Nesting

Nesting, a photo by anklecemetery on Flickr.

A large papercut (around 14" wide, I think) of three eggs in a nest; no reference was used.


Silhouette paper, xacto knife. Photographed on Canson Mi-Tientes paper (unmounted).

Peter and the Wolf

Peter and the Wolf

Originally uploaded by anklecemetery

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.

In Progress

Currently working on a panoramic accordion book inspired by "Peter and the Wolf."

Book pages are folded and cut from Strathmore 400 paper; I'm using my trusty #11 blades (about 25 so far) to cut out the scene.

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.

I wish this beer existed.

"The veldt of Africa and the Protestant work ethic bring you AARDVARK ALE: Boer beers that never bore."

If you are truly curious, I will post the copy I wrote for each of the three varieties: Old Aardvark IPA, Laager Down Lager, and Flying Dutchman Doppelbock.

Designing this beer carrier and three labels for a hypothetical brewing company was my final project for Advanced Graphic Design. I finished the project almost three weeks ahead of schedule, just so I could put it in my show.

The labels are a combination of hand-illustration, edited and colored in Illustrator; the pattern and color palette are based off traditional South African and Dutch Afrikaans designs.

Ship on Wave

This is still one of my best papercuts, even though it's about two years old. I used printer paper and razor blades--it was originally mounted on a re-purposed grocery bag (with Elmer's glue, ick, I don't know what I was thinking), and I had to kind of shave it off the old paper so I could remount it on archival materials.

Framing this was a bear; I found the frame at a junk shop, but it was just joined wood--no way to lay in the glass, mat, and image. We had to use the joined wood as a base and construct a gutter in the back.

Despite various Complications and Drama, I actually own this one (it wasn't for sale at the show).