Last year, a number of anonymous book sculptures began to appear around Edinburgh. They were left as gifts in libraries, museums and cultural institutions, attached to brief notes that said some variety of ‘thank you’. The artist is still anonymous, but the artwork continues to amaze and inspire. (See the pictures and full story here.)
Book sculpting isn’t just a Scottish phenomenon. Here are some other awesome examples:
1. Vagabond Songs
via Brooke Schmidt
BrookeSchmidt
BrookeSchmidt
2. Book mobile
via Babes in Bookland
BabesinBookland
3. Heart and bow
via Stuff By Losy Posy
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4. “I Thought He Was a Book But He Was Only Paper”
via Saphoona
Saphoona
5. Charlotte’s Web
via Artful Living
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6. “Thoughts”
via Ewe & Fish
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7. “My Chair Takes Flight”
via Gathered + Together
GatheredTogether
8. Alice in Wonderland
via The Abandoned Attic
Raidersofthelostart
9. Folded
via y instead of i
yinsteadofi
10. The Wife
via Kim Koza
kimkoza
11. Edgar Allan Poe
via The Abandoned Attic
Raidersofthelostart
12. “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter” – embroidered cover
via Moxiedoll
Moxiedoll
13. The Golden Carriage
via Days Fall Like Leaves
daysfalllikeleaves
14. Paper Garden
via bookBW
bookBW
15. “She hearts Him”
via Recycled Reads
RecycledReads
16. Red Riding Hood
via Messie Jessie
MesssieJessie
17. Business card holder
via The Book Cellar
TheBookCellar
18. Rapunzel
via Sam Hain Press
SamHainPress
19. “I Know A Secret”
via Finders & Keepers
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20. Cylinder
via Paper Faerie
Paperfaerie
