Echo Mines Studio is based in the UK by Shal Mines. Shal Mines is a mixed media artist who uses damaged and obsoleted items and has a passion for books
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Large Alice In Wonderland Book Carving Free Standing Art Work
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An Old Fashioned Girl Book Carving, Shoes.
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Every Pictures Says a Thousand Words. Super Large Dictionary Book Carving
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Medical Book Carving - Its All In The Name. Altered Book
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Book Carvings and Altered Books
So what is a book carving or a altered book?
There is a world of wonder inside a book which vanishes from sight when that book is closed. But I enjoy bringing the story out. Do you know thousands of books end up in landfill every day because old books cannot be recycled because we do not know what chemicals have been used to make them. Books get stored badly, go out of date and get damaged. So using these books and second hand books I make the world of the book come out and turn it into a unique piece of art.
To see how the books are created visit one of my social pages at the bottom where you will find videos of my processes and you can watch a book carving come alive.