You may want to think twice before you throw away your old Thomas Guides, vintage postcards, children's books and pattern packets. Perhaps you can turn them into works of art! That's what Jennifer Collier does – she takes these old, discarded paper products and turns them into incredible replicas of everyday items like typewriters, cameras, clothes, and even shoes.
Collier begins each project by finding the paper she'll turn into fabric. She scours flea markets, charity shops, fruit and vegetable stalls, antique shops and more until she finds what she's looking for. Then, as she says on her website, “by bonding, waxing, trapping and stitching I produce unusual paper ‘fabrics', which are used to explore the ‘remaking' of household objects.
“The papers are treated as if cloth, with the main technique employed being stitch; a contemporary twist on traditional textiles.”
Here are some of our favorite items from her website.
Map SLR Camera
Teacup with Spoon
Super 8 Camera
Phone
Singer Sewing Machine
Map Baby Shoes
Pattern Packet Baby Shoes
Little Women Stilettos
Spice Jars with Rack
Knife-rack
Watering Can
Alice Kid Gloves
