Book marketers are some of the neatest people I know. They are always super-creative and super-busy. But somehow they still find the energy and take the time, over a couple of days, to do things like make a book Christmas tree, like this one:
I hope you the end of 2014 is kind to you and yours. I hope you are able to find some peace and time to read. Maybe even get to stroll through a book store or make your own book Christmas tree.
And if you can figure out how we can all make a book Christmas tree a year-’round event, please chime in!
Check out this super-short promo video for a new book art installation over in England:
Isn’t that cool? I’m always impressed with what artists make of books. But the way this book art (which they’re calling Book Hive) interacts with the viewer is pretty impressive. The way the books flap open and closed reminds me of all the flying and flapping books in William Joyce’s The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. Which is a good thing.
The book art installation was put in place to bring attention to the 400 years of service that the Bristol libraries have been open over in England. Amazing. Both the Book Hive wall and the centuries of librarians doing their thing.
The folks over at Type Token featured the work of Hong Seon Jang the other day. The artist has a show in Denver right now where patrons can check out his cityscapes composed of lead type. This is truly amazing and a great way to show off type pieces. Most of the typography-related art that I run across consists of the printed letterforms, but this takes the mechanical type and pushes into the architectural realm.
All Summer long the Birmingham Library system has been hosting events that teach you how to make things out of old books. I haven’t been able to make any of the evening courses yet, but they sound kind of fun and there are a few more left.
Friday, July 20th 10:00a-12:00p at the Powderly Branch – learn about “Stamps and Stiches” and use different printing techniques and sewing to create truly unique altered book pieces.
Monday, July 23rd 6:30p-8:30p at the Avondale Branch – learn “Collage and Image Transfers” to add images and depth to your altered book art project.
If you’ve missed all of the other sessions (as I have) look towards the bottom of the library’s blog post where they list a handful of books that they have on the shelves to help you get inspired and started with your own book art project.
I hope you the end of 2014 is kind to you and yours. I hope you are able to find some peace and time to read. Maybe even get to stroll through a book store or make your own book Christmas tree.
