First public display of ARTISTS VILLAGE, along with a framed description of the collaborative project and a telescope book model, made by Betty Schlicting.

Last month I blogged about ARTISTS VILLAGE, a project created by 11 ‘Escape Artists’. Each artist used the basic project from my Telescope Book Class as a starting point, and created an entire ‘village’ with a total of 40 different shops! You can view images of the buildings made by each artist in my November post.

Judy and I drove out to Edmonds last week to see ARTISTS VILLAGE in person for the first time, at the Frances Anderson Center, where it will be on display through December 14. It was exciting to see how each artist used my three-part, articulated telescope book structure in clever and exciting ways, adding awnings, courtyards, roof tops and more to create the unique and charming buildings.

Artists Village will be displayed at the Lynnwood Public Library during the month of February, 2009.

The Village base measures 21.5" x 28" and the tallest building is 13.5" - Click on this image for a larger view