The publication is the culmination of Rebecca La Marre’s 2023–24 residency at Western Front, in which the artist expanded research through Craft Parlour, a six-part workshop series that brought together ten interdisciplinary artists—Rosamunde Bordo, Amelia Butcher, Xinwei Che, Hannah Crosson, Sun Forest, Amy Gogarty, Chloë p.f. Lalonde, Christian Newby, Emiliano Sepulveda, and Julia Wong. Selected through an open call, the group met monthly from October to April to explore craft, contemporary art, and art writing, with a focus on writing as a tactile, material practice. The sessions combined shared research and hands-on exercises, and were enriched by guest contributors Rob Froese, Danny Kostyshin, Sharon Kivland, and A Jamali Rad.

Designed by Manon Fraser and co-published by Western Front and Peripheral Review, the accompanying publication features original contributions by La Marre and the workshop participants, offering further insight into the ideas and processes that shaped the project.