Comments on: Scottish Literary Sculptural Mysteries Return!

Scottish Literary Sculptural Mysteries Return!

mephron — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:42:12 -0800

This week in Scotland, it is Book Week. Many note authors are supporting it with free events. And so is the mysterious sculptor who seized the imagination of people worldwide with her books made sculpture. She (one of the few things known about the sculptor) has done a series of five mystery hidden sculptures to help celebrate Book Week. Each of them is related to a Scottish story or author.

A complete gallery of the sculptures can be found here. A summary of the original ten book-sculptures and their appearances. [Previously on Metafilter.]

By: jacquilynne

jacquilynne — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:05:22 -0800

These things make me cry. I just look at them and i can't seem to help it. So wonderful.

By: eggkeeper

eggkeeper — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:14:55 -0800

Oh that's just magical! I'm so tired of bad news, that just made my day. Thank you.

By: fearfulsymmetry

fearfulsymmetry — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:47:09 -0800

I'm sure people must know who this is... I can't see someone popping into multiple venues and setting these up without someone noticing something by now. But all credit for keeping it a secret. Oh and the sculptures themselves are awesome.

By: bwerdmuller

bwerdmuller — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:39:36 -0800

Related: Scottish Book Trust's Book Week Scotland website, gallery of the sculptures, their book lists, and the League of Extraordinary Booklovers, a very personalized book recommendation service.

By: sevenyearlurk

sevenyearlurk — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:39:02 -0800

These are astonishing, all the more so for their mystery.

By: cellar door

cellar door — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 05:41:59 -0800

I was in Scotland earlier this year, and so badly wanted to see the original sculptures while in Edinburgh, but they were off on tour. So disappointing. Guess I'll just have to go back. Very cool.

By: ersatz

ersatz — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 07:37:15 -0800

I usually hate book sculptures, but she's good.

By: haplesschild

haplesschild — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 07:51:13 -0800

These are the most fantastic things ever. Thank you for sharing!