A friend directed me to this you tube video, a commercial for the New Zealand book council. Awesome!
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(and now I promise I'll stop directing y'all to you tube! )OT: for the book lovers
Nov 30, 2009
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Please don't stop. I love seeing them and probably would never find them on my own.
Lucille
I'll email them to you!
sue
I agree with Lucille....don't stop!
Joan
I agree with Lucille....don't stop!
Joan
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Me too, don't stop!
I saw a story on TV recently about a someone who does that kind of work.
Cutting the book kind of thing I mean
Edna in Sydney
In 1990 or thereabouts, I happened into a gallery display by a local artist, David Wisniewski, who had illustrated a children's book titled "Elfwin's Saga" with cutouts. The gallery exhibit was a collection of the original illustrations, and they were breathtaking. Hundreds of tiny, meticulously cut out pieces of paper, arranged in a college. Needless to say, I bought the book!
Here's a link to some of his books on Barnes and Noble:
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(look at the close-up page!)
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It was very cool.
Cheryl
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