August Featured 3-D Fine Art Crafts Artist – Carolyn Adams

When I was growing up, my family was always creating things.  My mother painted in oils, sewed all kinds of projects, and created fun crafts; my father was a carpenter, wood carver, furniture maker, and leather goods maker; and my brother was an amateur astronomer, gardener, oceanographer, and ham radio builder and operator.  So I grew to love the ability to create a number of interesting things.

While I draw and paint a bit myself, I generally think of myself as a folk artist, because I enjoy creating art from everyday objects.  I’m a poet and I love the written word.  Books have always felt like treasures to me.  So I create these book purses to use the structure of a book in an unusual way, while still referencing and paying homage to the book as a repository of art itself.

List  of Works:

Dia de Los Muertos book purse
Chinese book purse
Steampunk Maps book purse
Appliance Repair book purse
Spring Green book purse
Golden Yellow book purse
Pizza and Beer book purse
Blue Patchwork book purse
Purple and Navy book purse
Brown collage book purse
Blue Collage book purse
Pink Victorian book purse