Thursday, October 11, 2012

Nude trees (flat) - A single sheet or paper pressed between 2 pieces of clear glass in a wooden frame. 12" x 10"



WWI Aviatrix (3D) - 11" x 9 1/8". 12 layers of paper, 4 planes of depth



The original photograph:


My father and stepmother (3D) - 11" x 9 1/8". 15 layers of paper, 3 planes of depth.




The original photograph:




Power Buffalo with Deer Army (3D) - 11" x 9 1/8". 8 layers of paper, 4 planes of depth




The Empire State Building - 11" x 9 1/8". 14 layers of paper, 5 planes of depth


The Empire State Building is made of three layers of depth, each composed of three layers of paper. I built the form out of foam core and covered it in cut paper, essentially creating a small sculpture.


Here is the photograph by Andreas Feininger upon which I based this paperscape:


Power Hyena in the Midnight Sky (3D) - 11" x 9 1/8". 3 layers of paper, 3 levels of depth.




I based this piece on an illustration from an 1865 book about American wildlife:


Man and Woman Boating (flat) - 11" x 9 1/8". 4 layers of paper.


Original photograph:


Sunset on the Pacific (3D) - 11" 9 1/8". 6 layers of paper, 3 planes of depth.


Branches Against a Night Sky (flat) - 14" x 16" frame. One cut layer against deep blue background.



Autumn Deer (3D) - 11" x 9 1/8". 7 layers of paper, 4 planes of depth



Japanese Koi Fish (flat) - 1 sheet of paper, cut and painted, against blue background. 11" x 9 1/8".