of paper and things

elsa mora began papercutting when she was young and wanted so badly to cut her own hair that, because she was forbade to do so, she created a paper wig to wear and trim instead. the experience so satisfied her need to create, she began making paper dolls for friends...fast forward to today, and she now shows her paper sculptures and other works internationally. the intricacy of her pieces is amazing - i love the stories they tell. so beautiful! she just recently began a blog dedicated to the art of papercutting, and you can see more of her work here , or purchase some of her paper and other works here . {thanks jackie for the link! via seeseebe }

my paper mind , by javan ivey . to view a cool time lapse video of the making of this project, go here .

atomic jellyfish bovey lee is a papercut artist with an extensive background in calligraphy and painting. she approaches her papercut work with elements of these disciplines, first illustrating the image and then using an exacto knife to cut the rice paper with strokes used in calligraphy. she is currently participating in the 2008 pittsburgh biennial , a contemporary art exhibition presenting a continuum of visual art disciplines. little crimes office tornado for more information, visit her website here .

i love the work of sarah mitchell of littlepaperbird - so delicate and fresh. she is an illustrator, bookmaker, printmaker, and folder and cutter of bits of books and paper. she also generally turns anything she touches into something beautiful. her blog chronicles her experiments with new bookbinding techniques and highlights the processes of her art. visit littlepaperbird or her flickr page to learn more.

solo exhibition, 2007, washi paper noriko yamaguchi is a japanese paper artist and sculptor - she obtained a master of fine arts in dyeing and weaving from tokyo national university of fine arts and music. suspended , group exhibition, 2006. washi paper suspended , group exhibition, 2006. washi paper

detail of mobile composition ii japanese biologist and artist hideo iwasaki uses only a knife and his imagination to create amazing monochromatic pieces. no sketch. no mounting of the paper to a fixed surface. just an organic and inituitive process and the results are remarkable! iwasaki generally installs his pieces as mobiles or between panes of glass, as shown here. mobile composition ii , 2007. black paper. polymorphosis , 2004. black paper, acrylic, and mirror.

typography + papercutting + shadows = wow! annie vought carefully cuts scripted text to create amazing typographic displays of words and shadows. to do, 2006 merry christmas detail, 2006

yuken teruya crafts the loveliest little dioramas from paper shopping bags. born in japan and now living and working in new york, he combines the traditional asian art of paper cutting with bold statements on the disconnect between the natural environment and modern consumerism. here are a few of my favorites: christian dior le bon marche marc jacobs mcdonald's