“Typically, I develop drawings before making a digital template on the computer,” she explained her artistic process in an interview with Design Boom. “After completing the template, I print it out and use it as a positioning and visual guide. the template is largely photographic and I spend a lot of time translating continuous tones into patterns of solid and void. The final step is to spend lots of hours, hand cutting the image.”

Born in Hong Kong, and currently based in LA, Lee has lived a rich creative life. Practicing Chinese calligraphy since the age of ten, she went on to study painting and drawing in her formative years and completed her BA degree in Fine Arts at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. In 1993, she came to the United States as a painter and earned her first Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley and a second MFA in computer graphics and interactive media at Pratt Institute in New York.

But it was only in 2005 when she created her first cut paperwork. “After practicing digital arts for years, I began to miss creating with my hands,” she explains her artistic transformation. “I sought an expression to satisfy my creative impulses and combine my skills.”

Using the same Chinese rice paper that is used for calligraphy, Lee defines her technique as “drawing with a knife.” “When I cut paper, it is a visceral reaction and natural response to my roots and affection for precision, detail, and subtlety,” she says.

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“The first paper cutting I did, I used my kitchen cutting board and a borrowed box cutter,” Harrison recalled in an interview with the Etsy blog. “It didn’t turn out amazing, but I fell in love with the craft of doing it.” After falling in love with cutting paper, she armed herself with a sharper blade and an actual cutting mat, and her studio – Light & Paper – was born. At first, all Light & Paper items were hand-cut originals – but when it was near impossible to keep up with orders, she decided to begin laser-cutting her designs.

Aside from her original freehand-cut pieces, which focus on anatomical organs, Light & Paper also sells more “mainstream” merchandise such as wedding cake toppers, pop-out 3-D cityscapes, and greeting cards. “For a simple piece like one of my little ornaments, the cutting could take me just a couple of minutes,” she says. “For my larger pieces like the anatomical heart, it takes well over 40–50 hours. But I don’t usually time myself.”

“Since I’ve started my business, I find that I don’t have as much time for creating as I want, because there’s always so much to do,” she admits. “So when I am able to give myself that time, I never really feel stuck in it—I’m just happy to be able to create and design something.”

Take a look at some of her breathtaking pieces, and buy one for yourself on her Etsy shop.

The post Ali Harrison Hand-Cuts Anatomical Organs Out of Paper appeared first on PlayJunkie.

“I like illustration, but I even more like to play with paper in all its forms,” the artist wrote on her Etsy page. “I hope to surprise you and that my creations will please you.”

She shares some of her artwork on her social media accounts, Facebook and Instagram, while on YouTube she makes a quick “how it’s done” tutorials. In her Etsy store called The Nadises you can find a lot of her work.

So, if you’re interested in seeing her paper cutouts, just keep on scrolling!

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“Typically, I develop drawings before making a digital template on the computer,” she explained her artistic process in an interview with Design Boom. “After completing the template, I print it out and use it as a positioning and visual guide. the template is largely photographic and I spend a lot of time translating continuous tones into patterns of solid and void. The final step is to spend lots of hours, hand cutting the image.”

Born in Hong Kong, and currently based in LA, Lee has lived a rich creative life. Practicing Chinese calligraphy since the age of ten, she went on to study painting and drawing in her formative years and completed her BA degree in Fine Arts at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. In 1993, she came to the United States as a painter and earned her first Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley and a second MFA in computer graphics and interactive media at Pratt Institute in New York.

But it was only in 2005 when she created her first cut paperwork. “After practicing digital arts for years, I began to miss creating with my hands,” she explains her artistic transformation. “I sought an expression to satisfy my creative impulses and combine my skills.”

Using the same Chinese rice paper that is used for calligraphy, Lee defines her technique as “drawing with a knife.” “When I cut paper, it is a visceral reaction and natural response to my roots and affection for precision, detail, and subtlety,” she says.

The post Part Traditional, Part Contemporary: The Paper Cut Art of Bovey Lee appeared first on PlayJunkie.

“The first paper cutting I did, I used my kitchen cutting board and a borrowed box cutter,” Harrison recalled in an interview with the Etsy blog. “It didn’t turn out amazing, but I fell in love with the craft of doing it.” After falling in love with cutting paper, she armed herself with a sharper blade and an actual cutting mat, and her studio – Light & Paper – was born. At first, all Light & Paper items were hand-cut originals – but when it was near impossible to keep up with orders, she decided to begin laser-cutting her designs.

Aside from her original freehand-cut pieces, which focus on anatomical organs, Light & Paper also sells more “mainstream” merchandise such as wedding cake toppers, pop-out 3-D cityscapes, and greeting cards. “For a simple piece like one of my little ornaments, the cutting could take me just a couple of minutes,” she says. “For my larger pieces like the anatomical heart, it takes well over 40–50 hours. But I don’t usually time myself.”

“Since I’ve started my business, I find that I don’t have as much time for creating as I want, because there’s always so much to do,” she admits. “So when I am able to give myself that time, I never really feel stuck in it—I’m just happy to be able to create and design something.”

Take a look at some of her breathtaking pieces, and buy one for yourself on her Etsy shop.

The post Ali Harrison Hand-Cuts Anatomical Organs Out of Paper appeared first on PlayJunkie.

“I like illustration, but I even more like to play with paper in all its forms,” the artist wrote on her Etsy page. “I hope to surprise you and that my creations will please you.”

She shares some of her artwork on her social media accounts, Facebook and Instagram, while on YouTube she makes a quick “how it’s done” tutorials. In her Etsy store called The Nadises you can find a lot of her work.

So, if you’re interested in seeing her paper cutouts, just keep on scrolling!

The post Artist Makes Remarkable Paper Cutouts You Need to See appeared first on PlayJunkie.