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All articles filed in paper art

creative process ideas from artists mindset paths + processes quotes video

How to Become a Master: Arnold Drake World

Artist Arnold Drake World transforms paper napkins and towels into botanically correct flowers. It’s an art he’s mastered through thousands of iterations, study of materials, and a strong sense of mission. In this lovely short video, he tells his formula for success.

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The Unpredictable Results of Artistic Explorations

This strangely beautiful photo is of a failed experiment, or perhaps better put, exploration. Paper artist extraordinaire Matthew Sporzynski sent it to us in an email chain revealing the mindset of a pure creative:

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diy how-to material materials for making space/home walls + windows

Matisse’s Mockup of the ‘Negress’ Inspires Our Own

Matisse-inspirec cut paper collages can make for an instead change in a small or large space.

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home made valentine's day card
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diy woven paper valentine + other last minute gifts

We love the possibilities inherent in the great valentine DIY we found at Mineco Co UK, made of woven paper. All you need is an exactto knife and straight edge and some nice paper. Mineco’s site tells how-to, but there’s lots of room for improvising (were thinking cut up photographs, magazines, ribbon…)

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couturier de cardboard: matthew sporzynski

Matthew Sporzynski whose impromptu gift I blogged about a few days ago, is an artist whose medium is paper. His business card reads: “Couturier de Cardboard”. Although Matthew’s work is published regularly in Real Simple, and he has made his unique creations for Estee Lauder, Ralph Lauren, and the Special Events department of The Museum of Modern…

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