Miniature Artists Books

Visionary.

Title: Visionary.

Materials: Paper, ink.

Measurements: 41/2" x 21/2"  x  1/2"

One of a kind.

Price: $225

(Available on my Etsy shop)

 

Light in the Shadows.

 

Title: Light in the Shadows.

Materials: fabric, acid free paper, ink

Measurements: 2 x 2 1/2" x 1/4"

Limited edition of: 19 (18 available, one will stay in my personal collection)

Price: $75

Signed and numbered on the back of the white paper sleeve.

 

AVAILABLE ON MY ETSY SHOP.

The Journey.

 

Title: The Journey.

Measurements: box: 4" x 51/2"x 1"

book: 2" x 4 1/4" (closed)

Materials: Acid free paper, ink, acid free glue, ribbon.

Price: $275

Signed, dated and numbered on the back of the book.

Limited edition of 4.

(Only 3 will be available because one of them will stay in my personal collection.)

 Already listed on my Etsy shop.

This miniature artist's book is about the journey that life is. The first element inside the book is a colorful pop-up bird that raises up when you open the first page. This bird represents freedom and our ability to reach goals.

Following the bird, inside the accordion pages, there is also a snake going through a landscape with four trees. Each tree represents one of the four seasons of life (Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring). The snake symbolizes the struggles that many of of us face while going through the different stages of life (or seasons).  

With this book I want to celebrate the amazing journey that life is. Both sides of life, the dark side and the bright one, are important because they make us wiser and stronger. 

Every element was carefully made by hand paying lots of attention to detail. It took several hours to complete the 4 editions of this book. Each piece looks just like the book in the pictures.

 

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Tiny Life Lessons

Title: Tiny Life Lessons

Materials: fabric, paper, ink

Measurements: 2" 1/4 x 2" 3/4 x 1/4"

Limited edition of: 11

Price: $65

Signed and numbered on the back of the white paper sleeve.

This is an accordion style miniature book with a paper sleeve. On the front of the sleeve there is a delicate ink drawing and a tiny flower carefully cut by hand. The hard covers are protected by this beautiful blue cotton fabric that is specially made for books. Inside the pages of the book there are 8 professional archival tiny images printed on thick premium watercolor paper. The pages contain great inspirational quotes by anonymous authors.


The fox-girl is a paper doll that I made specially for this book. I took pictures of her in different positions.

Llimited edition of 11. (One will remain in my personal collection :)

AVAILABLE HERE.

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Flower Vision.

 

Title: Flower Vision

Materials: fabric, paper, ink, ribbon.

Measurements:

Box: 4 3/4" x 5 1/4" x 3/4"

Actual book: 3 3/4" x 4 1/2"

Price: $250

One of a kind.

There are two quotes written on the book:

"There are always flowers for those who want to see them". Henri Matisse.

"Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others". Jonathan Swift.

AVAILABLE HERE.

Connected.

Title: Connected.

Measurements: 

Box: 3 3/4" x 5 1/4 x 1"

Actual book: 2 3/4" x 3 1/2" x 1/4"

Materials: Fabric, paper, ink, acrylic paint.

Price: $250

One of a kind.

 

This piece is a little jewel. Extremely detailed and beautiful in person. The top of the box is decorated with a painting done on a an original papercut, creating the effect of a bass relief. The book opens to a pop-up colorful paper drawing of a couple framed in tiny cameos. The text on the box says: 

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.

- Rumi -

A v a i l a b l e   H E R E.

 

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Welcome to this Blog!

 

Let's start with a couple of definitions:

A miniature book is a very small book, sized from .5 inches square to roughly 2 by 3 inches—no larger than 3 inches in height, width or thickness. These books became more popular in the last few decades of the 19th century because they were portable and easy to conceal. One could carry a vast number of books in a small case for when one travelled. (From Wikipedia)

Artists' books are works of art realized in the form of a book. They are often published in small editions, though sometimes they are produced as one-of-a-kind objects referred to as "uniques". As Stephen Bury said:  "Artists' books are books or book-like objects over the final appearance of which an artist has had a high degree of control; where the book is intended as a work of art in itself." (From Wikipedia)

This blog focuses on miniature artists' books, which is a blend of the two concepts above. But we will also have some special space for traditional miniature books as well as for for non-miniature artist's books.

The main idea behind this blog is to inspire you. The intimacy of a miniature object, together with the art of telling stories and communicating ideas, makes of miniature artists' books an amazing medium to express ourselves creatively.

Please, join me in this exciting exploration through an art form that deserves more attention. I hope that you enjoy this place, but most importantly, that you feel inspired to create and share your own unique treasures with us.

Thank you so much for visiting and see you later!

Elsita :)

(Below you will see a group of my creations, some of them are available on my Etsy store)

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Birdhouse for Things that Have Gone Away.

 

Title: Birdhouse for Things that Have Gone Away.

Materials: Fabric, paper, ink, colored pencils, acrylic paint, ribbon

Measurements: 

Box: 3 4/16" width  3" height 1 2/16" depth

Actual little book: 2" x 13/4" when closed

It comes with a tiny easel made out of cardboard to display the book

Price: $195

Translation of the text: 

Everything that goes away stays in the memory.

Like little birds on branches. 

One of a Kind

Available Here

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La Cuidad (The city)

 

Title: La Cuidad (The City)

Materials: Fabric, paper, pencil

Measurements:

Box: 3 1/4" length,  2 1/4" width, 1" depth

Book and sleeve: 1 1/2" length, 1 4/16 width, 1/2" depth

Price: $175

One of a kind

Available Here

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A Forest for Two.

 

Title: A Forest for Two.

Materials: fabric, paper, ink, colored pencils, acrylic paint (drawn and cut by hand)

Size: 2 3/4" x 2 1/4" (when closed)

Price: $195

One of a kind.

Available Here 

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