Peter and the Wolf

Peter and the Wolf

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My papercut project of "Peter and the Wolf" (by Prokofiev, no less), is finally complete! You can see detailed photos of the entire accordion structure on the Ankle Cemetery Flickr account.

Colophon:
This accordion book was hand-cut from Strathmore 400-series drawing paper. It is backed with Japanese tissue and covered with Balinese paper.

Fonts: “Kremlin Duma” by Bolt Cutter Design & “American Typewriter” (condensed light) by Joel Kaden and Tony Stan.

“Peter and the Wolf” is a musical symphony composed in 1936 by Sergei Prokofiev for the Central Children’s Theatre in Moscow.

I'm sensing a theme here.

I'm almost certain this picture doesn't do this project justice, but behold: my favorite project from my bookbinding class with Andrew Huot (I'm getting academic credit for this class, it's crazy).

This is a "tunnel" or "peepshow" book, which is a scene created from layers of paper. Usually these layers are progressively smaller illustrated margins, but I like making things harder for myself. This scene has eight pages (counting the front and back sheets).

Cut from Canson Mi-Tientes papers with xacto blades, bound with accordi0n-folded Strathmore 400 weight paper and glue.

Collage

A collage done for the prompt, "Transformation." The butterflies are made out of maps, magazines, and postage stamps, and are attached with silk thread. And glue. The base is foamcore covered with silk and brown paper (sewn and painted).

This piece was sold at my show, and is now in a private collection.