E-books may be more popular than ever, but makers and writers of printed books aren't going down without a fight. We've seen beautiful sculptures made out of stacks of books, and intricate designs carved within worn classics (not to mention a few book crafts gone wrong).
Of course, the book-as-object is nothing new - early Bibles were covered in gold brocade, after all. But book art is a medium that is constantly changing, and we think the latest additions are spectacular.
"500 Handmade Books Volume 2" includes stories etched on thin-as-tissue paper, sewn together weigh thread, and penned on curling scrolls. Check it out:
Excerpted from 500 Handmade Books Volume 2, copyright © 2013 by Lark Crafts. Used with permission by Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
Talia Bromstad
Informed Decision | 2012
8 x 5 1/4 x 5/8 inches (20.3 x 13.3 x 1.6 cm)
Rives heavyweight paper, book board, buckram; letterpress printed, hand stenciled, pop-up structure, stacked folio binding
Photography by artist
Dea C. Fischer
The Voice of Silence | 2012
7 x 7 x 1 inches (17.8 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm)
Silk organza, silk thread, typed text; looping link stitch, hand sewn
Photography by artist Fiona Dempster
Kristin Gudbrandsdottir
Faces of the Fallen | 2010
15 x 20 x 1/2 inches (38.1 x 50.8 x 1.3 cm)
Digitally printed images, digital-photo paper; screen-printed, letterpress printed, flag structure
Photography by Denny Henry
A Subversive Stitch | 2012
12 x 9 x 9 inches (30.5 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm)
Fabriano Medioevalis paper, tracing paper, cotton and linen thread; inkjet printed, single-page pamphlet-stitch binding
Photography by artist
Andrew Huot
Walks with Rosie | 2009
15 x 11 x 1/2 inches (38.1 x 27.9 x 1.3 cm)
Sekishu paper, cloth; relief-block printed, pochoir
Photography by artist
Rachel Mauser
Mountain Justice | 2010
5 x 18 x 3 inches (12.7 x 45.7 x 7.6 cm)
Rives BFK paper, linen thread; silk-screened, cut, Coptic binding
Photography by artist
Connie M. Morey
Regurgitation | 2009
6 x 10 x 20 inches (15.2 x 25.4 x 50.8 cm)
Toy cow, clay, acrylic, paper, ink, wood, synthetic grass, magnifying glass
Photography by artist
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