I love book art. I love jewelry. More and more, I’m finding ways to combine them. I also really love the wrap jewelry from designer Chan Luu, and recently learned how to do my own wrap beaded designs. Cue a shipment of mini books back from a gallery, and a match that would be eerily…
Read More Tour Necklace/BraceletMany of my book art sculptures are represented in the US and internationally by the wonderful folks at Vamp & Tramp Booksellers. http://www.vampandtramp.com/finepress/c/cranedesigns.html A large catalog of works can be seen by scrolling down the pages on the right side of this blog. Look for Book Arts & Text Based Art, for pieces from…
Read More Crane Designs Book ArtA teaser for a piece called ‘Enlightenment’, which I describe in more detail here. I love book art. It’s one of my default settings after 20 years. ‘Can I make it into a book?’ is a question I now apply to everything from spam emails to a set of cocktail swords found in a thrift…
Read More Book Art Jewelry: Enlightenment