I decided to make a "creature" that I had conceptualized a few years ago, a skeletal butterfly. If you haven't noticed, I'm kind of obsessed with bones and the idea of them. I still love the idea of making one out of real bones but till then, paper cuts are fun and faster than sewing. I plan on doing some photo compositions with the finished piece but I took a snapshot this morning since I'll have to set it aside to finish some other projects. Here it is:
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| The loops are meant to be rib bones. I want to make other variations when I find time too. |
And yes, there's a lot of snow behind that butterfly. Quite a bit came down last night.
This is a shot from the morning,
and one from the afternoon when the sun finally decided to show it's face,
and "Yes," the banner is different again. We'll see how long I keep it- but it's def more visible than the first version.
Holding the papercut up to the light so the paper becomes slightly transluscent was a great way to photograph the butterfly, it's a beautiful effect.
ReplyDeleteWill you sell it?
Oh - and if you do make one out of fabric, I'd be interested :-)
Thank you! There are a lot of details that would have shown better had it been on an opaque surface but paper really seems to love light.
ReplyDeleteI was considering selling it but I think I'd like to try a few more refined versions- this one is very much a prototype in make and I feel like I'm picking up detail work very well so it would be better to sell a "cleaner" version (after looking into archival quality glue too).
My thinking was trying a few in a shadow box, like a pinned butterfly display (I looove the look of them) and mobiles besides regular flat pieces.
Ah, a fabric one- I've dabbled in the idea of butterflies but never quite know how to go about it (besides cutesy cotton type)but of course, you know I want to make it in silk ;P. I'm still dancing around the idea of it.
As for a skeletal butterfly, well it might be a project in the future but those sewn bones are a real pain :p haha. We'll see.