Found Art: Antique book necklace and other literary art displays
We just love this antique book necklace that they've designed. Titled the Autumnal Library Necklace, it's our number one pick as it's bound in vintage leathers that tell unique tales all on their own.
The Process behind an Antique Book Necklace
Peg and Awl source their leathers from everyday items throughout history. From a Victorian doctor's medicine bag to mid-century leather couches, their book necklaces display a hodgepodge of the past while allowing their wearers to add their own little bit of historic notes to the blank pages inside.
You can check out their website to watch the process of these sweet little vintage necklaces on their video page.
(image via Peg and Awl)
When Literature Takes Flight
When we first saw these necklaces, they reminded us of the flying books on display outside the City Lights bookstore in San Francisco.
The artists, Brian Goggin and Dorka Keehn, created "The Language of the Birds," a sculpture of 23 beautifully lit books to resemble a flock of birds taking flight.
(image via BBC)
To read more about this impressive sculpture and the science behind it, SFAC Public Art has a great article on how these two artists teamed up with scientists to help bring solar power to the city's grid.
A Bee-heading to Remember
Along Atlanta's beltline, there's Paris on Ponce, known for it's collection of curiosities and vintage finds. It's also home to a massive, paper-made Marie Antoinette in which her head is carried away by a swarm of cardboard bees.
(images by Christina Wedge via Couture Is My Name)
Everything from her hair to her undergarments (comprised of pages from the gossip column of a French newspaper) was designed with elements of paper. It took quite a group of artists and visionaries to complete the project, and you can read more details in the digital version of Oz Magazine, here.
What are some of your favorite literary art displays? Feel free to share what inspires you in the comments below!
