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Peter Gentenaar: Paper Sculpture

By Naomi Bardoff | Published: April 10, 2012

More than 100 of Peter Gentenaar’s ethereal paper sculptures were installed inside the Abbey church of Saint-Riquier in France. Gothic architecture + paper art = SWOON! I love how the curves and organic forms of the paper sculptures echo the beautiful vaulting and cluster piers of the church interior – look how the sculptures have [...]

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Naomi Bardoff
Naomi Bardoff
In 2010 Naomi Bardoff graduated from Bard College, where she majored in fine arts and studied watercolor, ink drawing, and book-making. She has also taken classes at the Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts. Since moving to the San Francisco Bay Area, Naomi has been working on her illustration portfolio, working in an office, and volunteering and taking classes at the San Francisco Center for the Book. In addition to the SFCB blog, she blogs on her art blog, naomese - naomi bardoff's art blog; her tumblr, curiosities & clockwork (check out the book art tag on her tumblr to see more of her favorite book arts); and pins to her Pinterest boards. Her own book work can be found on her website.

Cara Barer’s Book Photography

By Naomi Bardoff | Published: May 3, 2011

On first glance, Houston photographer Cara Barer‘s photographs of water-damaged books are a beautiful form of book art in which the book is altered and transformed into a sculptural object not through the interference of the human hand, but through passive lack of interference and exposure to the elements. In fact, while some of the [...]

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Naomi Bardoff
Naomi Bardoff
In 2010 Naomi Bardoff graduated from Bard College, where she majored in fine arts and studied watercolor, ink drawing, and book-making. She has also taken classes at the Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts. Since moving to the San Francisco Bay Area, Naomi has been working on her illustration portfolio, working in an office, and volunteering and taking classes at the San Francisco Center for the Book. In addition to the SFCB blog, she blogs on her art blog, naomese - naomi bardoff's art blog; her tumblr, curiosities & clockwork (check out the book art tag on her tumblr to see more of her favorite book arts); and pins to her Pinterest boards. Her own book work can be found on her website.