Clam Shell Book Sculpture
Erica Ekrem binds beautiful journals using traditional hand tools and time-honored stitching methods. She studied graphic design in college and fell in love with bookbinding while taking it as a required course.
Erica's shop, Odelae, is also on Facebook. Perhaps take a moment to see the variety of journals she makes from reclaimed materials... each one is unique and her photography is nothing short of stunning.
Facebook Finds this past week included:
Fresh life from wilted roses - mosaic paper
Huge paper-craft horse sculptures
A backdrop of paper rosettes
Have a wonderful weekend!
Erica matches pairs of butter clam shells she finds on the beaches of Orcas Island, Washington to use as journal covers. Pages of recycled, speckled paper are hand cut to fit the shape of the shells and linen thread coated with bees' wax is used for the stitching.
I might have a difficult time convincing myself to make marks on the pages, but can easily picture a clam shell sculpture gracing a bookshelf as an objet d'art.
I might have a difficult time convincing myself to make marks on the pages, but can easily picture a clam shell sculpture gracing a bookshelf as an objet d'art.
Erica's shop, Odelae, is also on Facebook. Perhaps take a moment to see the variety of journals she makes from reclaimed materials... each one is unique and her photography is nothing short of stunning.
Facebook Finds this past week included:
Fresh life from wilted roses - mosaic paper
Huge paper-craft horse sculptures
A backdrop of paper rosettes
Have a wonderful weekend!
Love her work!
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely examples in her album ,this is the most charming of them all.
ReplyDeleteAll that's new and interesting comes out on your blog.It's a great opportunity to "walk" into this world and I thank you for this ,dear Ann.
ReplyDeleteThis new creation ,ingenious one,make me think of an entire world who loves and uses paper.
What would world be without paper ?
Have a great life,
aureliaeugenia
Thanks aureliaeugenia... how true, it would be difficult to imagine the world without paper.
ReplyDeletea beautiful object-de-art
ReplyDeleteI have recently collected more shells than I am sure what to do with - this is terrific inspiration!
ReplyDeleteAh, this is wonderful! There's no way I would write in it though.
ReplyDeleteThe clam book is simply stunning.
ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed the friday fb pieces, especially the tower of books in Washington and how exciting to see something like those street horse sculptures!
Licia