An itty bitty papercut

Another papercut from start to finish...

This one will be a first anniversry present, I started with this photo and a quote from one of the readings at their wedding. The finished piece is just slightly smaller than A5 size, and definitely the fiddliest one I've done yet!

A paper cut from start to finish.

This weekend I finished a commissioned piece, a paper cut of Hampton Court Palace to be used as a projection for a theatre show.
I was given a set of pictures, and told that the director liked the chimneys, I chose to work from these two images.

So I then did some rough sketches, which I refined into this design

I then placed the design on top of a sheet of watercolour paper and drew over every line, pressing down so it appeared underneath like this.

Then I spent a very very long time cutting it all out.

I cursed myself for putting so many tiny windows in the design, but eventually I finished every little bit, and it was done.

and I just had to sweep up ALOT of this...

On my table today...

A drawing of Hampton Court Palace which will hopefully turn into a papercut soon - so long as the drawing is approved by the director of the show which it's to be projected in, fingers crossed!

Advice

I don't like to be given advice.
If someone does attempt to advise me on any matter I'm more likely to then go and do the opposite than to follow what they say. That dislike of others offering their wisdom is one of the last vestiges of my teenage self, and something I should really grow out of at the grand old age of thirty.




If I'm going to start following the advice of others then I think this little nugget is a good one to begin with -


"Love one another and you will be happy.
It's as simple and difficult as that.
There is no other way."
Michael Leunig, from 'A common prayer'. 


Perfect for Valentine's day, or a wedding present don't you think? you do? well then take a peek here...