White Paper Sculpture - CORAL REEF

This is the fourth piece of my recent PAPER SCULPTURE Project, called "TEXTURES".

The first piece was SEA URCHIN, the second one SWIRLS, the third JELLYFISH, and this is the latest addition to the series of sea-inspired paper art pieces.

Constructed of waves of cones, this piece, CORAL REEF, draws inspiration from the sea floor in shallow waters where tiny marine animals group together to form communities.

I used only paper, canvas and glue to create this art piece, and the rest of the paper sculptures in this series.

Paper Decorations for Fall Birthday

Ok, I know it's winter and I am a little late with my posts, but we all know the saying: "Better late than never." So, here I am, blogging again.

This fall and winter have been super cozy in California. No sharp temperature changes, no freezing weather (at least not in the San Francisco area), just sunshine and a day or two of the occasional rain. Nothing to complain about.

Just a note. Yes, I admit, I do miss Massachusetts and the snow, but when I see the green outside my window I feel happy again and can't wait to go outside and soak up some sun.

Anyway, about the paper decorations mentioned in the title, here are a few pics of what I made for my son's birthday in the fall.

As you can see, lots of fall colors: yellow, orange, red, brown and gray, with just a touch of electric blue.

Handmade decorations: paper leaves, pom poms, hanging accordion spheres, lighting decoration.

White Paper Sculpture - JELLYFISH

This is the third piece of my recent PAPER SCULPTURE Project, called "TEXTURES".

The first piece was SEA URCHIN, the second one SWIRLS, and one more is in the works, for a total of 4 paper art pieces.

I named this one JELLYFISH because it reminded me of the marine creatures' translucent form. Leaning against my window, the sculpture had a similar feel, like looking at a swarm of jellyfish from above.

Looking at it from a side, it reminds me of mushrooms, but as this is a marine-inspired series, I prefer jellyfish.

The final piece is coming, too.

Again, it will be made of just paper, canvas and glue, and it will be some sort of sea creature.

White Paper Sculpture - SWIRLS

This is the second piece of my recent PAPER SCULPTURE Project, called "TEXTURES".

The first piece was SEA URCHIN, and I have 2 more in the works.

For this one, all I can say is that it was inspired by coral reefs, swirls and the technique of quilling paper.

I like how the swirls let the light through in different ways, so when you look at it and move your head it looks like the swirls are spinning.

:)

White Prickly Paper Sculpture - SEA URCHIN

I have started a series of paper art pieces called "TEXTURES".

The idea is to have differently textured sculptures made only from three things:

- canvas,
- glue, and
- paper.

The paper in all 3 or 4 pieces will be the same. The only thing I can play with is the shape of the paper.

I have finished 2 so far, with the 3rd piece almost complete and I'm thinking of doing one more. We'll see.

This one was inspired by the shape of a sea urchin. It's prickly and wavy, soft and edgy. It sits on my window for now, waiting for the other pieces to be ready before they can all go to hang on the wall together.

Soon.

Yellow, Cobalt Blue and Book Paper Pomander

I recently created wedding bouquets for a summer bride in this color palette ~ ~ ~ YELLOW, COBALT BLUE and BOOK PAPER  ~ ~ ~ and this paper flowers pomander is the complementing piece for her floral girl.

Also in the pipe line:

- Yellow and Blue Corsages for the moms and grandmothers,

and

- Yellow and Blue Boutonnieres for the groomsmen, dads, and most importantly, the groom.

RED, TAUPE and WHITE - - - Wall Flowers

There is something very comforting in this lovely palette, like a smooth delicious desert when you most need it: Strawberries dipped in Cream over Graham Cracker crust. Yum!

In this case, I used the colors RED, TAUPE and WHITE to create paper flowers which can be hanged on the wall of a favorite room (like so).

Two versions of this flower can now be found in my Etsy shop:

- White, Taupe and Red,

and

- Red, White and Taupe.

Stripes and Hearts and Smarty Pants

Not my usual sort of flowers... These blue/beige takes on the hanging wall paper flowers were inspired by pajama-like stripes and memories of dad's favorite tie.

Brown + blue buttons and inked petals for the final touches.
Wire at the back.

hand-sewn paper butterfly - part II

I recently made a lilac paper butterfly and used a pretty red silk thread to stitch the pattern on the wings.

This butterfly is the smaller 5-6" version.

The idea is the same: paper-piecing, silk thread and wire to create the body of the butterfly.

It is painstaking work to create such prettiness, but I so love the final effect that I had to make this double as a wall art piece.

A small wire loop was attached at the back to allow the butterfly to land on your favorite wall piece, picture frame, or a paper flower you happened to have hanging around... :)

More From Paper Flowers, Wall Flowers, Gift Toppers

Here's a more detailed look at my recently made paper flowers which can be used as gift toppers or hanged lovingly on a wall as paper art pieces.
:)

These are similar to my paper mums, made some time this fall.

Pretty and delicate as they were, I had to give them the extra dimension by constructing a wedding paper bouquet out of their flower heads in peacock colors such as, blue, purple, gold, and gray.

hand-sewn paper butterfly

The idea for this hand sewn butterfly came to me from the fabric sewn moths made by an artist that goes by the name of BlueTerracotta on Etsy.

I had some nice silk stitching thread and pretty lavender paper, so piece by piece, stitch-by-stitch, the butterfly got its beautifully detailed wings. 

I added a bit of wire at the back to make it easy to hang on the wall.

Fire Palette - Paper Flower Pomander with Butterflies

Let's start 2011 with hot fiery colors -

I'm into reds, bright yellows and oranges... an homage to the magnificent outside fire we had at the cabin in the woods over New Year's.

Pomander = paper flowers + paper butterflies + red satin ribbon

Walls Touched by Lavender

Lavender, in scent and color, is one of the most soothing things.

I like it in my tea, I like it in my Dagoba chocolate, and I really like it on my walls.

Check out these new hanging paper flowers a.k.a. wall art pieces - made on winter afternoons.