Cutouts, cut out
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!
The Fab Miss B
Those are wonderful! They really missed out not using them.
Cheers,
Becky
alex
i can’t believe they wouldn’t use them! so beautiful and fantastically photographed. thanks for sharing them!
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.
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…
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.
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.
mizu designs
God I love paper cuts. These are lovely!
mizu designs
God I love paper cuts. These are lovely!
illbred
these are beautiful 🙂
illbred
these are beautiful 🙂
lynne
oh they are so beautiful… absolutely gorgeous. ai ai ai!
helene magnusson
Do you know British artist Su Blackwell ? Have a look : http://www.sublackwell.co.uk/
Freshly Found
So creative. What lovely works of art. Love the chandelier!
Cicada Studio
When you’re good, you’re good. And you’re good.
Jill
I actually saw this at Anthropologie. It’s their new store decoration style.
knackstudio
These are so amazing!! You are really super , super talented!! I saw these on D*s site as well!! Congrats!
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
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
Real Card Studio
Beautiful work. Their loss!
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!
Jesse
They’re amazing!
HB
MMM I like – cool job.
julochka
those are SOOOooo cool! your creativity never ceases to amaze me. 🙂
Prêt à Voyager
Stunning work, Heather!!
Anne
Patricia
How could they not use these?! Wonderful work as usual.
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.
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