we started the day with paper-cuttings and so better way to end it than with another incredible artist working with detailed paper cuttings, bovey lee. bovey’s work is so delicate, but so powerful when you look at the details. i would love to see a video of bovey makes each piece. want to see more of bovey’s work? just click here. i’m off to try on my wedding dress so until monday, i hope you all have a wonderful weekend! below a summary of this week’s highlights:
- must-read posts of the week: little tokyo shopping with santino rice, interview: porter airlines design with neal whittington
- budget-friendly design: under $100: planters
- biz ladies 09 posts: HR for the self employed, marketing tips from ivie parker
- sneak peeks: dave alhadeff of the future perfect, christie chase’s loft, toni brogan, alan the gallant trio: alex, ana and lourdes
- new before & afters: kc and sara’s table (and wedding!), brad and betheny’s chairs, toni’s chair, michelle’s home exterior, surya’s orla kiely cushions
- new diy projects: derek and lauren’s envelope book (perfect for tax season!), kate’s mirror stencils, tiffany’s faux bois diy
- new city guides: calgary, columbus ohio
- sarah ryhanen’s weeder’s digest: report from paris
- misc.: desktop wallpapers from grain edit, accessories at spartan home austin, new heath ceramics 2-toned glazes, gary heller photography, new coe and waito ceramics, stephen orr + johanna burke paper jungle installation, letterpressed goods from the paper nut, paper cutting: helen friel and aoyama hina
- new recipe: in the kitchen with petrina tinslay’s tomato tarte tatin
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Oh so amazing! I think my carving is intricate. This blows my mind!
this is insane! picking my jaw up off the floor now. really amazing work. we must all pitch in some $ to get this artist a neck/shoulder/hand massage!
Wow, these cut-out images have blown me away! What an inspiring way to start the weekend!
AMAZING cutouts. The last one is my fave. :)
very amazing~
You should get the veil for the wedding dress made out of cut-out paper!
This leaves me breathless, I can not imagine the patience this artist has….
Wow I thought for sure these were laser cut—amazing that they are done by hand!
That’s amazing.
I’m so glad to see Bovey’s work showcased here! The rest of her stuff is amazing as well!! I’m a huge fan.
Yikes! That has to be lasercut for sure, right?
Its incredible. I guess the artist besides being a true artist has patience in abundance.
I can’t find the words for how amazing this is. So delicate, so poetic… The technique is incredible, but all I see is a story waiting to be told.
Holy cow! They’re so intricate and delicate and bee-you-tee-ful!
So beautiful. Paper-cutting is my secret objet de desire.
What amazing paper cuttings! So much detail. What planning these must take! The second one is my favorite!
This really defies comprehension. She could have been a surgeon! Thankfully for us she isn’t.
Her work is a lot like Tord Boontje’s, except done by hand instead of laser-cut. Amazing.
I quite like that pagoda!
How cool is this!!?? I’m totally blown away with all the details!
these are fantastic. i love the atomic jellyfish.
oh wow these are amazingly detailed, and i imagine, take a lot of control and patience (two things i really need to work on:)
they’re really beautiful
Wow — imagine having the patience to do such precision cutting. I’d probably end up cutting off a finger.
it’s a crazy work!!
wonderful!
I have never seen anything like this- simply amazing! I’ll certainly be directed people to look at this on your great blog!
-Melissa
Those are AH! Mazing!
wow! Amazing post, amazing paper cutout art work!
What spectacular work! Thanks very much for bringing this to my attention. These pieces take so many hours, not to mention the focus and dedication required!
Stunning.
oh my, this is absolutely amazing!!
These remind me a lot of NYC artist Kako Ueda’s work. (kakoueda.com)
WOW!
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