January 24th, 2012
In February I will be sharing my book altering techniques as a guest teacher at Blim. The workshop is a short introduction to making altered books, with a focus on paper folding.
To get an idea of some of the work you can make in this class, check out the set on Flickr of work made by students from previous workshops.
For further details and to register for the class, please visit the Blim website.
Altered Book Workshop at Blim
Date: Saturday, February 25th, 2012
Time: 2 to 5pm
Cost: $74.80 ($65 + tax + $2 service charge)
Location: 115 Pender St. E, Vancouver
January 18th, 2012
The round up continues with more of artists working in altered books that I’ve come across over the years. Be sure to follow the links to their websites to learn more about each artist.
Guy Laramee
Guy Laramee carves stunningly detailed landscapes from stacks of books.
Isaac Salazar
Isaac Salazar uses math and an exacto knife to create intricate text-based designs.
Robert The
Robert The “lovingly vandalises books back to life” by precision cutting shapes such as guns, and insects from books.
Thomas Allen
Thomas Allen cuts and creases the covers of vintage paperbacks to create three-dimensional tableaux, which he then photographs.
Veronika Anita Teuber
Veronika Anita Teuber takes the books she has read and seals them in paint and beeswax.
Casey Curran
Casey Curran creates amazing kinetic sculpture from books, wire, wood, and rope.
There are more artists working in altered books beyond the ones I’ve listed here, but these are some of my favorites. If you’ve come across book-related art you’d like to share, please do leave a comment.
January 17th, 2012
As an artist working with books to create my work, I often get asked if there are many other artists who create altered books. The answer is, yes there are. I’ve made a point of seeking them out and even have a google alert for “altered books” to see what comes up daily.
Since I often get sent links to the work of artists I’m already familiar with, I thought I’d highlight some of them here. It’s amazing to see the variety of ideas and styles of work each artist has developed in working with old books as their medium.
Brian Dettmer
Brian Dettmer describes his work as “book autopsies” as he seals the book and carefully cuts away page by page to reveal interesting elements of the book.
Su Blackwell
Su Blackwell uses books to create beautifully detailed diorama’s inspired by fairy tales and folklore.
Mike Stilkey
Mike Stilkey is a painter and illustrator who uses stacks of books as a canvas for his whimsical cast of characters.
Kylie Stillman
Kylie Stillman creates much of her work by cutting into stacks of books or paper, and focuses on imagery of birds and nature.
Cara Barer
Cara Barer is a photographer who documents the sculptural pieces she creates from soaking and manipulating discarded books.
More to come in part 2 of the altered book artist round up…
