“Tale Of Ten Dresses”: I’ve Created A Collection Of Dresses Inspired By Children’s Books (11 Pics)

I've created a collection of dresses inspired by children's books. All the books were thrifted, and they've now been given a second lease on life as pieces of wearable art.

I made these for a major art competition in Grand Rapids, MI called Artprize, which is running now through October 1st.

My work is on display at the JW Marriott.

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Disney

Dress made from assorted Disney books. I created thousands upon thousands of little chain links.

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15points

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Megan E 1 year ago

The absolute best use of a Disney book! Have you ever tried to read one aloud to your kid? Worst writing ever.

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Secret Garden

Dress made from Secret Garden books

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14points

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Laura OBanion 1 year ago

Omg I love this!!

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Goodnight Mush

Dress made from Goodnight Moon books

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Final score:

14points

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nonesuch 1 year ago

So cute

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A-Z

Dress made from Children’s Dictionaries

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14points

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nonesuch 1 year ago (edited)

Darling dress and model

5points

Dresses In Display

Final score:

14points

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nonesuch 1 year ago

What a beautiful display

4points

The Beverly

Dress made from Beverly Cleary books
Over 80 books went into building this dress. It took multiple people to get the model it too.

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Final score:

13points

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Lorie Shewbridge 1 year ago

While these are all very artistic, I have very mixed feelings about the destruction of so many books.

20points

Evie Conkling 1 year ago

Older books, esp. paperbacks, often end up in trash or recycling due to aging of the paper or years of wear and tear. Some libraries will not accept them as donations if they are too worn or yellowed. Since the artist sourced them from thrift shops, they were likely already read & enjoyed. Here they have been "recycled" in a creative way.

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nonesuch 1 year ago

Henry Huggins, Ribsy and Ramona! My favorites

1point

GildasMom 1 year ago

Wow. That's impressive.

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Wild Things

Dress made from Where The Wild Things are books… and it lights up.

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Final score:

13points

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Joann Hart 1 year ago

One of my favorite books. I looked high and low to find one for great nephews...now I know why they are so hard to find

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Dr. Seuss

Dress made from assorted Dr Seuss books. This dress even comes with poplar characters popping out on springs.

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13points

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The Narrative ARC 11 months ago

I like that the dress matches the tone and look of the book illustrations.

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As You Wish

Dress made from a Princess Bride book

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12points

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Sophie 1 year ago

I think this is my favourite!

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Harry Potter

Dress made from Harry Potter books.
I included the colors of the transgender flag, and chose a beautiful trans woman as my model to show I’m capable of respecting the artwork that is Harry Potter, without agreeing with J. K. Rowling.

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Final score:

11points

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Anonymous Panda She/Her/Hers 1 year ago

I think one of my favorite things about JK Rowling is that pretty much every character in her books would absolutely fight her if they met her in real life. How someone that selfish and narrow-minded can write such positive and supportive characters is beyond me.

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