PaperCuts news

Glen of Imaal Terrier papercutting

2012-02-12T17:13:00.002-05:00

Just finished and for sale on Etsy:

Peacock Feather ACEO papercutting

2012-02-11T19:59:00.000-05:00

New Valentine- themed ACEO papercutting

2012-02-11T18:11:00.002-05:00

New Cavalier King Charles Spaniel papercutting

2012-01-29T16:17:00.003-05:00

Just finished cutting this piece and listing it on Etsy:

Briard, American eskimo, Spinone Italiano, and Schipperke papercuttings

2012-01-28T16:57:00.002-05:00

Two new, two updated listings on Etsy:

Pug papercutting

2012-01-28T00:18:00.002-05:00

Australian Cattle Dog papercutting

2012-01-27T23:22:00.002-05:00

Newfoundland papercutting

2012-01-26T18:30:00.003-05:00

Just finished and up on Etsy:

Basset Hound papercutting

2012-01-22T17:51:00.001-05:00

Welsh Terrier papercutting

2012-01-21T10:47:00.003-05:00

Airedale Terrier papercutting- final edition

2012-01-20T11:08:00.002-05:00

Available on Etsy:

Lhasa Apso papercutting

2012-01-15T15:52:00.003-05:00

Pekingese papercutting

2012-01-15T10:24:00.002-05:00

Brussels Griffon papercutting

2012-01-13T17:53:00.001-05:00

Australian Cattle Dog papercutting

2012-01-13T11:26:00.003-05:00

Final edition- 3/3. Available on Etsy.

Airedale Terrier papercutting

2012-01-12T19:35:00.002-05:00

Papillon papercutting

2012-01-07T13:06:00.002-05:00

Wirehaired pointing griffon papercutting

2012-01-06T20:05:00.004-05:00

Chow chow papercutting

2012-01-06T20:05:00.001-05:00

Cairn terrier papercutting

2012-01-06T20:03:00.001-05:00

Wheaten terrier papercutting

2012-01-05T19:33:00.002-05:00

Schnauzer papercutting

2012-01-05T15:46:00.002-05:00

Havanese, Gazelle, and Horse

2012-01-04T20:35:00.004-05:00

Cocker Spaniel and fluffy cat

2012-01-02T17:12:00.001-05:00

Komodor

2012-01-02T16:31:00.001-05:00

Australian Shepherd, Scottish Terrier, Yorkie, and Jack Russell

2012-01-01T23:27:00.006-05:00

All available on Etsy:

French Bulldog final edition

2011-12-29T12:56:00.001-05:00

Available on Etsy:

'Siren' mermaid

2011-12-27T16:17:00.003-05:00

Available on Etsy:

Final edition- Winter Tree

2011-12-24T12:14:00.003-05:00

Now available on Etsy:

Newfoundland Dog, Edition 2/3

2011-12-16T15:12:00.003-05:00

Available on Etsy:

Bald eagle

2011-12-10T15:19:00.002-05:00

Matted 11x14 with watercolor painted background. Available for sale on Etsy.

Meditation angel finished

2011-12-03T12:57:00.001-05:00

Completed and avilable on Etsy:

Sleeping Kitty Edition 2/3

2011-11-25T21:48:00.002-05:00

Edition 2/3 finished and up on Etsy:

Vortex papercut ACEO

2011-10-29T18:06:00.002-04:00

Now finished and available on Etsy:

'Web' Halloween ACEO

2011-10-28T13:49:00.001-04:00

Now finished and up on Etsy!

Starfish black paper ACEO

2011-10-28T12:26:00.001-04:00

Finished and up on Etsy.

Kerry Blue terrier papercutting, final edition!

2011-10-27T16:31:00.004-04:00

Just finished cutting and putting together the final cutting from of my Kerry Blue Terrier piece (edition 3/3). It is also up on Etsy.

Winter Tree papercutting finished

2011-10-23T18:19:00.003-04:00

Winter Tree black-paper papercutting- just got this finished and up on Etsy!

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel papercutting

2011-10-23T18:14:00.004-04:00

P33, Edition 2/3. Now available on Etsy.

Great Pyrenees papercutting, Edition 2/3

2011-10-16T15:02:00.002-04:00

Just finished cutting, backing, and matting the second edition of my Great Pyrenees papercutting. Now available on Etsy.

New papercutting- "Spring Bunny"

2011-10-09T14:55:00.001-04:00

Cut, painted, and up on Etsy.

Norwegian Elkhound, Edition 2/3

2011-10-09T14:49:00.002-04:00

Second edition now finished and up on Etsy.

New ACEOs- Wild Tree and Breaking Wave

2011-10-06T16:00:00.003-04:00

Just finished these two, and both are up on Etsy.

'Figurehead' framed piece

2011-09-26T18:12:00.002-04:00

'Figurehead' angel piece completed and up on Etsy.

Old English Sheepdog, Edition 2/3

2011-09-26T18:09:00.001-04:00

Finished and for sale on Etsy:

'Spring Bunny'- new cutting finished

2011-09-26T12:03:00.003-04:00

Just finished cutting this brand new piece- backed with black paper temporarily. It will be 8x10 when finished, and I haven't decided on backing and matting colors yet.

Koi Fish

2011-09-15T17:56:00.004-04:00

This is a new concept I am working with. The cutting is actually two separate pieces that I cut, then painted, then mounted with spacers on a sheet of semi-transparent styrene so that whatever wall is behind the piece will show through a bit. The spacers also give a slightly more 3-dimensional feel to this piece than my usual work...
This piece is available on Etsy.

Swainson's hawk

2011-09-03T18:13:00.002-04:00

Swainson's hawk- new papercutting just finished, edition 1/3.
Now available on Etsy.

Rough Collie

2011-09-03T18:10:00.002-04:00

Finished cutting Edition 2/3.
Now up on Etsy!

Animals- sample work

2011-09-01T18:58:00.001-04:00

Point Reyes trees

2011-08-27T18:33:00.003-04:00

Finally finished this one off- 2-3 years after I started it!! Framed 16x20, $350.
Available on Etsy.

'Angel I' final edition completed

2011-08-27T12:58:00.003-04:00

Just finished 2nd edition of my Angel papercutting!
Now available on Etsy..

Hibiscus papercutting

2011-08-25T20:20:00.002-04:00

Just finished cutting, painting, and framing my newest papercutting of a double hibiscus flower. Available on Etsy!

New papercutting- "Serenity"

2011-08-18T17:30:00.002-04:00

Japanese Maple branches and leaves.
Edition 1/2, now available on Etsy!

New Tiger papercutting

2011-08-11T17:57:00.002-04:00

Edition 1/2, cut, painted and up on Etsy!

Gaillardia (blanket flower) new framed cutting

2011-08-05T15:10:00.002-04:00

Edition 1/2 cut, painted, and now up on Etsy!

Irish Terrier, first cut new pattern

2011-07-30T09:56:00.002-04:00

Edition 1/3 now finished and available on Etsy!

Cesky Terrier- first cut, new pattern

2011-07-29T14:57:00.001-04:00

Edition 1/3, now available on Etsy.

Final Edition- Phoenix Rising

2011-07-24T15:55:00.002-04:00

First Cut- Clouded Leopard

2011-07-22T19:44:00.000-04:00

First cut- Hairy Woodpecker

2011-07-22T12:44:00.002-04:00

Third edition of my kangaroo cutting..

2011-07-15T21:30:00.001-04:00

..is now finished and up on Etsy!

New Flamingo framed piece

2011-07-14T22:18:00.002-04:00

Just finished this one and I am really happy with the cut and the painting colors!

'Flamingo'
Framed 8x10, black metal frame, double cream mat.
White 90# watercolor paper cutting.
Watercolor painting background in reds, oranges, pinks, yellow, and tan
$85.00

Siberian Husky Edition 2/3

2011-07-14T17:56:00.002-04:00

Just finished cutting this piece and getting it listed up on Etsy. I recently sold Edition 1/3 to a customer in Australia- always exciting to ship work international!

Fuchsia flowers

2011-07-10T19:13:00.003-04:00

"Fuchsia"
PF2, Edition 1/2
Framed 8x10, black metal frame. Watercolor painted background
$85.00

and the woodcarving.

2011-07-08T21:48:00.004-04:00

I finished carving this piece a while ago, but just now got around to photographing it. I was not juried in for wood for any of my summer shows, so the papercuttings have been my primary focus the last couple months.
This piece was carved into a very unusual piece of cypress driftwood that I picked up on Ebay a number of years ago. It was a total guess on my part- I fell in love with the shape of the driftwood but had no idea if standard cypress lumber was even semi-decent carving material. It worked really well though- still a little sticky, but not nearly as soft as the cypress knees I have worked with before. I tried to interfere with the shape of the piece as little as possible when carving the faces into it..

Catching up!!

2011-07-08T21:39:00.003-04:00

Got a bunch of my work up on Etsy today, so I need to catch up with the backlog here as well.
#1: Recut of one of my newer pieces- a Chinese Sharpei. I actually had a "be-back" customer (those of you out there who are art-fair artists will know exactly what I mean there! :) ) from one of my shows last year actually come back and purchase the first edition cut of the pattern- she said she had been kicking herself for not picking it up since last fall. Can't tell you how much I love hearing that! So here is edition 2/3:

#2: First cut of a new limited framed piece- Feather I. Stylized peacock feather, cut out of black paper and mounted on a watercolor painting:

and #3: First cut of my newish Humboldt penguin pattern. We don't have penguins at our local zoo, so I got the model for this piece from a roadtrip to the Columbus zoo. It was a fun trip!

"Motherhood"

2011-06-29T20:52:00.002-04:00

Just finished cutting a custom piece as a gift for a pair of friends who are expecting their first baby. The piece was a little different than my usual style, but I had a lot of fun with designing it, and I was really happy with the way it turned out. :)

Mosaic Leaf I and II

2011-06-24T15:54:00.002-04:00

Two new pieces cut, backed, and up on Etsy. Framed in black metal frames, 8x10. Matted in light green and dark vibrant green double mats. Backed with watercolor paintings in blue, green, yellow, and gold. Both are Edition 1/2.

Mosaic Leaf I
and
Mosaic Leaf II.

Etsy additions

2011-06-13T15:25:00.002-04:00

Over the show weekend I managed to get replacements cut for 3 patterns that I had sold the first edition of. These three are now finished and up on Etsy:

German Shorthaired Pointer

Scottish Terrier

Manchester Terrier

First cut of new Lhasa Apso pattern

2011-06-13T15:23:00.002-04:00

P319, Edition 1/3, $55
Available on Etsy

Large greyhound piece finished!

2011-06-10T13:20:00.003-04:00

"The Sweetest Victory"
Edition 1/1
Original hand-cut papercutting, backed with an original watercolor painting
Framed 16x20

Now available on Etsy!

First cut- Sleeping kitty

2011-05-27T18:01:00.003-04:00

Now for sale on Etsy- Sleeping Kitty.

Final edition- Barred Owl

2011-05-27T18:00:00.001-04:00

Barred Owl, final edition (3/3). 11x14 framed, $110.
Now up for sale in my Etsy store.

Zazzle store

2011-05-20T11:51:00.002-04:00

I am setting up a Zazzle storefront to sell prints of a selection of my work on tshirts, cards, mugs, etc. If you would like to see different pieces or different merchandise options up there, please drop me a line and let me know!

New ACEO- Pinwheel

2011-05-08T10:48:00.002-04:00

Pinwheel ACEO- now for sale in my Etsy store.

New pattern- Irish Setter

2011-05-06T10:36:00.001-04:00

New patterns- Lhasa Apso and Cesky Terrier

2011-04-27T18:10:00.001-04:00

First Cut- Cairn Terrier

2011-04-23T12:18:00.000-04:00

Cairn Terrier, P303, Edition 1/3, $48

New pattern- Swainson's Hawk

2011-04-22T22:17:00.001-04:00

New pattern- Bluejay

2011-04-17T14:27:00.001-04:00

New pattern- Woodpecker

2011-04-17T11:50:00.002-04:00

Designed this from a woodpecker that visits my bird feeders regularly. Thinking he is a hairy woodpecker, but it is also possible he is a downy..

New pattern- Humboldt Penguin

2011-04-14T06:35:00.003-04:00

Just finished drawing this pattern picture... The model was a Humboldt Penguin from the Columbus zoo visit I made a couple years ago. It was penguin feeding time when we were at their exhibit, so the little guys and girls were bouncing all over the place for fish. Incredibly cute!!

First Cut- Japanese Chin

2011-04-03T09:22:00.005-04:00

P312, Edition 1/3. $48
Matted 8x10, navy blue and white matting. Backed with black paper

Cottonwood clock

2011-04-02T10:18:00.002-04:00

Big cottonwood carving

2011-04-02T10:17:00.002-04:00

New Amoeba ACEO

2011-04-02T10:15:00.002-04:00

Finished painting the background, and posted to Etsy.

Another Etsy update

2011-03-27T12:21:00.001-04:00

I now have all my 8x10 matted pieces including all the dog breed portraits up on my Etsy storefront. I also have almost all my cottonwood pieces, with 4 or 5 more to trickle in over the next couple weeks. Now I can take a break!! :)

More Etsy listings up

2011-03-26T19:07:00.001-04:00

Got a ton more cottonwood pieces up on Etsy today at the lower and higher ends of my price range. Also put up all my 8x10 dog breed papercuttings from Boston Terrier to Dachshund alphabetically.

More Etsy

2011-03-25T18:19:00.002-04:00

22 more dog breed papercut portraits up on Etsy- Afghan hound through Borzoi alphabetically. I will be starting posting up again with Boston Terrier either later tonight or tomorrow. And 32 more cottonwood carvings went up too..

24 more pieces on Etsy

2011-03-23T22:08:00.003-04:00

Just finished putting up all my non-dog matted 8x10 papercutting pieces on Etsy. Check out my Etsy storefront for owls, wolves, hawks, leopards, lions, lizards, turtles, songbirds, rhinos, hippos, horses, cats, and many more!!

And now, time for bed! :)

More Etsy listings and an Uh-oh...

2011-03-23T20:08:00.004-04:00

I am about 2/3 done with getting my original non-dog 8x10 matted papercuttings up on Etsy. And I have photographs taken and ready to go on over half of my original dog 8x10 matted papercuttings as well. 230 plus pieces up on Etsy and counting-hoping to get at least another 30-50 pieces up this weekend, including more woodcarvings! 8-10 years of work, right there! ;)

And on the oops side, I just got put on some medication (all fingers crossed that it is only a temporary thing) that means I really shouldn't be doing any woodcarving and probably shouldn't be papercutting either right now (since I am gifted at wounding myself any time I am around anything sharp). So for the next couple weeks to a month I will be concentrating on getting more of my work listed up for sale on Etsy, and drawing up more commissioned pieces and working on patterns and ideas rather than finishing work. By then I will probably get bored and have to start papercutting again.. VERY carefully! :)

Etsy updates!!

2011-03-19T13:22:00.005-04:00

Since I only got accepted to a small number of art shows for this year, my goal is to get as much of my work as possible up online and try to promote my work there. I am around 30% done with photographing my matted papercutting pieces, and about 15% are up on Etsy now- up to almost 200 listings already! Over the next month I hope to get my entire papercut inventory and most of my cottonwood woodcarvings up there as well.

So if you are looking for some of my work, please check out my Etsy shop! And if you are interested in something you don't see there, please convo me or drop me an email and I would be glad to work with you. I do ship internationally through Etsy even though it doesn't show on the listings- you will just need to contact me first so I can get you an exact shipping cost quote..

First cut- Basenji

2011-02-27T13:41:00.002-05:00

P298, Basenji- original design papercutting.
Matted 8x10, tan and maroon mats,
gray, tan and brown patterned backing.

Edition: 1/3 $48

Weathered cypress driftwood woodcarving

2011-02-24T23:06:00.000-05:00

First cut- Camel

2011-02-24T22:50:00.004-05:00

P307, Bactrian camel- original design papercutting.
Matted 8x10, pale yellow and dark brown mats,
gray and brown patterned backing.

Edition: 1/3 $48

First cut- Bald Eagle

2011-02-20T20:18:00.003-05:00

P309, Bald Eagle- original design papercutting.
Matted 8x10, crackled tan and navy blue mats, black backing.
Edition: 1/3 $55

First cut- Snow Leopard

2011-02-12T19:33:00.001-05:00

New large single-edition wolf pattern

2011-02-11T23:38:00.002-05:00

New patterns 2: German Shepherd, Jack Russell Terrier, Japanese Chin, English Mastiff

2011-02-11T23:29:00.003-05:00