These eye-catching illustrations are prints made from Nikki McClure‘s beautiful and meticulously carved paper cut works. Nikki McClure is a self-taught artist from Olympia, Washington who uses an X-acto knife to cut out her images from a single sheet of paper, creating neatly composed visuals conveying a DIY ethos with a specific Pacific Northwest [...]
Check out these beautiful, whimsical paper-cut pieces of art by Manchester, England-based artist Lisa Rockall. Lisa combines text and imagery within her work, all of which is hand cut using a scalpal. She is inspired by many things: “I love anything shiny, a bit like a magpie! Artists who inspire me are Rob Ryan, Hattie Newman, Su [...]
I love these paper works by Chloé Fleury aka Hopscotch Design. Chloé, who hails from France originally, incorporates paper art into graphic design, stop motion animation and window display work and in these pieces in particular, she has recreated her favorite San Francisco neighborhoods and landmarks, from the Mission District to Hayes Valley, [...]
Check out these beautiful, ghostly works by London-based artist Bruce Ingram, which are composed of paper and bits of polystyrene. Bruce is a multi-disciplinary artist known not only for his paper work but also for his sculptures, collages and installation art. Bruce’s work is inspired by many different elements including classical sculpture, the Japanese [...]
I heart these adorable cut paper and ink works by Providence, Rhode Island based artist Andrea Kang.
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Check out these lovely paper cut illustrations by UK artist Sarah Dennis. They are from her series inspired by the limericks and literary nonsense of English artist and poet Edward Lear, who wrote the beloved children’s classic “The Owl and the Pussycat.” The series will be included in a forthcoming exhibition celebrating Lear’s 200th [...]
Linus Hui is a Hong Kong artist who makes colorful, quirky paper creations. Here are some of my favorites from his Carton Animal series.
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