Round

Round

Paper cutting using penknife - paper unspecified

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This is my first papercutting done in the UK, I getting less creative in naming my works. It was done in black paper because it was the only material I have, couldn't bring my stuff over cause it was just too large for me to transport. Basically, I recycled my characters and made new ones. This is the new character sheet. I was inspired by pillars and archways and I added a few more details and its made in a way that I could detach it from the frame.

Cloud Baker

Cloud Baker

Paper cutting using 165gsm paper and penknife

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The Cloud Baker, one my current projects I'm working on. Making a short film about it, but it depends on whether I feel like it or not, I've been slacking A LOT lately :)

Dandy Lion and Lady Bird

DandyLion and LadyBird
Paper cutting using 165gsm paper and penknife
535mm x 343mm

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This is a collaboration with my friend Chrystal, who came up with the idea, really good one. I just LOVED the concept~ Dandy Lion, Lady Bird, GENIUS. Will be using that as our pseudo-names for this project although not all of them will be made out of paper. And here's the progress shots!

Of course we always start with a sketch~I always use an A2 artblock cause its BIG enough for me to do whatever I want

Armed with my trusty penknife the cutting begins!~tedious process...few minutes in and my index finger start getting numb because I always apply too much pressure


After 2 hours non-stop paper carving and pondering on the design( for last minute changes), it is complete! Now my index finger hurts and so does my back~ouch


A closeup on LadyBird's wings~


A closeup on DandyLion~

The Paper Artist

The Paper Artist
Paper cutting on 165gsm paper
400mm x 120mm


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Well, this was supposed to be for a competition with the theme 'I' (me, myself). But somehow I strayed a little and tadaa, here's a story about the paper artist!!! Well, its a story about me but with fantasy elements (I can never escape fantasy) and exaggerations. Anyways whatever he cuts comes to life! Look at the butterflies!!! I know its kinda cliche but you can never beat a classic!

The Four Kings

The Four Kings
Paper cutting using 165gsm paper and penknife
580mm x 580mm


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Its the debut of The Four Kings! This one was fun, supposedly intricate, but my fingers were hurting badly and I just got lazy, hehe. So as you can see each King is in their own element~
The Bird has the feathery motifs
The Fish has the swishy-curly designs to represent water
The Lion being majestic and all has his 'royal' ribbons and lastly
The Deer who has the branches
I really had fun making separate designs for each king and then putting em' altogether.

So a little background info on the Kings:

The Bird- is the King of the Skies, he takes care of that realm and he uses a staff. Originally I wanted this character to be a Queen...but then I'll have to rename this chandelier to '3 Kings and A Queen'. Sounds like a sitcom.

The Fish- is the King of Seas. He carries a globe that holds vasts amounts of water for various uses.

The Lion- King of the West Lands. Uses a rapier. Has been in a quest with The Gun Girl

The Deer- is the King of the East Lands. He uses a sword.

Story

Story
Paper cutting using 165gsm paper and penknife
460mm x 360mm


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What's in a story? Well in this case, its a few short stories all carved up into one tear-shaped paper chandelier. I think this piece had the most characters in it, and if you look closer you might be able to see some familiar characters from my past works~ And some of the clothing/costume designs were the ones I designed for a friend's play, but since they didn't use it I decided not to let it go to waste! hehe
Well, there are around 13 short stories? I'm not so sure myself cause' there are some stories where new characters come in later. But take a look and interpret the pictures, let your imagination go wild and think what is portrayed in the images. Well, there is no right or wrong. I like to see what other people 'see' from the images. It's really interesting.

The Big Picture

The Big Picture
Paper cutting using 165gsm paper and penknife
490mm x 350mm


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See the big picture? But then you might have to turn it upside down...I tried to make the illusion-thingy but it was an EPIC FAIL. Ok, maybe it wasn't so bad but this one is a paper cutting made by a person who didn't know what he wanted but went with it anyways~ This is what you get.
The idea was to make it look as innocent as possible, but a skull-ish gas mask is revealed when you turn it upside down~ I had no idea what innocent elements to put in, so in came the second idea where I wanted to tackle world issues: poverty, suffering (those sort of things) but then I realized that the skull eyes will get too packed with all the images, and it won't look like a skull no more, so I ended up with cheesy plants and lines that mean nothing. Although I like the hands reachin' out to one another thingy, creepy,no? and kudos if you spot my hand, the one with six fingers, and another one thats giving the finger...hehe.

Tree of Life

Tree of Life
Paper cutting using 165gsm paper and penknife
Dimension unknown (undocumented and not in my possession)


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The Tree of Life, many legends talk about it, so I decided to do one on it. Its supposed to depict a sacred ritual where the priests collect a certain liquid that the tree secretes. Forgive me of my gibberish, as usual its all made up. I'm so full of crap~ But this I gave to my friend William as a present! Hope ya like it!

Up is Down

Up is Down
Paper cutting using 165gsm paper and penknife
420mm x 595mm


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Ah~ This is one of my favourites! I thrive on chaos, hehe. Well, not much explaining to do here. I actually wanted to focus more on the architectural elements but in the end I had to add in some fantasy elements as well, sighs~ Anyways one of my most detailed works to date!

Hierarchy

Its been awhile and yes, I admit I've been doing some slacking, too much actually I've neglected to archive me ol' works but anyhoo~ I'm here now and I'm determined to finish em' all!

Hierarchy
Paper cutting using 165gsm paper and penknife
525mm x 400mm


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This chandelier represents a hierarchy of part a of my imagination-fueled kingdom which has no name. The one on top is supposedly a seraphim (an angel) it has 3 pair of wings. So I guess she's the one taking care of everything (Note: I randomly made these characters as I go along, so for give me if it sounds cheesy!). Then second row are the 3 brothers, their faces can never be seen and they represent birth, maintainence and death, the processes of life. As we, see The Four Kings, they rule the air, land and sea. I actually made another chandelier specially for em'.
Below the kings are insects/fairies that rule over night and day, which I haven't really worked on and next in line are humans. There's a king in the centre and the four heroes, one of them if you look closely is The Gun Girl, hehe. And the ones at the bottom are the 5 mythical creatures being locked up till The Coming. Yup so thats it for this one!~

The Phoenix (work in progress:5 years and counting)

I was digging some of my old works, and look what I found! Its lil ol' Phoenix...Its been sitting around for five years now (I started working on it when I was seventeen). Never got a chance to finish it...Why? Because it sucks the life out of ye'. I ran out of patience cutting out its feathers...and I had to painstakingly paste its feathers one by one onto its frame...but then again, it doesn't sound too bad now...maybe I will finish it one day... I don't know we'll have to see, but imagine if it is complete, I think it'll look stunning! At least that's what I pictured in my head...

The Phoenix
Made using paper and glue
286mm tall





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Oh, the ol' memories...I had all the time in the world to finish it...but its old now, its actually turning brown, so if I do continue it...the new feather's will have a different colour...should I make a new one instead? Sighs, I kinda screwed-up the framework anyways.

The Gun Girl

Ola people! This shall be Purely Paper's first official post! Isn't that great? So let me explain to you what Purely Paper is all about. It is another on of my pet projects that will feature works, collaborations and all things related to paper! Simple! Let's start it off with my very first paper chandelier that I did:

The Gun Girl
Paper cutting using 165gsm paper and penknife
515mm x 400mm



























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Inspired by a dream, The Gun Girl was my first paper chandelier in my Paper chandelier series.The story of the gun-wielding girl is carved onto a flat piece of paper, from how she came to find the relic, to her epic battles and adventures. It took 2 nights to complete. Why I called it a paper chandelier, I do not know, it was never exactly fashioned to function as one, but it was something that I originally intended (something that I have to rethink about). It basically has the chandelier silhouette. I made mistakes along the way but I managed to improvise and I went along with it, and this would be the flimsiest paperwork I have ever done to date, considering it as my first attempt. I have learnt a lot from this one.