Women in art

Artists have captured some beautiful women's faces in portraiture over the years - and this would be my favourite morphing animation as a result

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2gsZ_6JHZk
Digital art painted with Wacom tablet in Photoshop, then animated using fotomorph.

State Library of Queensland visual arts links

http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/coll/visarts/psd

Margaret Olley interview on vimeo

http://vimeo.com/26936249
Take a look for some Margaret Olley reminescences about life in the art scene in Brisbane.

Book art and altered books

I will never grow tired of picturebook art.
In my opinion, illustrators of picturebooks create art that is every bit as good as that found in Art Galleries.

There are some wonderful picturebook art sites out there, such as http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/
http://www.booksillustrated.com.au/bi_illustrations.php
http://www.childrensillustrators.com/

The perfect union between being a librarian and an artist would be a maker of artists books or altered books.Alas, I am too hasty an artist for such intricate and painstaking pursuits. I haven't even tried scrapbooking.

However, I can admire the skill that takes a discarded book and re-creates it into a book of art. It seems to be quite a growing art craze....
http://centripetalnotion.com/2007/09/13/13:26:26/ (Brian Dettmer book autopsies)
http://www.slideshare.net/trinityblu/how-do-you-see-books
http://www.sublackwell.co.uk/portfolio-book-cut-sculpture

http://www.art-e-zine.co.uk/alteredbook.html 
http://www.logolalia.com/alteredbooks/ 


A google image search for the term "altered books" or "book art" shows the amazing talent out there, while
flickr and youtube also list images and how to videos if you are keen to have a go.
Recently there was the mystery of who was leaving little artistic creations in libraries in England.Who Left A Tree, Then A Coffin In The Library? : NPR

And the many images of altered books and book sculptures that can be found on the internet.
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/tags/books/
http://www.bibliopath.org/
http://inspirationfeed.com/inspiration/artists/mind-blowing-book-sculptures-by-guy-laramee/
The artists books to be found at State Library of Queensland are worth a look,

http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/find/virtualbooks/artists_books
 as is the exhibition from Mackay's Art space
http://www.wagga.nsw.gov.au/resources/documents/RL_Education_Kit.pdf


Then of course there is the growing ebook revolution that involves animated picturebooks on Ipad. 
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-31747_7-20002462-243.html and from Weston Woods.
http://satorismiles.com/resources/discovery-education-streaming/weston-woods-animated-childrens-picture-books/


and animations that feature books such as The Joy of Books


Which brings me to the enchanting interactive ebook and animation, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

All I can say is look, look again and admire the patience and skill of these artists.