Cutouts, cut out
This is an illustration job I did much earlier in the year, supposed to be part of an ad campaign for a newspaper, but due to unfathomable mysteriousnesses, the ads never got published (which is why I’ve blanked out their logo).
Each one is cut from sections of the newspaper that reflect the mood of the cutout. So the first is from the Gardening and Home section, the one below is from Current Affairs/Business, and the last is from the Design and Lifestyle section. The idea is that the paper is so good, it practically comes to life!
It’s a pity they didn’t see the light of day, but the experience of assisting and styling on the shoot was unbelieveably valuable for me. It was also really nice to work witha most delightful art director !
Happy weekend, everyone!
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Nov 14, 2008 at 5:30 pm
The Fab Miss B
Those are wonderful! They really missed out not using them.
Cheers,
Becky
Nov 14, 2008 at 9:14 pm
alex
i can’t believe they wouldn’t use them! so beautiful and fantastically photographed. thanks for sharing them!
Nov 14, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Anneke
Gorgeous, and so well-executed! I like the first one best, maybe because the background scene fits so well. Though the metal coffee cup in the background works well with the business section, too.
Nov 15, 2008 at 2:30 am
Brittany Noel
I just saw these on Design*Sponge today, was it a tutorial? These are beautiful and I can’t believe the paper didn’t run the ads. Crazy people…
Nov 15, 2008 at 2:34 am
Shelley Noble
Completely brilliant. These would have made compelling ads and really caught the eye. Your work is wonderful. You are dangerous with a knife! Danger Artist.
Nov 15, 2008 at 2:34 am
Shelley Noble
Completely brilliant. These would have made compelling ads and really caught the eye. Your work is wonderful. You are dangerous with a knife! Danger Artist.
Nov 15, 2008 at 2:55 am
mizu designs
God I love paper cuts. These are lovely!
Nov 15, 2008 at 2:55 am
mizu designs
God I love paper cuts. These are lovely!
Nov 15, 2008 at 7:53 am
illbred
these are beautiful
Nov 15, 2008 at 7:53 am
illbred
these are beautiful
Nov 15, 2008 at 10:15 am
lynne
oh they are so beautiful… absolutely gorgeous. ai ai ai!
Nov 15, 2008 at 1:21 pm
helene magnusson
Do you know British artist Su Blackwell ? Have a look : http://www.sublackwell.co.uk/
Nov 15, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Freshly Found
So creative. What lovely works of art. Love the chandelier!
Nov 15, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Cicada Studio
When you’re good, you’re good. And you’re good.
Nov 15, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Jill
I actually saw this at Anthropologie. It’s their new store decoration style.
Nov 15, 2008 at 5:04 pm
knackstudio
These are so amazing!! You are really super , super talented!! I saw these on D*s site as well!! Congrats!
Nov 16, 2008 at 3:39 am
Genevieve
Wow–that’s so lovely! I’m really enjoying looking through your site, and I’m going to link to you from my food blog! Thanks for the inspiration!
Genevieve
http://thealchemistblog.wordpress.com
Nov 16, 2008 at 5:25 am
Catherine
Beautiful. Do you cut these out with an exacto knife? I cannot imagine doing this on newspaper! Cut outs are all over the place now and I love them.
Cat
Nov 17, 2008 at 5:28 am
Real Card Studio
Beautiful work. Their loss!
Nov 17, 2008 at 9:50 am
kat
I’m so pleased you posted this – it’s great to see the feedback. I’ve done a related post. It was lovely working with you too!
Nov 17, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Jesse
They’re amazing!
Nov 18, 2008 at 9:55 am
HB
MMM I like – cool job.
Nov 18, 2008 at 12:56 pm
julochka
those are SOOOooo cool! your creativity never ceases to amaze me.
Nov 19, 2008 at 8:46 pm
Prêt à Voyager
Stunning work, Heather!!
Anne
Nov 23, 2008 at 9:01 am
Patricia
How could they not use these?! Wonderful work as usual.
Nov 27, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Anonymous
Fantastic, absolutely breathtaking! I to do a similar sort of thing as well, however I am not nearly as talented as you obviously are! But I am curious, what type of knife do you use? I read that you don’t like to use clunky exacto blade, and noticed a picture of the knife and all, but what is the lay name or location or type of place where this can be purchased? Thanks so much for the inspiration.
Nov 28, 2008 at 4:28 am
Heather Moore
Thanks for all the nice comments!
Anonymous, I use a quite ordinary craft knife, and insert the very steeply-pointed NT blades that snap off when blunt (NT is a japanese brand of blades and knives). I don’t think we get the Exacto brand over here, but NT is probably quite similar