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Bookshelf art

Many of you know that I like to visit several local libraries on a regular basis. One of the main reasons is because I often find woodworking inspiration in books that have nothing to do with woodworking. Its the random nature of discovery at the library that I find hard to match online.

Try it sometime. Browse through books on toys or ancient games. Find an image of an unusual musical instrument in a book about King Henry VIII. Discover a museums book that feature galleries of Aztec art.

I recently picked up a book devoted to nothing but bookshelves: Bookshelf, by Alex Johnson. Most of the bookshelves featured in it are works of art and highly impractical, but they all inspire me to create. Probably nothing exactly like any pieces the book, but perhaps elements from them will show up in my projects. Either deliberately or unconsciously.

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Update:
Bob Daniel just clued me into the Bookshelf web site. Take a look!