Charmed Life Papercuts - Process Shots

Rapidly making two papercuts out of A3 sketch paper, so I can have new examples of papercutting in the exhibition. They're based on a verse from The Divine Comedy's 'Charmed Life', and they're also inspired by two C19th artworks by Hokusai and Monet.

Hokusai - Great Wave Off Kanagawa

Monet - Cliffs at Etretat

Well sometimes this life is like being afloat

On a raging sea in a little row boat

Just trying not to be washed overboard

But if you take your chances and you ride your luck

And you never, never, never, never, never give up

Well those waves will see you safely to a friendly shore.