Lorraine Douglas has worked as a special education teacher and librarian, teacher of the book arts and calligraphy in Canada and the US for more than 30 years. She has taught at the Winnipeg Art Gallery and VISA. She has studied book arts with major international teachers and her book works have been selected for Letter Arts Review Annuals and are held in the Berlin Calligraphy Archive. She is co-owner of Cecelia Press in Victoria.