Here are the finished papercuts inspired by the lyrics of Charmed Life. The cliffs were much more complex and took three times as long to do -- I managed to get the wave done in a day. They're mounted on tiny 4mm card-making dots to make them float above the grey paper, some of the dots needed to be cut into three with a scalpel, that was the most fiddly part, I'd say.
I was going to mount them on black, as my project's been so much about black and white work, but the contrast was so stark that I felt it drowned out (ho ho) some of the finer detail. This grey paper gives a more subtle effect. In keeping with the nautical theme, the backing paper is called 'dreadnought grey'.
I was going to mount them on black, as my project's been so much about black and white work, but the contrast was so stark that I felt it drowned out (ho ho) some of the finer detail. This grey paper gives a more subtle effect. In keeping with the nautical theme, the backing paper is called 'dreadnought grey'.
I cut the flowers as thin slits like the slats of the boat, but underneath the glass frame they just disappeared. I cut out some tiny petals and leaves from printer paper and glued them on (lots of tweezer work), which I think looks pretty and draws attention to them a bit more.
They certainly look restful in their white frames, even though they're tempestuous images. I hope they go down well at the exhibition!
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