Jump forward a decade later and she now works with clients as big as Nike, Adidas, and YouTube, with a following of more than 20k fans on Instagram alone. She also runs papercutting workshops for brands, events, and festivals, teaching hundreds of people at venues such as The Royal Academy of Art, The V&A Museum, and The Southbank Centre.

A creative at heart, Chancellor’s artistic passion was there from the very start. “My upbringing was very ramshackle,” she admitted in an interview with Bibelot Magazine. “No rules and lots of creative outlets, I used to draw all over my bedroom walls.”

“Paper is such a familiar thing to us, something that we’d probably just chuck in the bin,” she adds, talking about her practice. “I enjoy that I can elevate it and turn it into something really beautiful.” Below you’ll find some examples.

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Her creative process is three-fold: hand drawing first, then digital rendering, and lastly, hand cutting. “Typically, I develop drawings before making a digital template on the computer,” she told Design Boom. “After completing the template, I print it out and use it as a positioning and visual guide. the template is largely photographic and I spend a lot of time translating continuous tones into patterns of solid and void. The final step is to spend lots of hours, hand cutting the image.”

But long before she was a paper magician, Lee took to other forms of art. Born in Hong Kong, she practiced Chinese calligraphy since the age of ten and went on to study painting and drawing in her formative years. With a BA degree in Fine Arts from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, she came to the US in 1993 as a painter and went on to earn her first Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley and a second MFA in computer graphics and interactive media from the Pratt Institute in New York.

It was only in 2005 when she created her first cut paperwork. “After practicing digital arts for years, I began to miss creating with my hands,” she recalls. “I sought an expression to satisfy my creative impulses and combine my skills.”

Take a look at some of her artwork in the gallery below.

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It wasn’t long before she purchased a sharper blade and an actual cutting mat, and the studio Light & Paper was born. Harrison’s original take on paper art hadn’t gone unnoticed. Her unique works include anatomical organs hand cut out of paper, including a heart cut out which had quickly become viral. Those are sold on her Etsy shop.

Aside from her original freehand-cut pieces, which focus on anatomical organs, Light & Paper also sells more “approachable” merch including wedding cake toppers, pop-out 3D cityscapes, and greeting cards. At first, all items were hand-cut originals – but when it was near impossible to keep up with orders, Harrison decided to begin laser-cutting her designs.

“For a simple piece like one of my little ornaments, the cutting could take me just a couple of minutes,” she says. “For my larger pieces like the anatomical heart, it takes well over 40–50 hours. But I don’t usually time myself.”

Take a look at some of her incredible creations:

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After that, it was greeting cards to family members and friends, and soon Fukuda found herself completely hooked. “When giving greeting cards to family members and friends, I discovered that it was not so easy to cut their cards and present them with motifs such as flower bouquets and girls’ profiles,” she said. But she tried and tried again – for the last 30 years to be exact.

Now, her delicate creations focus mainly on animals, specifically marine life and underwater creatures. “I have liked creepy and mysterious creatures as well as marine life from an early age,” she admits. “Among them, I especially liked deep-sea fish and jellyfish, and made them motifs in my work.”

Her artwork has been exhibited in galleries around Japan and elsewhere. But she has also amassed more than 70k followers on Instagram, which is no small feat by any measure. Here are some of her mind-boggling creations:

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Still, one thing is constant throughout his work: his love for simplicity. Focusing mainly on female subjects, his illustrations remind of a cubist painting, made of simple shapes and color blocks. “I strongly believe that the more simple the message is, the best, and it will be easily accepted,” he stressed. “In this way, the simplicity of my work makes it easy to recognize.”

Indeed, whether his work is drawn digitally, cut out of paper, or painted on walls, his style is easily recognizable and his message – very much approachable. Roda’s artistic vision? To make art that is “simple, friendly, and pretty.”

“I remember that during my student life, I used to make good summaries and schemes, and my drawings are exactly like that,” he recalled, talking about his creative process. “Simple colors and lines have much to do with the kid’s world, and I’m more interested in the kid’s world than adults.”

Enter his child-like world:

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“My inspiration comes from looking, going back and exploring moments that I have lived,” Biscione shared with Playgrounds. “They are usually memories or dreams or they can also even be stories that I have been told and I decided to transform. I draw thinking that those characters can really come alive on a stage. That is why I always have in mind the fabrics of the costumes or the materiality of the objects.”

In addition to her personal practice, the artist also hosts workshops where she teaches the art of papercutting.

Scroll down and take a look at her creations below. Do you have a favorite?

The post Papercutting Artist Makes Dream-Like Scenes appeared first on MobiSpirit.

The paper cutouts were composed of several layers, various textures, skilled brushes of paint and a remarkably detailed work on each individual.

Check out his amazing artworks below.

The post This Filipino Illustrator Made Paper Cutouts of “Game of Thrones” Characters appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Jump forward a decade later and she now works with clients as big as Nike, Adidas, and YouTube, with a following of more than 20k fans on Instagram alone. She also runs papercutting workshops for brands, events, and festivals, teaching hundreds of people at venues such as The Royal Academy of Art, The V&A Museum, and The Southbank Centre.

A creative at heart, Chancellor’s artistic passion was there from the very start. “My upbringing was very ramshackle,” she admitted in an interview with Bibelot Magazine. “No rules and lots of creative outlets, I used to draw all over my bedroom walls.”

“Paper is such a familiar thing to us, something that we’d probably just chuck in the bin,” she adds, talking about her practice. “I enjoy that I can elevate it and turn it into something really beautiful.” Below you’ll find some examples.

The post Poppy Chancellor’s Paper Art is Fierce appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Her creative process is three-fold: hand drawing first, then digital rendering, and lastly, hand cutting. “Typically, I develop drawings before making a digital template on the computer,” she told Design Boom. “After completing the template, I print it out and use it as a positioning and visual guide. the template is largely photographic and I spend a lot of time translating continuous tones into patterns of solid and void. The final step is to spend lots of hours, hand cutting the image.”

But long before she was a paper magician, Lee took to other forms of art. Born in Hong Kong, she practiced Chinese calligraphy since the age of ten and went on to study painting and drawing in her formative years. With a BA degree in Fine Arts from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, she came to the US in 1993 as a painter and went on to earn her first Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley and a second MFA in computer graphics and interactive media from the Pratt Institute in New York.

It was only in 2005 when she created her first cut paperwork. “After practicing digital arts for years, I began to miss creating with my hands,” she recalls. “I sought an expression to satisfy my creative impulses and combine my skills.”

Take a look at some of her artwork in the gallery below.

The post Bovey Lee is a Paper Magician appeared first on MobiSpirit.

It wasn’t long before she purchased a sharper blade and an actual cutting mat, and the studio Light & Paper was born. Harrison’s original take on paper art hadn’t gone unnoticed. Her unique works include anatomical organs hand cut out of paper, including a heart cut out which had quickly become viral. Those are sold on her Etsy shop.

Aside from her original freehand-cut pieces, which focus on anatomical organs, Light & Paper also sells more “approachable” merch including wedding cake toppers, pop-out 3D cityscapes, and greeting cards. At first, all items were hand-cut originals – but when it was near impossible to keep up with orders, Harrison decided to begin laser-cutting her designs.

“For a simple piece like one of my little ornaments, the cutting could take me just a couple of minutes,” she says. “For my larger pieces like the anatomical heart, it takes well over 40–50 hours. But I don’t usually time myself.”

Take a look at some of her incredible creations:

The post These Paper-Cut Organs Take 50 Hours to Complete appeared first on MobiSpirit.

After that, it was greeting cards to family members and friends, and soon Fukuda found herself completely hooked. “When giving greeting cards to family members and friends, I discovered that it was not so easy to cut their cards and present them with motifs such as flower bouquets and girls’ profiles,” she said. But she tried and tried again – for the last 30 years to be exact.

Now, her delicate creations focus mainly on animals, specifically marine life and underwater creatures. “I have liked creepy and mysterious creatures as well as marine life from an early age,” she admits. “Among them, I especially liked deep-sea fish and jellyfish, and made them motifs in my work.”

Her artwork has been exhibited in galleries around Japan and elsewhere. But she has also amassed more than 70k followers on Instagram, which is no small feat by any measure. Here are some of her mind-boggling creations:

The post Masayo Fukuda Takes Papercutting to the Next Level appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Still, one thing is constant throughout his work: his love for simplicity. Focusing mainly on female subjects, his illustrations remind of a cubist painting, made of simple shapes and color blocks. “I strongly believe that the more simple the message is, the best, and it will be easily accepted,” he stressed. “In this way, the simplicity of my work makes it easy to recognize.”

Indeed, whether his work is drawn digitally, cut out of paper, or painted on walls, his style is easily recognizable and his message – very much approachable. Roda’s artistic vision? To make art that is “simple, friendly, and pretty.”

“I remember that during my student life, I used to make good summaries and schemes, and my drawings are exactly like that,” he recalled, talking about his creative process. “Simple colors and lines have much to do with the kid’s world, and I’m more interested in the kid’s world than adults.”

Enter his child-like world:

The post José Antonio Roda’s Art Speaks to Our Inner Child appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“My inspiration comes from looking, going back and exploring moments that I have lived,” Biscione shared with Playgrounds. “They are usually memories or dreams or they can also even be stories that I have been told and I decided to transform. I draw thinking that those characters can really come alive on a stage. That is why I always have in mind the fabrics of the costumes or the materiality of the objects.”

In addition to her personal practice, the artist also hosts workshops where she teaches the art of papercutting.

Scroll down and take a look at her creations below. Do you have a favorite?

The post Papercutting Artist Makes Dream-Like Scenes appeared first on MobiSpirit.

The paper cutouts were composed of several layers, various textures, skilled brushes of paint and a remarkably detailed work on each individual.

Check out his amazing artworks below.

The post This Filipino Illustrator Made Paper Cutouts of “Game of Thrones” Characters appeared first on MobiSpirit.