ABOUT BOOK ART
FROM BOOKCASE TO SHOWCASE
Unique homemade artworks created from preloved books.
Ideal for display or as a gift. With three style formats of book art to choose from, you’ll be spoilt for choice!
1. BOOK FOLDING
This format creates words, patterns or designs from the book’s own pages.
Each design requires a pattern that has been created to fit the particular book’s size and pages number and the folding takes around 4 to 5 hours.
You are welcome to buy folded books as advertised, or to commission a specific design.
For best results, words should be up to 6 letters.
Please contact me with your commission request.
Prices depend on complexity of design and the book required to complete the design.
2. FOLD AND CUT.
In this art format the words, patterns or designs are created using the book’s text.
Each design requires a pattern that has been created to fit the particular book’s size and pages number and the folding takes around 4 to 5 hours.
You are welcome to buy folded books as advertised, or to commission a specific design.
Words can be longer than 6 letters and designs can be vertical as well as horizontal.
Please contact me with your commission request.
Prices depend on complexity of design and the book required to complete the design.
3. KEYPAD NAMES
If you’re looking for something simple that has a hidden message, this could be for you.
This design uses folds to create dots that represent numbers, the numbers that would be made if you typed your name on a keypad.
You will know the secret to the dots, will anyone else?
In the photo, the numbers are 4-4-5-2-7-9, which is my name Hilary if typed on a keypad.
You are welcome to buy keypad names as advertised, or to commission a specific name.
For best results, names should be up to 8 letters.
Creating book folds to create a keypad name takes around 2 to 3 hours.
Please contact me with your commission request.
Prices depend on complexity of design and the book required to complete the design.
BOOK STOCKS
The books are sourced second hand/preloved and may have aging defects. Whilst it is not possible to guarantee specific authors or book titles, I will endeavour to find appropriate books for each design.
Hardback books are needed for book folding and cut and fold.
They are preferred for keypad names but some paperback books may be used.
The books are intended as artworks and, depending on the art style, may not be intended to be read.
Books for children are not for those under 36 months of age.
For custom created book art, please allow up to 3 weeks from placing your order to it being ready for shipping.
Please feel free to email me any questions.
Hilary