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Book and Paper Arts
@bookandpaperarts.bsky.social
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Altered book and journal artist in Wales.

Join me on Youtube for art tutorials:
https://youtube.com/@bookandpaperarts?si=Wv6GfWVilUHKHY-p

My online shop is here:
https://ko-fi.com/bookandpaperarts/shop
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Old stones in Chauvigny, France.

#arches #masonry #oldstones #oldchurches #archaeology #ralphlauren
December 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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A new pastry shop with salon de thé opened in Chinon. 🥰
December 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Botanical contact prints on paper using Autumm leaves.

Unbundling video is here:
youtu.be/QlhMpCr3FWw?...

#ecoprints #paperart #botanicals
December 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Anna May Wong — Edward S. Curtis, c. 1925
Hand colored photograph of the actress in a red dress ornamented with a couple of big orange flowers the dress spreads out around her on the floor like the roots of a flower
December 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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🧵 Is this a Dire wolf... 🤔?

No...

Our @erc.europa.eu Beasts to Craft team led by Élodie Lévêque uncovered the true identity of mysterious hairy covers on #medieval #Cistercian #manuscripts - they're ...
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Image fo a seal - by someone that has not seen one - from Valenciennes, ms 0320, Thomas de Cantimpré, Albert le Grand. Liber de natura rerum, vers 1280, 230 × 156 mm. Folio 116, Image : IRHT https://patrimoine-numerique.ville-valenciennes.fr/ark:/29755/B_596066101_ms_0320 (http://initiale.irht.cnrs.fr/codex/7876). The original colour of the skin (before it degraded) - but what is it? (image Elodie Leveque) Mock-up of the original book binding by Elodie Leveque. Note that the fur is too dark in this mockup (image Elodie Leveque). In 2016, the team in 2016 first confronted the collection at Troyes - but what are the bindings made of? Image of five people, one sitting, discussing a large bound medieval text held by supports in a modern library.
April 9, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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11th-century carved stone cross at Cheriton church in Wales on the Gower where I had a great hike and some sublime church hopping.

#sacredart
#wales
#ancientarchitecture
#ruins
#oldchurches
#welshchurch
April 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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New old paper arrived today. From the 1780s, just in time for the French revolution. Some of the folios are on parchment.

#paperlove #vintagepaper #journalarts #papierancien
February 8, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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‘TO BE HOPEFUL in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness...’ (con’t) #HowardZinn #hope #compassion #care #kindness #courage #future ☮︎
February 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Paper book scrolls.

How to video on my Youtube channel (link in my bio).

#bookarts #paperarts #mixedmedia #paperscrolls #alteredbooks
January 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Pocket shrine with vintage French elements in my shop (link in bio).
#alteredart #mixedmedia #sacredart #shrine
January 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM