Close up of some of the details from my growing paper plant posse!
My mum and sister both live in Sweden and are avid plant growers, so when I make things like this it helps me feel a little more connected to them from all the way over here in Australia. To quote the person who imparted half of her DNA to make me “Why buy a terrarium, when you can just live in one?” I’m working on it, Mum!
another wip pic of my final project
She’s all done!
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I’m calling this one “The Secret Garden.” :) I’ll be scanning it for prints shortly and I’ll also have the original for sale.
I hope you love her - this was easily one of my favorite pieces to cut.
My newest piece: Crystal Caverns.
Creating 3-D Characters From Paper and Scalpel with @fidelisundqvist
For more behind-the-scenes photos of Fideli’s paper art, follow @fidelisundqvist on Instagram.
“My favorite things to build are characters, like a parrot for example,” says image-maker and paper artist Fideli Sundqvist (@fidelisundqvist) of Uppsala, Sweden, who creates three-dimensional objects and environments for images and props.
During her degree studies, Fideli found a way to work with 3-D paper to build characters and environments like a puppet theater. “It made it possible for me to feel the characters, and to make images and tales more intuitive. It’s a playful way to work, and opens up various opportunities and ideas.” She likes to post the behind-the-scenes process of her art, which is used for everything from digital and print campaigns to city projects in Sweden.
To create a parrot, Fideli searches the Internet for images for a collage, then draws onto card stock before cutting using a scalpel, shaving small strips for the feathers, and mounting these onto the base using double-sided tape. Then she adds details like claws, eyes and wings. “I often build only half-models, so one side is always flat. This is time efficient and works well for shooting,” Fideli says.
“I want to wake the child inside us regularly, so we do not forget that they exist in us. I think life can be a little more exciting and fun that way,” she says. “I hope people feel inspired, and for a while can go into their own fantasy worlds.”
I did this little warm-up piece today to get my cutting hand back in shape after too many days off. So happy to be reunited with my knife! (And also an old friend who I saw today after a 15 year absence. It was a good day!) :)
Yulia Brodskaya
Born in 1983. Yulia Brodskaya is a highly regarded paper artist and illustrator. She uses two simple materials-paper and glue, and a simple technique known as quilling that involves the placement of carefully cut and bent strips of paper -to make lush, vibrant, three-dimensional paper artworks. Brodskaya started working as a graphic designer and illustrator in 2006, however quickly abandoned the computer programs in favour of paper art: “Paper always held a special fascination for me. I’ve tried many deferent methods and techniques of working with it, until I found the way that has turned out to be ‘the one’ for me: now I draw with paper instead of on it”.Soon after discovering her passion and unique style, Brodskaya swiftly earned an international reputation for her innovative paper illustrations and was named the ‘breakthrough star’ of 2009 by Creative review magazine. Her modern take on the paper craft practice has helped her build an impressive list of clients in just a few short years, from Hermés to Starbucks to Godiva, Target, Sephora, The New York Times Magazine and many others.
Paper + Digital
