In 2010, a number of anonymous book sculptures began to appear around Edinburgh. They were left as gifts in libraries, museums and cultural institutions, attached to brief notes that said some variety of “thank you.” The artist is still anonymous, but the artwork continues to amaze and inspire.
Book sculpting isn’t just a Scottish phenomenon. Check out some amazing examples of book sculptures below.
Unique and Inspiring Book Sculptures
1. Vagabond Songs
via Brooke Schmidt
2. Book Mobile
3. Heart and Bow
4. “I Thought He Was a Book But He Was Only Paper”
via Saphoona
5. Charlotte’s Web
via Artful Living
6. “Thoughts”
via Ewe & Fish
7. “My Chair Takes Flight”
8. Alice in Wonderland
9. Folded
via y instead of i
10. The Wife
via Kim Koza
11. Edgar Allan Poe
12. “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter”
via Moxiedoll
13. The Golden Carriage
14. Paper Garden
via bookBW
15. “She Hearts Him”
via Recycled Reads
16. Red Riding Hood
via Messie Jessie
17. Business Card Holder
via The Book Cellar
18. Rapunzel
via Sam Hain Press
19. “I Know A Secret”
20. Cylinder
via Paper Faerie
Which of these book sculptures did you enjoy the most? Let me know in the comments below!
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