Art + Paper

Artist Nibha Sikander uses paper to creat 3D insects, butterflies and birds. At a glance, it's hard to set her creations apart from the real. 

One could be led to assuming that these minute details are possibly painted in. 

Look closely and you'll discover that each pattern has been painstakingly crafted in paper!

A deep love for nature fuels Nibha's creativity. See more of her work here.

Images: Copyright Nibha Sikander

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Snippet * 27     Folds in PAPER

By

Divya Agrawal 


Extraordinary talent showcased extraordinarily well!
Here are Spanish musician Gonsalo Garcia Calvo's origami creations. Poetry in paper, shall we call it?

 
All images: Gonsalo Garcia Calvo

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S n i p p e t * 15 - A  P a p e r  H e r i t a g e

Text: Hina Nitesh

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For over 1300 years, the traditional Japanese craftsmen have been making a special paper with the bark of the mulberry tree. Known as Washi, the process used for making the paper is known to master craftsmen who have inherited it from their parents. 

Warmth, flexibility, strength and translucency are associated with the paper. Washi is used for calligraphy and for making screens, room dividers and sliding doors.

Modern techniques used today for making paper are quickly replacing the traditional process. But it is thanks to the skilled Washi craftsmen that the paper is still alive and the old knowledge is not lost.

The good news for paper makers involved with Washi production is that it has recently been included in the UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage items.

P A P E R    T A L E S ...

Text: Hina Nitesh

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Thin strips of coloured paper, a small tool and a whole lot of imagination can result in some very beautiful products. I had bought these strips to keep the boys occupied with something constructive during the summer break. what they made out of it is another story but it definitely made me have a deeper look into the technique.

Image Courtesy - www.allthingspaper.net

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By the way, I am talking about quilling. Also known as paper filigree, this art form involves rolling, curling, twisting,shaping and gluing the coloured strips of paper to form various shapes. What results can be used as a decorative ornament for cards, boxes, book covers, painting etc. 

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As far as quilling is concerned, you are limited only by your imagination.

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Quilling originated during the Renaissance period with the French and Italian nuns and monks using the technique to decorate religious books and other items. They used paper with gilded edges and the designed imitated the ironwork patterns that were popular during the time. Later when quilling became a popular craft, it was limited to ladies of the 'upper' caste in Europe. 

Image Courtesy - artist Farah-al-Fardh at www.admaf.org

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Quilling is getting revived today with a number of people (including two lil boys) turning into quillers. it is not too hard to see why - the art involves using raw materials that are not too expensive. To add to that is the mind boggling variety of papers that are available to the quillers. Jewelry seems to the most popular product that is being made with this technique.

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Researching for this post, I came across an artist who has taken quilling to a totally different level. Yulia Brodskaya uses quilling technique to make paintings (if they can be called that). Each and every work of hers is a masterpiece which will leave you awestruck. The first image in this post is hers as are the ones that follow. The next 3 images are courtesy www.artyulia.com

So while I leave you with some inspiring examples, I am hoping that you will end up going to the hobby store and getting a set for yourself. I am all ready to see your own masterpieces coming up. 

Do post them to our facebook page

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