Matthiessen—a crafter, designer and author—isn't suggesting anything untoward when she speaks of altering books. Rather, she advocates recycling and reusing old books (and the elements crafters can ...

Visitors to the gallery are greeted by the "Floating Dragon," a mobile-like work suspended from the ceiling and made entirely from books. Nearby is a delicate necklace made of tightly rolled book ...

From celebrity portraits made from recycled trash to ransom notes crafted with cut-out magazine letters, the art of collage — assembling different individual items to create a new whole with its own ...