Cut, cut, cut ... GOOSE!

My buddy Grace over at Design*Sponge has exquisite taste, and a week or so ago she had an image of Heather Moore’s work up that intrigued me and made me want to find out more. A designer, illustrator, and writer who lives in Cape Town, South Africa, these newspaper cuts were apparently commissioned by a local newspaper for their advertisements, but alas, never ran. Their loss over at that paper, right?!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upon reaching out to Heather, she suggested I look up the work of another paper charlatan out of Britain, Su Blackwell. WOWSA, Heather! Thank you for that tip!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coincidentally and without knowing about either of these two amazing artists, we embarked on our own paper cutting project, creating the décor for the New York Road Runners’ 50th Anniversary Celebration.

The Road Runners are the fine folks who produce the New York City Marathon (among many other races), and we told their “story” in a visual way at the chic Metropolitan Club. Books became our “stage set” for the evening, and the paper “runners” cut from those pages brought the metaphor to life.

Clearly . . . something “paper” is in the air.

 

D.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments

[Lisa]

Wow, these are just magical. And I love the Road Runners display! Lisa

[david]

Thanks, Lisa. Keep reading and giving us your feedback!

D.

[Brooke Burton]

I absolutely LOVE the red paper flower screens. Can you give me any tips on how to contruct one? I am decorating for a father daughter banquet at my church on a VERY limited budget and am going to attempt to make flower curtains similar to those. I would greatly appreciate any tips.