Here's the Exception

I have always loved books. I grew up in a home where books were always given for birthdays or Christmas. It was a favorite pass time to read and still is. In fact even with a Kindle I accumulate books without even realizing it. Of course when you are an artist looking at beautiful art for reference, inspiration and pleasure is a given. All of this has made me treat books reverently. Notes were not in the margins, but on separate papers. Book marks are used instead of folded page corners. But Brian Dettmer makes books into amazing pieces of art. His altered books are the exception to the rule when taking care of books. Instead his precise cutting makes magic of those pages. Check his work out and don't look at books the same way again. (Google his name to find his website. It doesn't seem to link properly from the blog. It is worth the effort to see his interesting alterations of not just books, but those old cassette tapes too!)