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Cut up this Book and Create Your Own Extraordinary Places
A Maria Rivans Collage Book
Series: Cut up this Book
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Delightfully nostalgic and surreal images to cut out and add to any collage, journal, or artwork. Celebrated collage artist Maria Rivans has brought joy to paper crafts worldwide. Now, in the fifth title in the bestselling Cut Up This Book series, she invites us to create...
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Delightfully nostalgic and surreal images to cut out and add to any collage, journal, or artwork.
Celebrated collage artist Maria Rivans has brought joy to paper crafts worldwide. Now, in the fifth title in the bestselling Cut Up This Book series, she invites us to create our own extraordinary places. Celebrating exotic locations—from ocean depths to lunar craters—this collection of stunning images and fabulous backgrounds is ready for you to cut out and stick as you please.
Includes:
- Over 800 surreal images celebrating travel, imagination, and discovery.
- A selection of extraordinary backgrounds.
- A collage masterclass from Maria, plus an inspiring finished collage for each destination.
- Step-by-step tutorials and new techniques to spark creative confidence.
- Images perfect for collage artists, crafters, and journalers looking for screen-free fun.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781837760732
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 21 May 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Skittledog
Illustration: 1000 Illustrations, color
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 235.0mm
Height: 310.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 128
About the Author
Maria Rivans is a collage artist based in Brighton, UK. She curated the images in the hugely successful Extraordinary Things to Cut Out and Collage (2020), has exhibited her work internationally, and created a book and three unique jigsaw puzzles. Known for their surreal approach, Maria's collages are in a constant dialogue with cultures of the past, reinventing narratives while spinning bizarre and dreamlike tales.
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