Cindy Pagan is a bookseller, artist, and the creative mind behind Spelled Ink, an independent bookstore where stories and imagination are constantly reworked into new forms. Her work blends a deep love of literature with hands-on artistic expression, transforming books into tactile, visual experiences that invite people to see reading in an entirely new way.

Alongside curating a vibrant, community-centered bookstore, Cindy is known for her altered book art—carefully carving, shaping, and reimagining discarded or unused books into intricate sculptural pieces. Her work often draws inspiration from nature, memory, and narrative mood, turning familiar texts into layered works of visual storytelling.

She regularly leads creative workshops that encourage participants to explore book arts as both a meditative and expressive practice. Her teaching style is approachable and exploratory, welcoming both beginners and experienced makers to experiment, play, and discover their own artistic voice through paper, text, and form.

Whether designing immersive in-store experiences or guiding students through their first book art creation, Cindy’s work centers on one idea: that books are not just meant to be read—they’re meant to be experienced, reshaped, and reimagined.