Papercuts
Inspired by the Poketo wallets we blogged about on Friday, I went sleuthing around the contributing artists’ websites and found treasure troves of creative goodies! Californian Jared Andrew Schorr’s site and blog are full of hilarious, life-embracing papercuts and drawings.
The gang over at Poketo just released a new Papercuts Series of their signature artists’ wallets and they’re stunning! There are currently 6 designs, dreamed up by 4 very talented contributors…
Such a smart student project by Vimeo community member Saggyarmpit (aka Serene Teh) currently working towards a graphic design degree in Singapore. A little bit advent calender, a little bit flip book and a lot of talent come together to make this 2D exploration of a very 3D phenomenon, parkour…
“If you believe in love, but find it difficult to explain – this is for you.” – Rob Ryan
Jenny Lee Fowler’s snowflake-style papercuts capture the storytelling esprit of old-school European scherenschnitte with a good dash of Americana aesthetic. The artist’s brightly colored collection of clients’ family trees and celebratory events are at once deeply personal and universally resonant…
“I create paper cutouts and seek to extend it as a contemporary, global art form that is deeply rooted in Chinese folk art traditions. To do so, I strive for a universal and amalgamated aesthetics that incorporate imagery rich in cross-cultural references and contemporar subtexts. In these very dense and intricate paper cutouts, I explore the universally shared experiences of power, sacrifice, and survival.” – Bovey Lee
Originating in China circa 1500 the art of papercutting (jianzhi) quickly spread across the globe and is now a celebrated craft in dozens of countries including Japan (kirie), India (sanjhi), Germany & Switzerland (scherenschnitte), France (canivet or decoupage), Poland (wycinanki), Ukraine (vytynanky), Turkey (ka ‘ti), Mexico (papel picado), the States, Israel, and beyond…
“The process of creating a papercut piece is a wonderful way to practice and master the art of patience.” – Elsa Mora
You’ve got to check out this collection of adorable oddities over at Pen Pencil Stencil! Mark Giglio grew up drawing, painting, skateboarding and surfing and his fresh, light-hearted SoCal vibe is perfectly captured in drawings of pirates with pencil peg-legs, pencil hands, pencils in a bind and tessellating pencil wallpapers (just save the image and tile it)…
Some people do yoga, burn sage and eat salt crystals. When my stress levels are through the roof, I do origami. Thus, stumbling upon Hasegawa Yosuke’s global collection of currency origami was like mastering the Vrischika-asana (um, that’s yoga jargon for scorpion pose).