Altered Books
An altered book is a form of mixed media artwork that changes a book from its original form into a different form, altering its appearance and/or meaning. These links will help you get started with altered book projects.
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Altered Books GalleryPhotos and descriptions of altered book art projects created by artist Karen J. Hatzigeorgiou.
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Artist Books 3.0Facebook group for artists, curators, librarians, students, and researchers interested in artist books and the book arts.
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Getting Started with Altered Books and Other Altered ArtLinks to specific projects and general resources for making crafts out of old books.
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Make a Recycled Book LampStep-by-step instructions for making a desk lamp from recycled books and a lamp kit or recycled lamp parts.
Eco-craft books
The books below are just a sample of eco-craft books. See the Altered Books subpage in this section for a deeper dive into craft involving used books.
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Cool Crafts with Newspapers, Magazines, and Junk Mail
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Dream Bedroom : Use Recycled Materials to Make Cool Crafts
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Eco Books
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ISBN: 9781600593949Publication Date: 2009-10-06Contains 40 book-making ideas using recycled and green materials. This title shows how to transform wood, beer cans and cassette tapes into covers and brown bags and discarded newspapers into pages. -
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The Repurposed Library
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ISBN: 9781584799092Publication Date: 2011-05-01For these projects, Lisa Occhipinti rescues and repurposes orphaned and outdated books from flea markets and library sales and turns them into new art objects and practical items for the home. Her creations range from artfully constructed mobiles to a Kindle "keeper" for those who want to replicate the sensation of holding a "real" book while reading from an e-reader. -
