Month: September 2010

  • I felt like writing a special letter. Something completely in contrast with the modern mode. So I decided to stitch a letter. At first I tried it out on paper (click on photos to enlarge):       I love the embossed paper but it wasn't quite sturdy enough to hold up to more than…

  • Here’s my first attempt at a book sculpture. Okay, my exacto knife was dull and I don’t have the supernatural shadows going on, but it’s a start… “Hey! Look out behind you space boys!” Music for outerspace:

  • Thomas Allen, from SW Michigan, creates moody photographs of his book sculptures, fashioned from vintage pulp paperbacks.The results are bold and stunning.     I spent hours reading his fascinating blog. The deteriorating spine of this book has the appearance of a rough-barked tree trunk: This is one of my favorites: And this, great shadow:…