Su Blackwell

I never cease to be amazed at what creative people can come up with, even with such an everyday medium as paper. I've featured paper artists on Some Favourite Things before: a  list is at bottom of this post.

Su Blackwell is an accomplished UK artist specializing in intricate sculptures created from the paper of old books. 

Her work can be viewed on her website (Su Blackwell) and also purchased from her online shop.

Su says of her work..."I often work within the realm of fairy-tales and folk-lore. I began making a series of book-sculptures, cutting out images from old books to create 3-dimensional dioramas and displaying them inside wooden boxes."

"For the cut-out illustrations, I tend to lean toward young girl characters, placing them in haunting, fragile settings, expressing the vulnerability of childhood, while also conveying a sense of childhood anxiety and wonder. There is a quiet melancholy in the work, depicted in the material used and the choice of subtle colour."

In this video the artist shares some of her ideas and techniques.

Paper Quilling

Newpaper Art

Toilet Roll Creations

Paper Sculpture

Book Art