Shereen LaPlantz is a designer who specializes in artists' books. She has exhibited throughout the US, Canada, Great Britain, Europe, and Africa. She also teaches workshops extensively throughout the US and Canada. Currently she is teaching long-term workshops which meet twice a year at her bindery, and continue by correspondence throughout the year. She has written numerous articles and several books. She first learned bookbinding in the mid-1960s then soon expanded her interests into fibers and basketry. Shereen lives in the northern California redwoods on the edge of the Pacific Ocean with her husband.