Isobelle Ouzman Transforms Discarded Books into Sculptural Illustrations

Dis­card­ed books have found a new life with the work of Iso­belle Ouz­man. Her intri­cate, sculp­tur­al illus­tra­tion carve into the pub­li­ca­tions’ pages, cre­at­ing mys­ti­cal land­scapes that tell a whole new story—separate from the book’s orig­i­nal tale. Many of her com­po­si­tions fea­ture pen and ink draw­ings, but some­times she’ll accent areas with water­col­or paints.

Ouz­man sells her altered books through her Etsy shop. She occa­sion­al­ly takes com­mis­sions, too. Would­n’t this be per­fect for the book lover in your life?