It began in early 2011 when the folks at the Scottish Poetry Library discovered a 'poetree' on a bookshelf. The 'poetree,' a book sculpture comprised of intricately cut pages, had this note attached referencing a Patrick Geddes quote: “ It started with your name @byleaveswelive and became a tree… …We know that a library is so much more than a building full of books…a book is so much more than pages full of words… This is for you in support of libraries, books, words, ideas… a gesture (poetic maybe?)" Poetree By November ten of these sculptural gems had popped up all around Scotland...
Edinburgh’s Phantom Book Artist Takes a Detour
“Remember Edinburgh’s Mystery Sculptor? She has sent me 17 small paintings for my birthday, each one from a Rebus title.” - Author and subject of many of the pieces, Ian Rankin on Twitter.It has been almost a year since a slew of Rankin-themed book art pieces began popping up at various literary destinations around Edinburgh. The story received worldwide attention yet the artist continues to remain a mystery.Now this "Banksy of the Book Art World" takes a slight turn. Instead of a book art piece being left around town the artist changes direction and sends Rankin a birthday present of...