Star Wars Imperial AT-AT Walker Bookends. And Other Star Wars Stuff For The Holidays.

Great Star Wars products
Some Star Wars inspired gifts and products for the holiday season. (more…)

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Dogeared Design. The Folded Book Art of Isaac G. Salazar.

folded book art

Isaac G. Salazar is a completely self taught American book artist located in Artesia, NM. With a degree in accounting, he works as a full time accountant. Having never having taken an art class, he discovered his talent for folding the pages of books to create imagery while trying to find a hobby he could enjoy. Only recently did he begin to refer to himself as ‘an artist.’ (more…)

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Rest In Peace Maurice Sendak

Maurice Sendak tribute

Author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, best known for his Caldecott Medal winning book, Where the Wild Things Are, has passed away. (more…)

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Turning Text Into Art. Intricately Altered Books by Brian Dettmer.

Altered Books by Brian Dettmer
above: Brian Dettmer, Webster Withdrawn, 2010

Taking medical texts, encylopedias, dictionaries, historical texts and other reference tomes, artist Brian Dettmer creates intricate sculptures. Carving up covers, interior pages, images and words to create layers and assembling the books with great dimensionality, his works create narratives that demand the viewer’s investigation. (more…)

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