Lisa Kokin’s Fascimile Series

At Codex, Donna Seager had an intriguing piece by Lisa Kokin called Facsimile Two. Kokin says

I began to make faux pages and page spreads using the trimmed-down zippers that I had snagged at a fabric give-away months before. The first pieces were generic book pages, small, even, single-column blocks, made of just zippers and thread, with no reference to specific texts. After several months, the work entered the realm of specificity when I decided to work from particular books and to incorporate fabric as a substrate.

Below are 2 pieces, and detail on the first. You can see more about how she made them and why here.

Lisa Kokin Facsimile Two

Lisa Kokin Facsimile Two

Lisa Kokin Facsimile Two

Book Skins

Recently I’ve run into people making things with old book covers, or as they call them, “book skins.” Here are the first ones I found, Suzanna Scott’s art quilts. She says

In my attempt to use all the parts ‘n pieces of old books stashed away in the studio I’ve stitched together these mini art quilts using salvaged “book skins”. The subtle coloring of the cloth bindings on old book covers enticed me to see if I could remove the cloth from the book boards and….voila!….a new collage material.

She has more here and here.

Suzanna Scott’s art quilt from book covers

Suzanna Scott’s art quilt from book covers