Lincoln Cathedral

This is a close-up of a papercut commissioned by one of my Lincoln-based friends as a Christmas gift to his parents. Without a doubt, this is the most intricate bit of cutting I've ever done, but very pleased with the outcome! Thank god I didn't slip..!

Little lilies

It's one of the smallest designs I've done so far, and it's another personal favourite! This papercut was a gift to celebrate a 10th wedding anniversary. The element I'm particularly fond of are the lilies; they turned out far better than I anticipated so they're something I'm considering featuring in more future designs.

Yes, that is the name of the bar!

My largest papercut to date, this is an A3 (approximately) sized piece I did for my Aunt's bar/restaurant in Spain; 'Badgers'. It was my most challenging one so far to design, in terms of assembling the different elements that needed to be included, but I really enjoyed the process!

'Welcome to the world'

I was asked to do a commission to celebrate the birth of a baby boy during the summer, which was my first 'newborn' papercut. This was something I had considered doing in the future so I was really happy when approached with this brief!

I included all of the important information of the special day as well as incorporating the Isle of Man's flag within the design as a tribute to his birth place. I used a slightly different style to my other cuts, and it was a challenge to fit all of the details into an aesthetically pleasing design but I hope I achieved that successfully!

Today's WIP

Been spending my afternoon working on the next commission on my list; a papercut for a family member's birthday. It's still early days but I'm liking it so far!

Love in NYC

I've been a busy bee over the past month - I've had a few more papercuts to complete, I've got a new job, and managed to get away to Zante for a week too! So it's been all go! But I wanted to share a papercut I'm particularly proud of which I finished shortly before my holiday a fortnight ago.

This is, without a doubt, the most challenging papercut I've done! So far all my designs have been nature-orientated. Using organic shapes means I can be more flexible with my designs as the natural shapes can be easily manipulated to piece together a good composition. The brief for this cut, however, was that the artwork had to be New-York-themed as it was a gift to celebrate the engagement of the client's daughter (an old school friend of mine) which took place in Central Park. To create a successful paper cut design using manmade, rigid structures was admittedly a challenge, but one I'm pleased to have undertaken. It's helped me break out of my comfort zone and expand my portfolio, and the client was extremely pleased - as were her daughter and fiancé!