Whether you call it ‘quilling,’ or ‘paper sculpture,’ I think it’s amazing. The merging of the two creates simply stunning 3-D art, and I couldn’t be more impressed with the talent I’m seeing. I wish that the people who show it on Pinterest would take the time and effort to give the names of the artists so that I could share them with you. We’ll just have to be content drooling over their work.
Quilling is an art that is rapidly changing. The first quilling I saw involved flowers and simple things created with long strips of paper curled up to make designs on things like announcements, greeting cards, etc. I loved them because they were colorful, 2-dimensional, and quite creative.
As I’ve watched, this art is evolving. Now artists are creating super-complicated, 3-dimensionl ‘paintings,’ plus portraits, and now “on-edge” creations that really blow my mind.
Amy Crain creates animal portraits via quilling –
I have no idea how she does this, but I am in awe. I found the images above in an article on MyModernMet.com by Sara Barnes.
Kirigami (切り紙) is a variation of origami, the Japanese art of folding paper. In kirigami, the paper is cut as well as being folded, resulting in a three-dimensional design that stands away from the page.