No, this isn’t a picture of a bookish me relaxing in my living room, rather I am volunteering at the Book as Art 7.0 exhibit at Decatur Public Library’s Periodical Room. Most of the time, I just walk through exhibits such as this, but this time I spent the whole afternoon there so I had plenty of time to pick favorites. The piece behind me is known as Book by Rosalyn Driscoll of Haydenville, Massachusetts. Good thing it was bolted on the wall otherwise, I would have been tempted to ask the library for a loan.
Here are a few other notables with some minor descriptions:
by Peggy Johnston
Des Moines, Iowa
"Inspired by a bundle of aeronautical maps" Note the little plane flying over the book made of maps.
Take Me I'm Yours
by Laura Russell
Portland, Oregon
"In a bit of whimsey, image and text playoff each other to create irrelevant parking of singles pickup lines with intimate portraits (Polaroids) of abandoned furniture that can be cast aside like a bad romance on city streets everywhere."
Chance Operation
by Andrew Huot
Norcross, Georgia
Huot is the owner of Big River Bindery in Norcross.
Bird Windows
by Lynn S. Kordal
Conner, Washington
"old style cut and paste collage"
The Gallery Hours for Book as Art 7.0 are from 2 to 6 p.m. daily in the Periodicals Room of the Decatur Library with the final showing at 7 p.m. Friday, September 27th which includes an opportunity for attendees to put on the white gloves and actually touch the pieces. They are for sale (not for loan).
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