Coolest. Thing. Ever.

These are some sculptures from a book I just bought called 'Playing With Books' by Jason Thompson. It's a book entirely dedicated to creating decorative and purposeful art made out of found books and features the work of many artists who use books as a medium.

^^Word Hive by Cara Barer

Encaustic, book

^^The Woodcutter's Hut, 2008 by Su Blackwell

^^ Webster Two Point Oh, 2006 by Brian Dettmer

Relief sculpture taken to the extreme.

Here's a look at the book:

http://books.google.com/books?id=pzmUiUhJ-a8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=playing+with+books&source=bl&ots=-v676YruMg&sig=NaWKM_ZxzJUhClx0AJ8heh3jKWw&hl=en&ei=qH0-TdH_I5S2sAOBxLCMBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CFUQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q&f=false

Also Brian Dettmer's website. Check it.

http://briandettmer.com/

Olivia Serrill