Paper sculptor and illustrator Kitty Rose Morgan finds inspiration for her series of sculptures in nature and animals. Her other work covers many other topics, but today we’re focusing on paper sculptures of cats, dogs, bears, and birds that have brightened our day.
Morgan enjoys the limitations of the medium and the fact that it pushes her to be more...
Sorrell Chrystal Kerrison makes hand embroidered portraits that are made to look like Fauvist paintings. Her work is colorful, vibrant, and expressive, or in other words a visually controlled chaos that brings her subjects to life.
Growing up in a valley just off the North Wales coast, Kerrison's love of art and music has permeated every aspect of her...
Ulla-Stina Wikander's art is unlike we've ever seen - a unique homage to the discarded objects of the past. Under her hands, an old toaster or rotary phone turn into works of art. She does so by covering household items from the '70s with vintage embroidery.
“I find it interesting to see how these objects transform in a new context;...
Masayo Fukuda first utilized the ancient Japanese art of papercutting when she was just a high school student. "When giving a birthday card to my friend, I felt that it was unsatisfactory to send just a square card,” she explained in an interview with X-Ray Magazine. “So, I cut the paper into a heart shape."
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After that, it was greeting cards...
Kelly Kozma’s fiber art breaths new life into the traditional craft of hand embroidery. Combining drawing, painting, and hand embroidery she creates artworks that explode with color. She also enjoys embroidering smiley faces on some of her artworks, adding a cheerful twist to her designs.
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“When I was younger I only associated textiles with quilts and clothing, more functional...
You don't have to be a bird person to enjoy Chloe Redfern’s embroideries, but it won't hurt if you are. Focusing almost exclusively on birds, her embroideries are minimalist, using bright colored string.
Each unique piece begins the same way: with preparatory drawings that are based on either photographs or Redfern’s imagination. Sometimes she will also utilize collage...
Isn't it cool when you realize that one object can have more than one function in your everyday life? Repurposing an object requires intelligence and creativity but the result is always neat. Case in point: this unique electric guitar.
Burl of Burl's Art, found an old shovel in his basement. He couldn't use it for anything meaningful, so he thought -...
Tatsuya Tanaka's art is vibrant, charming, and playful. But what really makes it stand out is its size. The Japanese artist specializes in miniatures and has been creating remarkable dioramas of people since 2011. His miniatures can be seen working, playing, competing, and anything in between.
What's special about Tanaka's art is that unlike other miniature artists, he uses...
Indra Spronk and her daughter have been huge Harry Potter fans for years. Like many Potterheads, they enjoy collecting merchandise and decorating their house with HP memorabilia. Indra also happens to be an artist specializing in mural painting. A few years ago, she had an idea: she wanted to surprise her daughter by painting scenes from the movies on...
Remember pop-up books, the kinds you'd open up and have a magical castle or a flying dragon jump at you? Those were fun, right? Guess what – they're still fun, and they're not just for kids anymore!
For the past 10 years, Rob Kelly has worked as a paper engineer – which basically means that he creates moving, 3D art...
