by ruralpearl | Sep 2, 2010 | Cut Paper, New Work!, News & Events
“Sending to You” – Cut Paper Art
This is one of two paper cut designs of mine that are going to be published as greeting cards by Artists To Watch. According to their website (artiststowatch.com), “Artists to Watch is an award-winning, greeting card company. For 25 years we have been publishing the work of talented and independent artists from around the world, crafting high quality cards that meld visually intriguing images with thought provoking words.” They use recycled paper for their cards and print with soy-based inks. The catalog with my cards should be coming out in a few weeks for orders for early 2011. I’ll keep you up-to-date.
by ruralpearl | Aug 30, 2010 | Cut Paper, New Work!
16 x 20 inch paper cutting inspired by buildings in an illustration by Mitsumasa Anno from 1976. Colored with tissue paper.
by ruralpearl | Aug 24, 2010 | Cut Paper, New Work!
11 x 14 inch paper cutting with tissue paper accents. Mounted on board and matted to 16 x 20 inches.
by ruralpearl | Aug 23, 2010 | Cut Paper, New Work!
If you’ve ever been in NYC during a storm, you probably noticed all the broken umbrellas laying around the ground. Interesting phenomenon…
The Manhattan Bridge — the one in my paper cutting– was my favorite bridge to cross when I lived there. Especially at 6am when the rest of the city was just starting to get their morning buzz on.
by ruralpearl | Aug 19, 2010 | Cut Paper, New Work!
8 x 10 inch paper cutting.
by ruralpearl | Aug 16, 2010 | Cut Paper, New Work!
8 x 10 inches.
I was commissioned to do a paper cutting for the Briard Club of America to be part of an art auction coming up in September. Briards are herding dogs with an interesting history. Read about them here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briard
by ruralpearl | Aug 8, 2010 | New Work!, Photos
I bought this new lens attachment for my camera that is supposed to magnify your subject x10 and it’s pretty neat to be able to get such close-up shots… Except for the fact that, unless I’m using it wrong, you have to be pretty much <--this close--> to whatever it is you’re taking a picture of. I don’t mind that so much for flower shots and such, but someday, when I can afford a more powerful lens (rather than a lens attachment), I’d like to be able to get these kind of close-up shots of things that don’t allow you to get that close.. Like butterflies.. and other happy insects. Here’s some photos from my first outing in my back yard:
by ruralpearl | Aug 8, 2010 | Cut Paper, Illustration, New Work!
Pardon my sparse posting… Aside from having a nasty cold and not feeling like doing much, all the work I’ve been doing over the last week is either commission based or illustration work that I can’t post just yet… But here is an illustration of a buffalo I did that is not going to be used (I’m doing some work on some Native American folk tales). I had lots of up-close-and-personal time with a herd of buffalo at Custer State Park in South Dakota last month. They are pretty intriguing creatures. Very… beastly? Anyway, here’s my buffalo:
by ruralpearl | Jul 19, 2010 | Cut Paper, New Work!
16 x 20 inch paper cutting. Black paper over layered tissue paper. Sold
by ruralpearl | Jul 12, 2010 | Cut Paper, New Work!
16 x 20 inch paper cutting. I’ve got a great big pine tree outside my window where I sit and work, and it’s always got lots of birdies hanging out.
