Photo Credit: Jodi Harvey-Brown[/caption]Amazing Info's | Artist Jodi Harvey-Brown is an avid art and book lover turning books to an amazing pop-up art that comes to life by making unique book sculptures in portraying scenes from the literary world.
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Photo Credit: Jodi Harvey-Brown - Tom Sawyer[/caption]Jodi Harvey-Brown creates the intricate pieces of artwork to emerge directly from the pages of the books which have inspired her.
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Photo Credit: Jodi Harvey-Brown - Minas Tirith from Lord of the Rings[/caption]“I have always loved art, and I have always loved to read,” Jodi said.
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Photo Credit: Jodi Harvey-Brown - The Wind and the Willows[/caption]Jodi Harvey-Brown not only summoned little fictional human characters, classical monsters, sea creatures, gigantic ships and air balloons, she also restored entire landscapes, capturing the perfect impression of those many amazing worlds.
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Photo Credit: Jodi Harvey-Brown - The Little Mermaid[/caption]“Characters, that we care so much for, should come out of the pages to show us their stories. What we see in our imaginations as we read should be there for the world to see,” Jodi explained.
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Photo Credit: Jodi Harvey-Brown - Treasure Island[/caption]Jodi Harvey-Brown does commissioned work, but given an option, she would lean to fantasy books. Various works take only a few hours, while her most time thorough piece like The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, was over 100 hours.
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Photo Credit: Jodi Harvey-Brown - The Mad Hatter's Tea Party[/caption]Each scene is handmade and protected with ultra-violet finish. The sculptures are wired through to hold them in place and all has a different story to tell.
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Photo Credit: Jodi Harvey-Brown - Fisherman and the Sea[/caption]Jodi Harvey-Brown has carved some of literature's most legendary characters including Harry Potter, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.
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Photo Credit: Jodi Harvey-Brown - Harry Potter[/caption]“The books that we love to read should be made to come to life,” Jodi’s motto.
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Photo Credit: Jodi Harvey-Brown - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea[/caption][caption id="attachment_1303" align="aligncenter" width="269"]
Photo Credit: Jodi Harvey-Brown - Jack and the Beanstalk[/caption]
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