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Playing with Books: The Art of Upcycling, Deconstructing, and Reimagining the Book
In these pages, Jason Thompson has curated an extensive and artistic range of both achievable upcycled crafts made from books and book pages and an amazing gallery that contains thought-provoking and beautiful works that transform books into art.
The content encompasses a wide range of techniques and step-by-step projects that deconstruct and rebuild books and their parts i...more
The content encompasses a wide range of techniques and step-by-step projects that deconstruct and rebuild books and their parts i...more
Paperback, 152 pages
Published
April 1st 2010
by Quarry Books
(first published 2010)
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Sep 11, 2011
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If you're looking for examples of paper crafts and book art, there are other books that are more comprehensive, like Papercraft: Design and Art With Paper or Masters: Book Arts: Major Works by Leading Artists. But Playing with Books is fantastic for people who like to get their hands dirty. There are lots of tutorials on crafting books into other forms, and making fun and creative things with book pages.
Most of the projects are easy even for beginner paper crafters and lovers. How about folding...more
Most of the projects are easy even for beginner paper crafters and lovers. How about folding...more
This is a perfect book for book lovers! It is about creating art with books. You will not believe the beautiful things that can be created with a book. There are a few things that are way out of my abilities range, but the are wonderful to look at for inspiration. But, most of the projects can be created by anyone with a little time and determination. My favorite project is making a beautiful wreath from old book pages I am also inspired by the Book Bag that is created from decorative book pages...more
When I visited the Main Library yesterday, I shopped around and discovered this gem in the stacks: Playing With Books: The Art of Upcycling, Deconstructing, and Reimaging the Book by Jason Thompson.
Archivists and other book purists may cringe at the thought of tearing up books to make art, but I believe the artist is showing new ways to turn books that are damaged, discarded, or outdated (such as medical and science books), or otherwise unreadable into a new art form. It is an
interesting conce...more
Archivists and other book purists may cringe at the thought of tearing up books to make art, but I believe the artist is showing new ways to turn books that are damaged, discarded, or outdated (such as medical and science books), or otherwise unreadable into a new art form. It is an
interesting conce...more
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A great book that shows how to create different projects from old and discarded books. I will be trying some of these to see how they come out. I only wish some of the instructions for the more complicated projects had a little more to them. Also I thought some of the pictures could have been better, they used a shallow depth of field so only one small part of the picture is in focus and you can't see the details on the rest of the picture, so it's hard to see some of the finished projects clear...more
The semi-puritanical me is HORRIFIED at the idea of desecrating a book. I whimper when I see a book- any book- dropped, mangled, or mutilated. However, if a book MUST be altered from it's normal form, the ideas presented here are fairly good ones! The projects are doable if you have a bit more time and patience than I do, and the art gallery presented at the end is nothing less than amazing.
While the general idea of CUTTING UP A BOOK still horrifies me, even I have to admit I have a few old ones that I picked up at library sales etc that are completely falling apart at the seams anyway. And for those, this is absolutely perfect. There are so many gorgeous ideas in here that I can't wait to try out on my next day off.
I could never do everything in this book, as I'm nowhere near crafty enough. But the ideas are PHENOMENAL, and I can't resist daydreaming about getting some old destructible books and playing.
I'm also amused that I saw half the ideas for these on different Upcycling websites before I ever saw this book. Ah, internet.
I'm also amused that I saw half the ideas for these on different Upcycling websites before I ever saw this book. Ah, internet.
Incredibly stunning. I think in the future I'm going to be making:
Pocketbook - page 24
Holder - page 36
Flower branch - page 48
Kusudama - page 56
The mat - page 64
The circle mobile - page 72
The butterfly mobile - page 78
And I can't wait to get started. This book is fantastic for book lovers.
Pocketbook - page 24
Holder - page 36
Flower branch - page 48
Kusudama - page 56
The mat - page 64
The circle mobile - page 72
The butterfly mobile - page 78
And I can't wait to get started. This book is fantastic for book lovers.
the projects in here were very nice and pretty, i wasn't really blown away by anything until the last section which detailed some artists that work with books and paper. those projects were amazing! a good inspiring craft-type read.
I would like to try a couple of these projects - one being the business card holder the other the postcards. And I'd love to have some of the gallery pieces in the back of the book for my own house.
Some gorgeous art project ideas! I particularly want to try the Kusudama and the Book Mobile... most of the projects though are probably beyond my meager abilities!
Great ideas with clear instructions. Makes a gal start dreaming up all sorts of fun things she could do to rescue a book from the trash bin.
Part craft book and part coffee table book, the art work profiled in this book is amazing. Although, most of the project ideas are more advanced than what I can do, I was inspired.
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a wide range of very creative ideas for crafters with all levels of ability using your old books....don't miss this one!
Good for people with clever fingers (Cai!). I especially like the last section where they made landscapes out of books.Okay, I have some issues with the destruction of books; I recommend Readers;s Digest condensed books; they're useless otherwise. Worth looking at the pictures even if you will never do the projects.
Loved this book. Can't wait to try some of these projects. Much easier than other books like it.
I love paper & I find this book inspirational. I can not wait to take it in the studio with me. It is a verb book
The book has some wonderful projects. The directions are clear and the photos are inspiring.
The best of this type of "book art" or altered art I've seen. Practical art featured that anyone could do.
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A beautiful book. In the future, try project no. 18 on page 75/basket case.
So many wonderful ideas, so few hours in a lifetime.
Beautiful. Good gift ideas. And a good gift.
Tons of inspiration this amazing volume!
awesome! i definitely want to try some of these!
Pretty. But who can destroy a book.
There were some super cool ideas here!
Quite a few gorgeous ideas within!
Includes a good selection of practical applications such as making games and bags as well as some wonderfully creative decorations.
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