Shake-A-Shelf Press & Media Information

Shake-A-Shelf at a glance

Shake-A-Shelf is a handmade interactive miniature bookshelf series created by Massachusetts artist Scott Caz. The catalog dates to December 2022 and currently includes the Original Shake-A-Shelf, The Nook, and The Short Stack.

Short description

Shake-A-Shelf combines miniature book art with an openable shadow-box display. The tiny books are loose rather than permanently fixed in place, allowing the piece to be shaken, rearranged, organized, or displayed in whatever state its owner prefers.

Key facts

  • Creator and maker: Scott Caz
  • Based in: Massachusetts, USA
  • Catalog history: December 2022 to present
  • Product format: handmade interactive miniature bookshelf / shadow-box book art
  • Miniature books: individually folded by hand from paper with a foam core
  • Shelving: basswood
  • Current display frames: radiata pine shadow boxes made for Shake-A-Shelf
  • Identification: current handcrafted Shake-A-Shelf shelf models are signed and numbered

Current models

  • The Original Shake-A-Shelf: 10.5 × 8.5 × 3 inches; roughly 200 miniature books.
  • The Nook: 8.5 × 4 × 3 inches; roughly 75 miniature books.
  • The Short Stack: 5 × 4 × 3 inches; roughly 35 miniature books.

Terminology

Online shoppers may describe this general type of object with terms such as anxiety bookshelf, shakable bookshelf, fidget bookshelf, miniature bookshelf, or miniature library. Shake-A-Shelf is Scott Caz’s named handmade product line. Shake-A-Shelf is sold as interactive art and does not make medical-treatment claims.

Suggested attribution

For editorial descriptions, the following is accurate: “Shake-A-Shelf is a handmade interactive miniature bookshelf series created by Massachusetts artist Scott Caz.”

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