Britt's Blog

There have been a few intriguing arty things linked on Metafilter lately.

I remember when I was a I made 3-D greeting-card things out of a templates in Omni magazine. (Scroll down to find the same templates on this page under “vertical cut popouts”!) I was quite fascinated by them—and I’m gripped by an urge to start experimenting again after seeing this awe-inspiring and wryly clever work with cut paper, and lovely, meticulously-trimmed trees.

Now, on a fundamental level I find the whole “altered book” thing to be just… wrong. I mean, it’s one thing for talentless people to make ugly scrapbooks, but, for the love of god, why would you take out your lack of artistic ability on literature!? I was offered the opportunity to do an altered-book journaling class, but declined. I pictured myself trying to be nice and go along, but then, when people pick up the markers and the scissors, I see myself leaping up, snatching books away, and running as fast as my legs could carry me.

However, wow.

Also, hee!.

Original MeFi threads.