AbandonAttic

2012-03-04T15:49:00.003-08:00

I never imagined that old books were so easy to acquire.
I am trying to collect enough old tattered books to keep me
busy during vacation which is coming quickly.

In the meantime I have finished two new books, one from my favorite
all time writer, Shakespeare. The book had fabulous illustrations and was
just old enough to cut.

Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet

Famous Fairytale

Field Guide of Birds

Hope you enjoy!!!

2012-02-05T10:41:00.000-08:00


Hans Christian Andersen A Fairy Tale( Sold)

New Books for this week, All Vintage pre-1923, The Librarian is 1960's recycled
visit my Etsy store to see more.

Edgar Allen Poe Stories Sold

The Librarian sold

More Books

2012-01-21T17:21:00.000-08:00

I have been working with keeping the books alive. Alice was a work of love,
so many illustrations.
New experimentation with folds and special niches created with folds check out

Alice in Wonderland 1909

                                               The librarian   sold

Shakespeare Mc Beth -- sold

my new Books.

The Art of Books coming alive

2012-01-14T18:42:00.000-08:00

New Book sculptures from old Books

2011-11-13T10:40:00.001-08:00

I have been working hard searching for books and carving them into sculptures.
Finding the right book requires almost as much time as designing the Art within the book.

I have a few new addition that I am introducing and my blog is a great place to feature them.

A Christmas Letter to Santa 1898

Land of OZ Czech Published Book (Sold)

Retold Love Stories 1910 (sold)

A Christmas Carol 1904

Whats in a Book

2011-09-10T16:09:00.000-07:00

part of a private collection

(Sold)

As years pass, sitting on a shelf yellowing with time is the old book.

Somehow the day comes, there is no more room, it is full of dust, tattered and torn,

perhaps even smells funny, and it finds it way to

A garage sale equaling 10 cents

The goodwill packed in a box with other tattered friends

thrown in the Junk against a pile of other castaways

or even the landfill as if a proper burial

Some are lucky

and used for all the beauty inside, and the story they told

Even as it goes under transformation,

critics are angered, hurt, and sickened

emotions they throw the artist's way.

I guess some would honor the book,

and all its splendor just left in its final resting place.

I reconstruct old books, and create sculptures in honor of the story within.

It really isn't my Art, it is simply What is in a book.

Book Autopsy: The New Life For An Old Book

2011-07-27T17:54:00.000-07:00

An altered book is a form of mixed media artwork that changes a book from its original form into a different form, altering its appearance and/or meaning.
An altered book artist takes a book and cuts, tears, glues, burns, folds, paints, adds to, collages, rebinds, creates pop-ups, rubber-stamps, drills, bolts, and/or be-ribbons it. The artist may add pockets and niches to hold tags, and other items along with at times other three-dimensional objects. You can change the shape of the book, or use multiple books in the creation of the finished piece of art.

For me altered books are a way of bringing an old book back into the spotlight, by changing it into

a beautiful piece of art.

Each book that I carve, cut, or preform an autopsy on, is researched fully. It must be a book published before 1923, It must have some black and white art, and it needs to have the right feel.

I read the book and carefully photograph all the important details before it goes under the knife.

Katie's Song-1890-2011(sold)

Beauty and The Beast: 1877-2011 (sold)

The Jungle Book Autopsy: unknown- 2010 sold

Around the World in 80 Fairy Tales: 1923- 2011 sold