and creepy - heck, be an intersection of all those things and more if it calls to you! The illustrations, designs, thoughts and ideas found within the sadsquatch site reflect these qualities and more! You may find subject matter related to mental health, pop culture, human rights, nature, kindness, or just general cute and silliness appreciation.

 

The Fine Art of Paper Flowers: A Guide to Making Beautiful and Lifelike Botanicals

Hardcover 264 pages

An inspiring, practical and gorgeous guide to crafting the most realistic and artful paper flowers for arrangements, art, décor, wearables and more, from San Francisco botanical artist Tiffanie Turner. 

The Fine Art of Paper Flowers is an elevated art and craft guide that features complete step-by-step instructions for over 30 of Tiffanie Turner’s widely admired, unique, lifelike paper flowers and their foliage, from bougainvillea to English roses to zinnias. In the book, Turner also guides readers through making her signature giant paper peony, shares all of her secrets for special paper treatments, candy-striping, playing with color and creating botanical imperfections, and shows how to turn paper flowers into gorgeous garlands, headdresses, bouquets and more. These stunning creations can be made from simple and inexpensive materials and the book's detailed tutorials and beautiful photography make it easy to achieve dramatic and lifelike results.

A book by artist Hannah Burr

An artist's book about the elements of the periodic table and our inseparability from everything. This book is full of practical and accessible knowledge, shared clearly, playfully and simply. You will find out where exactly each element can be found in your body, the objects around you, and in the vast processes of space. There is an excellent index, over 100 color sketches, and over 200 individual artworks by Hannah Burr accompanying this carefully researched art and reference book wonderful for all ages including middle to high-schoolers, mystics, designers, art enthusiasts, and color savorers.

428 pages
Sewn, softcover binding
8.5 x 6.5 x 1.6"
Uncoated cream colored, 120 GSM paper, offset print.

 

Contemporary artist Hannah Burr lives in Ann Arbor Michigan. She is an exhibiting contemporary artist and the author of four books about direct connection to inspiration and new ways of seeing and being in the world. Hannah is a graduate of Brown University in Fine Art and Religious Studies

Hannah’s artwork has been on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Currier Museum New Hampshire, the Drawing Center New York, and both the Danforth and Rose Art Museums in greater Boston, MA. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally through Artlink@Sotheby's. She has received grants from the Berkshire Taconic Foundation and the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and is a former MacDowell Colony Resident. Hannah has been represented by Judy Goldman Fine Art Gallery, Boston MA, Barbara Singer Fine Art Cambridge MA, and Judith Leighton Gallery, Bluehill ME.       

A book by artist Hannah Burr

Prized by artist's, designers, philosophers, kids, teens, seekers, finders, secularists and color savorers, this sister-companion to Burr's first book shares its 'open me' allure and instant *get* qualities. 

Help me shares the same concept as Contemporary Prayers to * [whatever works], Burr's first book, while introducing a new visual language made from bits of detritus in her studio, a focus on creative boldness, and broadens the fan base of the first book considerably. 

Cover design by Leila Simon Hayes, Creative Director of ICA Boston.

ISBN: 978-0-9889166-1-66.5 x 5.5”
128 PAGES

 

Contemporary artist Hannah Burr lives in Ann Arbor Michigan. She is an exhibiting contemporary artist and the author of four books about direct connection to inspiration and new ways of seeing and being in the world. Hannah is a graduate of Brown University in Fine Art and Religious Studies

Hannah’s artwork has been on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Currier Museum New Hampshire, the Drawing Center New York, and both the Danforth and Rose Art Museums in greater Boston, MA. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally through Artlink@Sotheby's. She has received grants from the Berkshire Taconic Foundation and the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and is a former MacDowell Colony Resident. Hannah has been represented by Judy Goldman Fine Art Gallery, Boston MA, Barbara Singer Fine Art Cambridge MA, and Judith Leighton Gallery, Bluehill ME.       

If you’ve ever ripped a pair of jeans, had a moth eat your sweater or are just trying to learn a new skill, this zine is for you! A complete guide on mending materials and techniques, you'll be repairing your clothing in style in no time with this guide! 

Handmade in Somerville, Massachusetts
*Woman Owned Business

Every artist has tools of their trade— knitters have needles and yarn, painters have brushes and easels, stitchers have needles, thread, and fabric — and every artist will tell you the tools of their trade can be expensive, especially when you're just starting out. When you’re looking for a set of supplies to explore a new medium, figuring out what you actually need can be overwhelming and cost-prohibitive. Make & Mend was born out of a desire to change that narrative. Established in 2017 by Somerville artist Emily Tirella, Make & Mend is working to remove the financial barriers to creation by offering gently used art supplies at an accessible rate for seasoned artists and first-timers alike. Like any great work of art, our shop has moved through many forms. Make & Mend was once a brick and mortar space but in March 2020 we said good-bye to our tiny shop and we have now moved to a fully digital platform serving the makers of the Boston artist community and beyond!

Zine, published by Microcosm Bugs (insects and other animals without spines) outnumber us 200 million to one. It should be no surprise then that they have found their way into every strand of human culture. They have helped further scientific research, been our living jewelry, and fought in our wars. Without them, humanity would not survive and it appears that because of them, humans have created some amazing and beautiful things. This zine showcases the many bugs throughout history that have contributed to our cultures and everyday lives.

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Full color illustrated double sided leather bookmark.

Measures 7 3/4 inches (20cm) tall

Handcrafted in Scotland, U.K.
*Woman Owned Business

BRITISH MADE IN A RAINBOW OF COLOUR - Ark Colour Design was founded in 2015 by Jane Richards and Amy Lindsay. As buyers for our own shop in Cambridge, we have over a decades worth of experience in the gift trade. Drawing from our backgrounds in fashion and fine art, we set about creating products which are fun and affordable, but also well made. All our products are made by a small family run manufacturer in Scotland. The leather is processed in their on-site tannery and then cut and foil embossed to our designs. Because every piece is hand finished with embossing, each one is unique to the next.

 

Clearline Zine is a Detroit based environmental and sustainable textile zine. Clearline shares voices directly from the artists we highlight in order to hear different perspectives surrounding issues our environment faces. Each issue focuses on micro themes, but always in relation to the overarching themes of textiles and sustainability. We donate a portion of profits from each issue to an organization whose mission correlates with the current theme. We believe there is a clear line between what is right and wrong in the textile industry. There is a clear line line between how we should treat and should not treat our environment. There is a clear line between saying something, and watching these issues continue.