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.