Art from Books — Books to Art

 

Books are a many splendored thing. If I could, I’d decorate my home with framed book covers (perhaps I will convince my husband . . . ) Already my home is decorated with books of every type—soothing me each way I turn. Now, I see books being made into art and these creations remind me of Kintsugi, described this way “a Japanese method for repairing broken ceramics with a special lacquer mixed with gold, silver, or platinum. The philosophy behind the technique is to recognize the history of the object and to visibly incorporate the repair into the new piece instead of disguising it. The process usually results in something more beautiful than the original,” on Colossal.

This sculpture by Paige Bradley below is an extraordinary example . . .

though I am equally entranced by smaller pieces, like the one below Bradley’s, which comes from The Broken Bowl Project on Etsy

As Kintsugi takes broken pottery and mends it into something beautiful, so book art takes unwanted pages and creates extraordinary things. Had I an artistic bone in my body, I’d invent Book Kintsugi. Please, artists, take heed!) Meanwhile, before I find a way to create golden book treasures, I spend my love on these images from my book art Pinterest Page.

Edinburgh’s Secret Sculptor

Magical Altered Book

I love this temporary work of art. A sculpture made of 25,000 Dr. Seuss books for the New York Public Library was funded by Target. Then, all the books were donated to local schools and libraries

And of course, being who I am, my mother’s daughter  . . . there is jewelry, like this beauty from PaperStatement on Etsy.