Ankle Cemetery

unexpected design
This is a series of numbers I cut out of heavy-weight black paper. It was an exercise in consistency; each number was cut from a 4” square piece of paper. 80lb Artagain Black paper, xacto knife. Mounted on Illustration board. This piece is framed and under glass.

This is a series of numbers I cut out of heavy-weight black paper. It was an exercise in consistency; each number was cut from a 4” square piece of paper.

80lb Artagain Black paper, xacto knife. Mounted on Illustration board. This piece is framed and under glass.

This is a traditional Polish-style papercut, or, more properly, wycinanki. Please don’t get up in my grille about pronunciation, I can’t help you with that. I think the artwork is maybe 2”x4”? It’s pretty small. Can we talk about the frame? I found it in a junk shop in Racine, WI last Easter. It is the prettiest. I made the papercut specifically for this frame; nothing else fit right. Silhouette paper, xacto knife. Mounted on Bristol and 80lb black paper.

This is a traditional Polish-style papercut, or, more properly, wycinanki. Please don’t get up in my grille about pronunciation, I can’t help you with that. I think the artwork is maybe 2”x4”? It’s pretty small.

Can we talk about the frame? I found it in a junk shop in Racine, WI last Easter. It is the prettiest. I made the papercut specifically for this frame; nothing else fit right.

Silhouette paper, xacto knife. Mounted on Bristol and 80lb black paper.

Papercut of three eggs in a nest. No reference used. Silhouette paper, hand cut with an xacto knife. Photographed on Canson Mi-Tientes paper (unmounted).

Papercut of three eggs in a nest. No reference used.

Silhouette paper, hand cut with an xacto knife. Photographed on Canson Mi-Tientes paper (unmounted).

I finished the Henry V papercut! Partially inspired by Annie Vought and Julene. I think this would make a pretty nice wedding gift, don’t you? This took a lot longer than I thought it would, probably because I didn’t plan the whole text block out beforehand. I laid tracing paper over the piece and sort of plotted with pencil as I went (that way I didn’t have to cut backwards or get the finished piece all messy). 400-series Strathmore paper (18”x24”), xacto knife. Photographed against Canson Mi-Tientes paper (unmounted).

I finished the Henry V papercut! Partially inspired by Annie Vought and Julene. I think this would make a pretty nice wedding gift, don’t you?

This took a lot longer than I thought it would, probably because I didn’t plan the whole text block out beforehand. I laid tracing paper over the piece and sort of plotted with pencil as I went (that way I didn’t have to cut backwards or get the finished piece all messy).

400-series Strathmore paper (18”x24”), xacto knife. Photographed against Canson Mi-Tientes paper (unmounted).

I made this birthday card for my father. I’m not sure if he liked it, but I am absolutely sure he hates beets. Text: “Wishing you a birthday that can’t be beet!”  I am aware my handwriting is maybe not the best. Prismacolor pencils, micron, cardstock.

I made this birthday card for my father. I’m not sure if he liked it, but I am absolutely sure he hates beets.

Text: “Wishing you a birthday that can’t be beet!”  I am aware my handwriting is maybe not the best.

Prismacolor pencils, micron, cardstock.

This whale has horizons to chase. I drew this as as a gift for my friend Natalie. (I was in the habit of making my own wrapping paper; this was for a chocolate bar I gave her.) I got the idea from a similar image I saw once, but I’m sorry to say I don’t remember where (or who). Prismacolor pencil, micron, brown paper aka grocery bag.

This whale has horizons to chase.

I drew this as as a gift for my friend Natalie. (I was in the habit of making my own wrapping paper; this was for a chocolate bar I gave her.) I got the idea from a similar image I saw once, but I’m sorry to say I don’t remember where (or who).

Prismacolor pencil, micron, brown paper aka grocery bag.

This was a half-birthday card for my friend Marieke. I love how the colors popped on the black background, but I am clearly not so great when it comes to typography (although I did look at font previews on dafont). Text: “Six months until your real birthday (we’re rooting for you).” Prismacolor pencils on black foam core.

This was a half-birthday card for my friend Marieke. I love how the colors popped on the black background, but I am clearly not so great when it comes to typography (although I did look at font previews on dafont).

Text: “Six months until your real birthday (we’re rooting for you).”

Prismacolor pencils on black foam core.

This papercut is about 7” x 2”. I got the idea from an old anatomy textbook.  Normally I cut out of heavier papers—60 or 80 lb., and often from even thicker drawing papers (Canson Mi-Tientes is a favorite). This piece is cut from silhouette paper, which is white on one side and painted on the other; as a result, it can be very flimsy, and even if you don’t tear the paper, you can chip it.

This papercut is about 7” x 2”. I got the idea from an old anatomy textbook. 

Normally I cut out of heavier papers—60 or 80 lb., and often from even thicker drawing papers (Canson Mi-Tientes is a favorite). This piece is cut from silhouette paper, which is white on one side and painted on the other; as a result, it can be very flimsy, and even if you don’t tear the paper, you can chip it.

This papercut of a nest measures about 1.5”x2.5”; it now resides in the home of my sister in Christ, Kiernan.  This piece was matted by Dan at Maribeth’s in Hillsdale, Michigan. If you are in South-Central Michigan, I highly recommend the staff at Maribeth’s; they are courteous, kind, patient, and very good at the framing and matting.

This papercut of a nest measures about 1.5”x2.5”; it now resides in the home of my sister in Christ, Kiernan. 

This piece was matted by Dan at Maribeth’s in Hillsdale, Michigan. If you are in South-Central Michigan, I highly recommend the staff at Maribeth’s; they are courteous, kind, patient, and very good at the framing and matting.