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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Construct Me A Story

These book sculptures by Su Blackwell have been blowing my mind for months. It is as if the pages of the stories have come to life in more than just the reader's imagination...
Helen Musselwhite does far more amazing things with construction paper than I ever believed possible.

A final, worthy literary piece would be this book ring by Ana Cardim.

62 comments:

Wanderlusting said...

Oh wow - how cool is that?? I especially love the purple toned wagon one, so etheral and lovely!!

Tahda said...

wow, cool overload!

The pop up books are my favorite! they are incredible. And how cute is that book ring?! I want one.

Fannah said...

These are amazing! And I'm not a great fan of rings but this one's pretty cute :D

Mary said...

Oh, I love Su Blackwell! Her art always makes me think of woodcuts and dioramas and dollhouses and magical little worlds come to life. So great.

Penelope said...

The book ring is so cute! And I've always loved those 3D paper sculptures; The amount of patience; work and creativity involved never fail to astound me!

PS/ Love your Picture An Hour post! You make me want to try; to do the same:D

Meream said...

Wow, those are amazing pieces of art. I wonder how long it takes to make one.

Maeko said...

IRYC (in response to your comment): Sometimes I look at the pictures of your sketches and see much of her style in yours--not to say that you're 100% similar, or that you copy her style...but I think your styles are similarly intriguing, charming and fun.

Kate said...

I think when I was younger I went through a phase of wanting to do this.

Freddie said...

oh those first book cut outs are simply fabulous! so cool! I was going to pick a favorite but I can't!

indigotangerine said...

those books are impeccable. it must be so time consuming to do such detailed delicate pieces.
-indigo

Sara Manzanares said...

I love it!
I love the infinite possibilities of paper and silhouettes!!
Do you know Lotte reiniger? She's always a classic inspiration.

Thanks for the discovery!

Gabbi said...

Fantastic sculptures, I was such a fan of popup books when I was a little girl. Owning one of these masterpieces would be very much an extension of that... also love the book ring idea! I'd spend all day doodling! xo

Allie said...

You always find the coolest images. Thanks for sharing :)

jayne said...

i love the caravan!

Sophie said...

Wow they are simply amazing!

xo
Sophie

C. said...

So Romantic!! Image a world like that... PERFECT

Eve said...

Wow I love those book sculptures!! They're so pretty and magical!
I love them!

xoxo
Eve

copperoranges said...

these take pop-up books to a whole new, beautiful, exciting level! i would love to try to construct one of these, but i think i'd get too frustrated.

Flashes of Style said...

Awwe these are so beautiful! I remember making tons of these as a kid. So much fun. these are just amazing though.

Annie said...

Wow! Those are incredible!
I would ruin that little book ring after one session, I'm afraid..

Brigadeiro said...

Oh, how absolutely amazing!!! And that book ring! So cute! Would be great for grocery lists...haha, just kidding! Gorgeous! :)
xx

Shen-Shen said...

Woah, you always feature the coolest stuff. I can't figure out which one I love the most.. I think all of them!

dearilou said...

Ooo... I love these. Especially the gypsy wagon. I have a slight obsession with those.

alixrose said...

BLOWS MY MIND TOO.
Oh my goodness I can't even imagine all of the work that went into that.
WOWEEE!

WendyB said...

Amazing!

ann said...

These are SO beautiful and magical. I love all the art things you share - you have a great eye :)

C.Chico said...

whoa, amazing!

Diana said...

holy crap, you know what is weird and awesome all at once? i *just* met this woman today who teaches this at the book arts gallery and she has an mfa in BOOK SCULPTURES. nutty, aye?

Sonia Luna said...

Amazing! At the moment I'm obsessed with paper sculptures, thank you for these gems!

loves.... said...

wow, fantastic - so pretty!

_nina_malvada_ said...

i fell in love with that ring...

xs said...

amazing! it must take extraordinary patience to work with the likes of paper.

Eda said...

They are so sweet...it's like getting the story out of the book. You need lots of skills to do this.

Alice said...

woaw !! these paper constructions are so great !!! it makes me want to do some !

BPANZ said...

Hey, if you like this, check out Thomas Allen. A similar idea that is executed brillantly - http://paintalicious.org/2008/11/20/thomas-allens-book-art-photography

i*m.still.here said...

i. LOVE. it.
wow, i so want to try making one now.

melly said...

such immense talent, it's amazinggg.

Eva. said...

these are so precious! Can you, like, buy them? It reminds me of Disney cartoons i used to watch as a kid were someone is reading a story and the characters started pouring out of the pages!

Shin said...

Some people's imagination just blew me away! They're amazing photos! xxoxoxo

suzie said...

oh wow that's amazing! i love the book ring, xo suzie

Manja said...

How wonderful! I wish I owned something that precious :)

Twobreadsplease said...

I love the book sculptures, they're so beautiful. x

kirstyb said...

Wow thos are amazing xoxox

Becca Jane said...

I am in love with all of these things! The art is amazing!

I feel like as a librarian in training I need that book ring!

Jimena said...

I have been obsessed with with cut-out paperwork and pop-up books for the last couple of months. They're work is truly unique and takes it to a level one could never have imagined.

Talk Pretty To Me said...

WOW those are amazing. So creative. Brilliant.

xoxo
J

www.talkprettytome.blogspot.com

Rebecca said...

These are all so amazing! Wish I knew how to do something like that... :)

HEK said...

I can't believe the book sculptures, they are incredible! So inspiring:)

My Fashion Frenzy said...

So cool!

Cas Ruffin said...

Pop up books on steroids.

How is Seattle by the way?

alizemorand said...

This is gorgeous and oh-so-poetic. Thanks for sharing, you always find the nicest things Mademoiselle!
Love. Alizé x

Tina { Luphia Loves... } said...

how gorgeous!! this is so lovely!

dapper kid said...

These are so unbelievably beautiful and detailed!! I actually watched a lady making paper sculptures before an art exhibition, and the precision that goes into it is so astounding.

Sales Rack Raider said...

Simply Amazing. I'm speechless.

Jimena said...

it's umbelievable what a person can do with some pieces of paper...amazing!!!
love the ring!!!

Little Bow Prep said...

Oh, these are awesome!

young said...

Cut outs and pop ups... I am sold!

ohphilippa said...

i posted about some of her work in a very very early blog post - i love it! anything to do with paper and i'm all over it!

Suzanne said...

thanx for your comment! it's very special how she does this, omg!
x

Anna Pope said...

That book ring is the best thing I've seen this week.

Mama Mima said...

wow, v e r y c o o l, i'm speechless

sarathira sukiman said...

wayy cool. if you like these, im sure you'd enjoy lisa hannigan's vidoe, lille. dance your tush off!

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