One day in March 2011 staff at the Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh noticed a wonderful paper sculpture left on a table. Carved from paper and mounted on a book, it bore a tag expressing support for the Library's work. From then until November 2011 nine more mysterious paper sculptures appeared in arts venues throughout Edinburgh, including the National Library of Scotland, the Filmhouse cinema, the National Museum of Scotland and the Scottish Storytelling Centre. Left anonymously, they appear to be the work of one highly talented and generous artist. In a farewell note, the artist identified herself as a woman and an artist/artisan, and she announced that the project had ended.
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THE STORY begins with a tree growing out of a book.
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(Polygon, 8 March 2013, ebook, 96 pages, borrowed from @GlasgowLib via @OverDriveLibs, # popsugarreadingchallenge, a book that was published anonymously)
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I stumbled across this by chance when research possible titles for this category. I'd never even been aware the book existed or aware of the incredible sculptures otherwise. This was a treat to read. I loved the passion the anonymous sculptor had for books and the arts in general. Each chapter focuses on one of the sculptors creations, describing it in detail along with the information on where the sculpture was found. There were also several pictures of each sculpture. Some of them were pretty amazing. This is a little gem.
