Continuing on the gourd book theme...

 

A Jane Austin book was drilled at the top edge of the book to be a flipbook so each page circles backward behind the tangled combination of two long-handled dipper gourds. The designs along the handles and belly of the gourds mimic the shadow design on the front cover of the book itself. 

Inn this way, the book stands up as a sculpture and bookstand, ready for the next page or chapter to be read!