Thursday, September 30, 2010

Paper cutout & imaginary quests


All the paper cut outs i've been admiring lately have inspired this cutout of an imaginary quest. I loved seeing the stripes of the zebra emerge from the page. Other inspirations were nature doco's on birds of paradise, wild animal migrations, pondering rainy days spent playing in puddles and gushing gutters as a kid, and thoughts of growing nasturtiums...another childhood memory. I've been working on this pic' the last few months, slowly and bit by bit cutting and carving when I felt in the mood.

5 comments:

Shell said...

i love how this is evolving debb! it reminds me of some of the intricate and beautiful japanese cut outs i've seen on the net recently. i really love the fantasy element and look forward to seeing it emerge more x

wolfy said...

this is the cover for your book lil fox!

Little Fox said...

This is as far as i'm taking this one ^^ But there will be many more cutouts, collages, watercolours and creativity to come. I'm a big fan of exploring new and varied mediums, and have been pondering how i might combine all my varied loves into one pic'... something in the pipeline..

Thanks Wolfeee!!!! Wouldn't it be marvellous if one day we all had published books!

Little Fox said...

ps - i'd love to do an animation too! I have my heart set on stop-motion..

Shell said...

it's amazing deb and i didn't mean i think it needs more! i agree with wolfy, it would be an awesome book cover x

i saw the best best best papercut animation the other week. it's called the eagleman stag. check out the trailer at http://www.mikeyplease.co.uk/