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Flea markets are great for finding hidden treasures and when I got my hands on some old books, I just couldn't stop wondering if these gems might be useful for something different than just reading.
Having a thing for aged and vintage things I got out my fineliners and started doodling on the pages. Turns out I really enjoyed the way words and art merged together creating something new entirely.
So with my art, I would like to show the world what a great medium a book is. They are so much more than just words on pages. They are adventures and inspiration in a thousand different ways.
I mainly do black and white illustrations, sometimes with splashes of red and it takes up to 8 hours to create those pieces but I love every minute of it, so what do you think?
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Mindy Stinson 8 years ago
I think it's great. I have thought of illustrating some old sci-fi. There was something different in the inquisitive nature of the earlier science-fiction. I wouldn't get too hung up on using books that have 100s of thousands of copies. You are actually capturing a moment which is a very special gift.
Kevin Perry 8 years ago
In the late 60s, early 70s my sister ruined my parent's collection of 40 or so Wizard of Oz books, cutting the beautiful artwork up for a collage. The books, in their fine contition, are worth, on average $5000.00 each now.https://www.tor.com/2010/08/05/reread-all-40-books-in-the-oz-series/ I was planning on keeping the books for their only grandson, my son.
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Final score:
63points
scottishchieftan 8 years ago
Feline Fascination! As a Bibliophile, I find myself conflicted with this form of art, there is no doubt the art itself is stunning and quite extraordinary; but the act of defiling a piece of literature just give me cold chills up my spine. The artistic outcry is exemplary and simply intoxicating, this is a truly a wondrous art form leaving me conflicted and perplexed, between the battle of love to the point of near worship of books and true appreciation for a breathtaking artistic endeavor.
Doreen Ball 8 years ago
this could have been done on one of the blank pages. I dislike the idea of one creative art destroying another
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scottishchieftan 8 years ago
As a Bibliophile, I find myself conflicted with this form of art, there is no doubt the art itself is stunning and quite extraordinary; but the act of defiling a piece of literature just give me cold chills up my spine. The artistic outcry is exemplary and simply intoxicating, this is a truly a wondrous art form leaving me conflicted and perplexed, between the battle of love to the point of near worship of books and true appreciation for a breathtaking artistic endeavor. Coup de Gras................
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Final score:
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scottishchieftan 8 years ago
As a Bibliophile, I find myself conflicted with this form of art, there is no doubt the art itself is stunning and quite extraordinary; but the act of defiling a piece of literature just give me cold chills up my spine. The artistic outcry is exemplary and simply intoxicating, this is a truly a wondrous art form leaving me conflicted and perplexed, between the battle of love to the point of near worship of books and true appreciation for a breathtaking artistic endeavor.
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Final score:
45points
scottishchieftan 8 years ago
As a Bibliophile, I find myself conflicted with this form of art, there is no doubt the art itself is stunning and quite extraordinary; but the act of defiling a piece of literature just give me cold chills up my spine. The artistic outcry is exemplary and simply intoxicating, this is a truly a wondrous art form leaving me conflicted and perplexed, between the battle of love to the point of near worship of books and true appreciation for a breathtaking artistic endeavor.
Sara MacFarland 8 years ago
I like to think of it as giving an otherwise old and no longer read book a whole new outlook on life...sort of a reincarnation into another form of art
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scottishchieftan 8 years ago
As a Bibliophile, I find myself conflicted with this form of art, there is no doubt the art itself is stunning and quite extraordinary; but the act of defiling a piece of literature just give me cold chills up my spine. The artistic outcry is exemplary and simply intoxicating, this is a truly a wondrous art form leaving me conflicted and perplexed, between the battle of love to the point of near worship of books and true appreciation for a breathtaking artistic endeavor.
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Final score:
38points
scottishchieftan 8 years ago
As a Bibliophile, I find myself conflicted with this form of art, there is no doubt the art itself is stunning and quite extraordinary; but the act of defiling a piece of literature just give me cold chills up my spine. The artistic outcry is exemplary and simply intoxicating, this is a truly a wondrous art form leaving me conflicted and perplexed, between the battle of love to the point of near worship of books and true appreciation for a breathtaking artistic endeavor.
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Final score:
34points
scottishchieftan 8 years ago
As a Bibliophile, I find myself conflicted with this form of art, there is no doubt the art itself is stunning and quite extraordinary; but the act of defiling a piece of literature just give me cold chills up my spine. The artistic outcry is exemplary and simply intoxicating, this is a truly a wondrous art form leaving me conflicted and perplexed, between the battle of love to the point of near worship of books and true appreciation for a breathtaking artistic endeavor.
Lisa Hudson 8 years ago
I used to make paper flowers from old books. I would get them from a friend who owns a used book store. When she bought boxes of books sometimes she'd get the odd one that wasn't readable (water damage, missing pages, damaged pages). I would buy them for a dollar and use that paper.
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Bianca Cujba 8 years ago
The art itself is really wonderful, but still, why using old books? I understand if they have become unreadable, but if this is the case I think the paper is quite crappy for drawing. And if they are not unreadable, why not read/ donate them instead?
Sally Tibbetts 8 years ago
Never, if one can help it, throw an old book out. So many things one can do with them. Your art work is fabulous but I would be concerned about it deteriorating because of the type of paper being used.
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Nancy A Clark 8 years ago
They are all beautiful, I prefer the ones that have red in them. You are an extremely talented artist!
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Kirsten Preston 8 years ago
What a wonderful collection of work. I don't think the books are defaced or devalued, I'd rather see any book regaining new life, than getting flung into an incinerator going up,in smoke - well that's my humble opinion ;-)
logical fallacy 8 years ago
The drawings are beautiful, but there's no reason to destroy perfectly good books to make them. Because they are words on paper, about adventures and emotions, about which we cannot read since they're under ink. It kind of defeats the purpose, doesn't it?
Linda Gulley 8 years ago
Stop destroying books. Use blank paper. You are a good artist. You don't need to destroy others' art for yours.
John L 8 years ago
You are forgetting one important fact Linda. While you may wish her to use a different sheet of something else, please remember that this is her private property, and has the liberty to do with it as she wishes. Ordering her to do something for which you disapprove is not the best approach. Perhaps cordially asking her may work better.
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Aessidhe Eclipse 8 years ago
I'm highly conflicted, just as I am when libraries destroy old magazines noone ever borrows to read and they don't have a space to keep them but also noone checks if there is sth of value inside before destruction :(
Irene McIver 8 years ago
What the hell kind of library does that?! :-0 If they don't have physical space to store them they could ask volunteers to scan them, the libraries could retain digital copies and they could offer the originals to the volunteers (and if they don't want them, to anyone who does). The main library in my town (in Scotland) has a basement where items which aren't usually borrowed (such as old newspapers which have been copied to microfiche for viewing) are kept. I love old magazines, and sometimes the most interesting parts are the ads which people might not think to save when they're modern but when they're a few decades old they often provide more insight into olden times than the articles.
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Potato Vending Machine 8 years ago
I am legit stunned at all the pearl-clutching over this artist using pages of books as her medium. What is WRONG with you people, honestly? Bunch of nasty old scolds. She can use whatevertheuck she wants to use...ugh I bet you are the same people who see no value in graffiti. Do you have any idea how many books are thrown away - in the GARBAGE - every day in this world? She is creating something beautiful out of discarded paper with words on it; and I say this as someone who has read 3-5 books a week for decades on end. 10amCoffee, your work is beautiful; PLEASE do not listen to the philistines.
Kirsten Preston 8 years ago
What a wonderful collection of work. I don't think the books are defaced or devalued, I'd rather see any book regaining new life, than getting flung into an incinerator going up,in smoke - well that's my humble opinion ;-)
logical fallacy 8 years ago
The drawings are beautiful, but there's no reason to destroy perfectly good books to make them. Because they are words on paper, about adventures and emotions, about which we cannot read since they're under ink. It kind of defeats the purpose, doesn't it?
Linda Gulley 8 years ago
Stop destroying books. Use blank paper. You are a good artist. You don't need to destroy others' art for yours.
John L 8 years ago
You are forgetting one important fact Linda. While you may wish her to use a different sheet of something else, please remember that this is her private property, and has the liberty to do with it as she wishes. Ordering her to do something for which you disapprove is not the best approach. Perhaps cordially asking her may work better.
Load More Replies... Aessidhe Eclipse 8 years ago
I'm highly conflicted, just as I am when libraries destroy old magazines noone ever borrows to read and they don't have a space to keep them but also noone checks if there is sth of value inside before destruction :(
Irene McIver 8 years ago
What the hell kind of library does that?! :-0 If they don't have physical space to store them they could ask volunteers to scan them, the libraries could retain digital copies and they could offer the originals to the volunteers (and if they don't want them, to anyone who does). The main library in my town (in Scotland) has a basement where items which aren't usually borrowed (such as old newspapers which have been copied to microfiche for viewing) are kept. I love old magazines, and sometimes the most interesting parts are the ads which people might not think to save when they're modern but when they're a few decades old they often provide more insight into olden times than the articles.
Load More Replies... Potato Vending Machine 8 years ago
I am legit stunned at all the pearl-clutching over this artist using pages of books as her medium. What is WRONG with you people, honestly? Bunch of nasty old scolds. She can use whatevertheuck she wants to use...ugh I bet you are the same people who see no value in graffiti. Do you have any idea how many books are thrown away - in the GARBAGE - every day in this world? She is creating something beautiful out of discarded paper with words on it; and I say this as someone who has read 3-5 books a week for decades on end. 10amCoffee, your work is beautiful; PLEASE do not listen to the philistines.
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