Josie Iselin is the author of Abrams' Beach Stones, Leaves & Pods, Seashells, and Heart Stones, as well as Beach: A Book of Treasure. An artist who uses a flatbed scanner to create sculptural two-dimensional designs with three-dimensional objects, Iselin is especially drawn to the ocean shore. Before becoming a bookmaker, she was a photographer and installation artist exhibiting throughout the Bay Area and teaching at the California College of Arts and Crafts (CCA). She lives in San Francisco.