Book altering is a form of art that involves creating art out of books. For all of you book readers, does the thought of cutting up, painting, drawing in, glueing, or sculpting things out of books mortify you?
Personally, I love book altering. I only alter old, outdated books that people probably wouldn't care about if I transformed it into a work of art that they can appreciate. I have only altered one very old geography book, but man it was really fun. I have started on another outdated Careers book but this one is going to be way different than the first.
What do you think book lovers? Do you think book altering is alright, or should all books be treated with care?
edit; Here is my first altered book that I made out of the old Geography book. It is a bookbox, but it's not used for that. It is instead used for decoration. I added a few things like a button for the eye on the cover, some ribbon, and a little key surrounded by cute jewel beads hanging from fishing line. The key is hanging from a string. This is a simple altered book and there are many different forms. I will post more examples as I finish them, or even WIPs if anyone is interested~