Layers Upon Layers: Mixed Media Art

April 26th, 2007

Assemblage and sculptural books

So maybe you are now wondering what else you can do with books besides alter them and make journals? Well, get a load of this:

This Into That
This Into That
Contemporary fine art furniture from…books!
Susan Hensel
Exquisite literary sculptures
The Creative Zone
Judy and Michael Jacobs’s inspiring site. My personal favorites!
Sherrill Hunnibell
Mixed media altered books as […]

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February 28th, 2007

Amazing stone…no, boulder structures

Chris Booth lives and plays, and apparently works like a body builder, in New Zealand. Can you imagine rounding a corner in your car and coming upon this?

Many of Chris’s structures are raw and elemental looking, like this one, called Schist Strata, while others, like Cave, seem much more delicate:

Wouldn’t you love to see these […]

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January 3rd, 2007

Don’t throw those out!

Well, you know our motto here…there’s almost nothing that you are really safe in throwing out.
So what about those stub ends of pencils? Especially the colored ones?

Check out all these marvelous sculptures made from short little pencil bits.
Tags: Assemblage, Mixed Media, sculptures

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