[image_with_animation image_url=”7482″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Every day, librarians across America are called to respond to book murders. Each homicide case is tragic, but there are few cases more heartbreaking and more difficult to understand than serial book murder.
For years, library scientists, academics, and mental health experts have studied serial book murder, asking why, when there is so much scrap paper and so many pens, why an artist would need to render the flesh from a fully formed and innocent text. Known serial cutters include Brian Dettmer, and Noriko Ambe’s deadly duo super cuttings in team with ED Rushca for “Artists who make pieces, Artists who do books.” Still some serial murders remain unsigned, such as the Nerhol Alphabet I found on pinterest. These diverse groups have long attempted to understand the complex issues related to serial book murders. Only Andrea Myers and Maud Vantours remain on the unbound side of this solemn moral issue. The authors, publishers, and future readers of these now unknowable books have my heartfelt sympathies.
Scrap Paper Artists
Content warning: Merciful, with scrap paper. No books were harmed. Appropriate for all viewers.
Content warning: The writers of this blog do not condone this morally corrupted act. Some of these images illustrate literary texts, and may be inappropriate for younger audiences. Viewer discretion is advised.
Aurore de la Morinerie began as a fashion designer in Paris. She then spent two years studying chinese calligraphy, and traveled in Japan, India, China, and Egypt. She says that through calligraphy she learned concentration, strength and rapidity of execution. She now illustrates for clients like Hermes and Le Monde, with a parallel career as a fine …
[image_with_animation image_url=”6592″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] October Creative Challenge The last 30 day creative challenge was so delightful, I thought it might be time to do another. Today I launch the October Creative Challenge! WANNA DRAW? You can challenge yourself to do all 30 challenges, 5 a week, or whatever floats your boat. I know …
Day 23 of our 30 day January Challenge was a drawing class trick from Fran O’Neill. The purpose is to trick artists into describing surface and surroundings that have as much interest and presence as the stuff that’s sitting on and in front of it. The most common response to this kind of exercise is …
What would you do if you loved to draw, and then you went blind? For two years now, Kathy Paul has been a regular in my drawing classes. When she started in figure drawing, I admired her uncommon and interesting way of recording the forms. Then on March 3, 2019 Kathy suffered a stroke in …
Book Murderers
[image_with_animation image_url=”7482″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Every day, librarians across America are called to respond to book murders. Each homicide case is tragic, but there are few cases more heartbreaking and more difficult to understand than serial book murder.
For years, library scientists, academics, and mental health experts have studied serial book murder, asking why, when there is so much scrap paper and so many pens, why an artist would need to render the flesh from a fully formed and innocent text. Known serial cutters include Brian Dettmer, and Noriko Ambe’s deadly duo super cuttings in team with ED Rushca for “Artists who make pieces, Artists who do books.” Still some serial murders remain unsigned, such as the Nerhol Alphabet I found on pinterest. These diverse groups have long attempted to understand the complex issues related to serial book murders. Only Andrea Myers and Maud Vantours remain on the unbound side of this solemn moral issue. The authors, publishers, and future readers of these now unknowable books have my heartfelt sympathies.
Scrap Paper Artists
Content warning: Merciful, with scrap paper. No books were harmed. Appropriate for all viewers.
Book Murderers
Content warning: The writers of this blog do not condone this morally corrupted act. Some of these images illustrate literary texts, and may be inappropriate for younger audiences. Viewer discretion is advised.
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