dear ada

j k keller.

Oh my god. On so many levels. Stunning cut paper (security envelopes actually) by jk keller, originally found on the post family.

 

 

 

 

 

matthew rich.

 

I am totally, unabashedly in love with the cut paper work of matthew rich. The compositions are lovely but it's the stunning color combinations that get me going. They're as good as they get as far as I'm concerned. I'm panting here! Thanks to boooooooooom for introducing me to this utter beauty.

jeffery rudell.

 

Good morning beautifully crafted botanicals from jeffery rudell. Made from paper with precision and style, I love the colorful, modern take they present on the tradition of scientific botanicals. They're just fabulous!

rob ryan.

 

I continue to adore pretty much everything rob ryan makes. Every, single, thing. I mean come on, does it get any better than this? That would be no.

camilla engman.

 

Beauty this Monday morning from an old favorite. I love camilla engman's art pure and simple.

jennifer koshbin.

 

What is it about altered books that are so deeply intriguing? I can't get enough of them. So imagine my happiness when I was introduced to the talented artist jennifer koshbin! Did she write me? Did I see her wonderful work on someone else's blog and forget to note whose? I'm not sure so apologies if the latter is the case. Regardless oh how this beautiful work was found though, it's happily here now in all it's smart crafting and rich story telling. And my world's a better place for it, yes indeed.

wu geng zhen.

 

I'm really loving these cut paper pieces by wu geng zhen. Simple and consistent in their use of one color, the compositions and stories they depict are anything but. Incredible examples of crafting and personal expression through a very particular medium, this is work I'd love to see in real life. The scale alone on some of the work is just remarkable! Love.

hans christian andersen.

I didn't know that hans christian andersen created these wonderful paper cuts, did you?  Thanks to fun in style, I discovered these raw, beautiful pieces as well as the royal library's collection of his other work. Hm, you think you know a person's work, fairy tales yes, artwork, not so much.  But now that's all changed thanks to this happy discovery!

the infinite library.

What is it about altered books that moves me so much? I don't know why but the very idea of it, of taking an existing book, one made for a particular purpose and then changing it, adding to it, removing from it, deconstructing it and then reconstructing it, in a different order or with another book, all of it just makes my heart sing. Which is why I'm so very beside myself with joy about the the infinite library project. Not only is it all the things I described above, but the results are so stunningly beautiful that it brings tears to my eyes. It just doesn't get better than this as far as I'm concerned.

Original link via i heart photograph.

yuko yamamoto.

Aren't these simple paper illustrations by yuko yamamoto fantastic? I love the flatness of them as well as the yummy, subdued color palettes. Very nice, yes indeed.