Japanese Craftsman Restores Old Books to Look New

 Japanese Craftsman Nobuo Okano Restores Old Books to Look New

Instead of being Lost to Memory, an Old Tattered 1,000-Page English-Japanese Dictionary was given New Life when its Owner handed it over to Nobuo Okano, a Japanese Master Craftsman who has spent 30 years perfecting The Art of Restoring Old Books.

 

His process was detailed on a Japanese Show called Fascinating Craftsman (Shuri, Bakaseru). The Most Painstaking Part is probably when he individually unfolds every Page’s Corners with a Tweezer and Irons them. Read on for more about the Process.

A guy brought an old 1,000-page English-Japanese Dictionary

He used it in his youth and now wants to Restore it and give it to his Daughter

Nobuo begins by shaving the old glue from the spine

The Book had some Maps of English-Speaking Countries

They suffered greatly, so Nobuo Glued them to New Sheets of Paper

The Color doesn’t match perfectly, but he can prevent them from Degrading further

The Most Monotonous Part is straightening out every page corner with tweezers…

and then Wetting and Ironing the Corners straight

The Owner Wrote his High School Sweetheart’s Initials on the Book in Ink

Using a Heavy-Duty Paper Cutter, Okano removes the Color from the Edges

New, Minty-Fresh Pages

Last but not least, The Cover with the Original Title on a Brand-New Background

Towers Of Balanced Rocks

We’re having a hard time deciding whether Michael Grab is an Artist or a Magician, because he creates Stunning Structure from Finely Balanced Rocks that seem to Defy The Law of Physics.

These seemingly Impossible Structures require Intense Concentration and Meditative Focus. In the pictures below, Grab spends several minutes nearly frozen, making Tiny Adjustments until he gets all of the Rocks’ Centers of Gravity just right.

“Over the past few years of practicing Rock Balance, simple curiosity has evolved into Therapeutic Ritual, ultimately Nurturing Meditative Presence, Mental Well-Being and Artistry of Design,” writes Grab in his Artist Statement.

Splattered Ink Animal Portraits

Prairie Fire

Chinese-Born Painter-Splatter and Street Artist Hua Tunan is back it again with a series of Stunning New Animal Portraits. 

Blue Ink Leopard

Using a Unique Combination of Traditional Chinese Painting and Western Street Art, his work has Won Acclaim Around the World. 

Crouching Tiger

He Ist went Viral after Creating A Beautiful Owl out of Multicolored Dashes of Paint.

Color Parrot

Hua Tunan, real name Cheng Yingjie, was Born in 1991 in Foshan, Guangdong. He has his own studio in Foshan, China and has worked with Famous Brands such as Louis Vuitton, Adidas, NIKE, Jaguar, Volvo and Disney. 

Keep Walking

His Signature Chaotic Painting Style can be created on Canvases and Wall-Sized Murals alike.

Peacock In Tai Chi

Goshawk

Jedi Rhino

Night Bird

Life On Dusk

The Human Barbie Doll Valeria Valeryevona

Valeria Valeryevna Lukyanova (Ukrainian: Вале́рія Вале́ріївна Лук'я́нова; Russian: Валерия Валерьевна Лукьянова; born on August 23rd 1985) is a Ukrainian Model and Entertainer of Russian Origin, Famous for her resemblance to a Barbie Doll.

She has made it her mission to look as much like a Doll as possible.

Eye color: Green / Gray / Blue

Height: 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)

Spouse(s): Dmitry Shkrabov (m. 2013)

Her Photo shoot shows just how closely she resembles the Iconic Barbie Doll Toy.