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]]>But it’s a more personal series of his that caught our attention—his book series. In it, he manipulates some of his favorite books into original paper sculptures. “I wanted to create a visual representation of some of my favorite books,” he told A’ Design Award and Competition‘s blog. “Paper-craft seemed the perfect medium to achieve this.”
According to Watts, he challenged himself to do so after rediscovering his love for reading books. “I wanted to challenge myself with a passion project using papercraft to elevate my favorite stories into surreal and imaginative works of art,” he relayed. “I wanted to create a conversation and a guessing game between the viewer of the art and the books they represented.”
His paper hints include the web from Charlotte’s Web and a rose from The Secret Garden. “The entire project is representing the power of reading,” he explained. According to him, in a digital world it’s becoming harder to dedicate time to the classic paperback because reading from screens makes us read slower, learn less deeply, remember less, and sleep worse. “This is why students prefer to print out their electronic textbooks,” he reflected. “This is ‘The Power of the Paperback.'”
“I love creating paper-craft designs,” admits Watts. “They’re a test in patience and problem solving, it’s very exciting when it works.”
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]]>Her “multi hyphen” career includes illustrating, writing, and textile designing. Based in South Devon, Foster spends much of her time illustrating books and working on licensing designs but she also has a small range of products that she creates for her web shop. “My purpose in life is to bring joy into other people’s lives by creating happy illustrations for children’s books, wall art, mugs, and other products,” she writes. Indeed, her bold, happy designs appeal to children and adults alike.
But carving herself her own path took time, effort, and overcoming her doubts. “I’m very self-critical and worry a lot so it’s quite bizarre in some ways that I left the security of a teaching career (in music) to carve out a new career in an area which is so precarious,” she admitted in an interview with Creative Boom. “However, I also think the uncertainty drives me on and makes me determined to make my life work out.”
Her advice to other creatives? “Don’t be afraid to fail – successful people have failed lots. Talent is only a small part of becoming an illustrator, the rest is sheer dog-eared determination!”
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]]>The crystals are grown by her by creating a super-saturated solution of Borax in boiling water. “When water boils, its molecules expand,” she explained the scientific process that goes behind the scenes in an interview with Redefine Magazine. “I place the book in the saturated solution when hot and manipulate the book to my liking. As the saturated water cools again, the molecules shrink and any excess Borax crystallizes. Once the solution has completely cooled and the crystals have grown on the submerged objects, I drain the solution and dry the object without disturbing its shape. The objects will hold their new, transformed shape when completely dry.”
Arnold’s artwork aims to explore the perception and experience of light and color, the visual effects of time, various geologic processes, and the potential of the material. Addressing the theme of “materiality versus content,” her series raises questions about the palpable ways in which time (in it’s physical or visual presence) shapes our cultural experiences.
“The crystals remove the text and transform the books into aesthetic, non-functional objects,” points Arnold. “The books, now frozen with heavy crystal growth, have become artifacts or geologic specimens laden with the history of time, use, and nostalgia. The stories included in books often exist in our memories while the book remains a spine on a shelf. I love how just seeing a book can conjure the story contained within. With the addition of the crystal growth, the story within the book remains in memory, but new stories can be created by viewers as well.”
Enjoy some of her unique creations in the gallery below:
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]]>Inspired by pop culture and classic literature, these bookmarks feature a cool cast of characters, making your reading as fun as possible.
Everything is handcrafted by the MyBookmark team and each piece is made out of polymer clay, painted in bright acrylics, and polished with a varnish. Having this 3D bookmark will make your book the center of everyone’s attention.
MyBookmark has been creating these cute items for years now, and recently, the company has started a Kickstarter campaign to expand their business. Scroll down to see their latest creations.
Finally, we made a bookmark dedicated to a great scientist and physicist – Einstein 
It’s very detailed work, the polymer figure is just 4 cm long. Now we are finishing the design of the polymer part and in a week it will be available in our shops 
The price will be $37 You can make a pre order 
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Airy Fairy bookmark is a great accessory for children books 
kids will love it 
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it has tiny-tiny flowers in her hair and painted in a very nice colors. 
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We found our beauty niche – lovely bookmarks, which made so precisely that you can observe them even under the microscope 
It’s not a stamping, it’s not a cheap cheesy thing. It’s actually a small piece of art – very detailed and made with the artist’s hands. Each one. Sure as death, you can see that quality when you hold it in your hands 
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]]>But still a bookworm at heart, the past couple of years has seen Watson hard at work at her feminist book club. Something her alter-ego, Hermione, would have been definitely proud of.
The goal of her club is to share feminist ideas and encourage discussion on the topic. Hosted on Goodreads, to become a member all you need to do is register for an account and join on the group’s page.
“As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading as many books and essays about equality as I can get my hands on,” wrote Watson. “There is so much amazing stuff out there! Funny, inspiring, sad, thought-provoking, empowering! I’ve been discovering so much that, at times, I’ve felt like my head was about to explode… I decided to start a Feminist book club, as I want to share what I’m learning and hear your thoughts too.”
Hadn’t joined the community already? Why the heck not?!
#Pachinko If you have finished, how long 
did it take you to read it? 
#currentlyreading
thank you so much Marie @poolhert for sharing your wonderful pictures!! 
Has anyone else met up to discuss any OSS books? We'd love to hear from you! 
Our Shared Shelf is 3! 
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Dear Our Shared Shelf, ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We are delighted to say that OSS celebrates its 3rd birthday today (January 8th)! From our very first book 'My Life on the Road' by @gloriasteinem, to our most recent selection, 'The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write' edited by @sabrinamahfouz, the breadth of intersectional feminist discussions between Our Shared Shelf members has inspired a practice of perpetual growth for us. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Thank you all for making Our Shared Shelf what it is today! Three years of sharing intersectional feminist ideas has flown by like a really good book you don't want to end. Here's to a brilliant 2019! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In gratitude and solidarity, ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Team OSS 
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), Friday I might go out (who are you and what have you done with Liz), Saturday I'll be observer at the referendum and Sunday I'll either go see Anna Todd or I'll be at the referendum again (it all depends on my pissed off levels from Saturday). And I want to see Venom this weekend too haha. 
I kid you not, today, while I was ironing the new backgrounds (I ironed today more than I ironed in my entire life), I couldn't stop thinking about Manon and how Asterin said "witchlings are sacred, Manon. Sacred.". And then I thought about the Ironteeth and about the Crochans and about the Valgs and so on. Aaah 
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]]>Insta stories work as a slideshow in which every page stays on screen for 15 seconds unless you tap it with your finger to hold for longer. That’s why NYPL’s page design comes with a convenient button in the bottom right corner that the reader can hold until he’s finished with a page without covering part of the text.
Visit their Instagram to see how this project looks live with the first novel in the series: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
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]]>“It is a discrete painting. It is only there when you know how to unlock it,” Frost explains.
The fore-edge painting has been around since about 1660 and became really popular in the 18th century. See how Frost does it in the video below.
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]]>Tens of thousands of people follow Mollat on Instagram thanks to their creative posts that involve books and people. Aren’t their mash-ups amazing?
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]]>Besides the bookworms, the architecture lovers will also find this library amazing. It is one exceptional architectural piece that will stun everyone who enters it. If you are ready for the dream of every book lover, check the images of The Eye of Binhai below.
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