Book sculptures

Although we love reading and know that books are for treasuring, there are also some amazing things you can create with those vintage tomes to be found in every thrift store across the land. Here’s some of our favourite ideas! |

the butterfly farmer: in search of the rare blue butterfly my final altered book

I have an Ocean Racing & Offshore Yachts book that someone gave me and had an idea to recreate a similar book sculpture I created a few years ago. I hand colored that other book sculpture with watercolors and later wished I had let it remain the natural whites of the pages. I created this piece with sculptures cut and folded from the pages in this book. Wow! It really is fun when I get going and good use for old books and old plastic drinking straws so they don't end up in the ocean! I am…

A special exhibition celebrating books as the basic medium for works of art. The exhibition will coincide with the Newburyport Literary Festival. The NAA will serve as one of several venues for readings Saturday, April 29.

Designer Maker Storyteller

Hello I am Betty. Welcome to my little corner of the internet. If you are here for some highbrow talk about art then quietly close this tab and walk away. If you have arrived here to journey into a miniature world of magic realism then do come in. Maybe bring a cup of tea or,

If you haven’t seen Nino Orlandi’s carved wooden book sculptures, do yourself a favor and take a moment to appreciate the amazing craftsmanship that goes into these. The level of detail…

As paper lovers and design enthusiasts, books have always held a special place in our hearts, as they combine so many aspects of our passion, but books as art objects, or, art made from books, are a new intriguing avenue we’re excited to explore. The world of extraordinary artworks from artists and creatives around the globe, using the physical book as raw material or starting point for their creative work is astounding. As the modern world grows more digital by […]

Do you remember the Edinburgh book sculptor? We reported on this mysterious artist last year, when she began leaving intricate book sculptures in literary spots around Edinburgh. Over a year later, we still know virtually nothing about the artist, except that she is a "she" and that she loves books. After hiding ten sculptures around Scotland's capitol city, the artist disappeared again, protecting her anonymous status.