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By: Book Art: 31 Sculptures Worth Reading About | iPhone – Mania

Book Art: 31 Sculptures Worth Reading About | iPhone – Mania — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:17:57 +0000

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By: Book Art: 31 Sculptures Worth Reading About | WebUrbanist

Book Art: 31 Sculptures Worth Reading About | WebUrbanist — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:01:17 +0000

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By: How to avoid phone book deliveries (and their carbon footprint) | Ecotrope

How to avoid phone book deliveries (and their carbon footprint) | Ecotrope — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:10:46 +0000

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By: Another 10 Artistic Uses of Ordinary Things

Another 10 Artistic Uses of Ordinary Things — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:31:02 +0000

[...] Alex Queral, from Philadelphia, is a sculptor with a difference. He creates portraits of famous people from discarded phonebooks. He does this by first making a freehand sketch of the person he will carve. Using the sketch as a template, he then places it over the phonebook and starts carving the face into the pages using an artist’s scalpel or razor blades. ‘It can be quite tense work sometimes because it takes a long time to finish and when you cut something away you can’t get it back again. Nearing the end of the carving and then suddenly having it ruined by a careless cut can be pretty crushing. You have to start all over again,’ said Queral. He now makes up to two new carvings each month and has produced carvings of Barack Obama, Jack Nicholson and the Dalai Lama on the discarded books. For more photos, go here. [...]

By: Britwenger

Britwenger — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 05:10:44 +0000

This is good post. I think still you should add more video and pictures because it helps understanding :)

By: Crazy Cool Phone Book Sculptures – Recycling Inspiration - Programming Blog

Crazy Cool Phone Book Sculptures – Recycling Inspiration - Programming Blog — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:27:16 +0000

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By: Crazy Cool Phone Book Sculptures – Recycling… | Bit Rebels

Crazy Cool Phone Book Sculptures – Recycling… | Bit Rebels — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:18:05 +0000

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By: The Phone-Book Carvings of Alex Queral | Origa for Life

The Phone-Book Carvings of Alex Queral | Origa for Life — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:33:06 +0000

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By: Phone Book Carvings of Alex Queral | Oddity Central - Collecting Oddities

Phone Book Carvings of Alex Queral | Oddity Central - Collecting Oddities — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:21:03 +0000

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By: Michael Simon

Michael Simon — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:48:49 +0000

You can see him in action here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEI89_OgjDM&feature=PlayList&p=409851E0BFF80356&playnext_from=PL&index=0&playnext=1

My understanding is that he carves the books while dry, following a freehand sketch, then highlights the image and then seals them (explaining the darker areas on the page).

By: Jen

Jen — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 23:03:15 +0000

I can’t believe how awesome these are. How exactly do you do them, do you wet the books so you can form the dimensions? It is just fascinating. Good job

By: Incredible Phone Book Carvings of Celebrity Faces | IXPLORA - Mobile Phone News and General Tech News and Discussion

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