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Friday, July 30, 2010

Not Just For Reading


Check out these book sculptures by artist Mike Stilkey. Normally I don't believe in defacing books of any age, shape or form. But I guess if the books have already been read umpteen times and/or you have multiple copies or you are buying beat up old books in a box at some out of the way auction just for this purpose...I guess it's all right, if the results are this inventive and charming. What do you think?

Great for a wall where no bookcase will fit or how about above a short bookcase? One of these would look great above a bookcase filled with children's books. You could do a theme. One of the girl paintings over a bookcase filled with fashion/style/'chic' lit type books. Or one of the more sinister ones over a mystery bookcase. I'm liking it.

2 comments:

  1. Hi yvette,

    I made it into your blog and followed your directions from the FOrum.

    Somehow you and Rocky sound like apair: snarly, suspicious, affectionate. LOL Not that your're snarly, it just sounded cute to me.

    Love your shower curtain -- do you just lay back in the water and read off the titles on the books, or are they 'readible'

    Will comment more in the future.

    Love,
    Nikki

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  2. Hi Nikki!! So glad you found me. That's not my shower curtain, unfortunately, though it may well be one of these days. I'll have to take a look at it at Kohl's. :)
    Don't forget to drop by often.
    Thanks!!
    (Yes, Rocky and I are a pair. A pair of what I do not know. Ha!!

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