"Embrace"

I'm totally digging this combination of drawing and paper cutting.  The two mediums together create a whole new area for exploration.  I can't wait to play around more with the marriage of these approaches.  But I'm getting ahead of myself.  I just finished a new piece!

I started out with a super-quick little rough sketch, just to get the vision from my head onto a piece of paper, so that it couldn't float away never to be imagined again.  Then I decided I definitely needed a model, and my good friend Carrie makes a great model.  She even did her hair just like I asked her to. :o)

Then, I drew.

Then, I cut paper.

Then, I combined the two.

That's the shortened version, of course.  To get a better idea of how it all happened, check out this little video of progress stills.




And here's the images of the final piece:

"Embrace" graphite, hand-cut paper, 22"x28", by Heather Clements, 2013.

"Embrace" (detail) graphite, hand-cut paper, 22"x28", by Heather Clements, 2013.

"Embrace" (detail) graphite, hand-cut paper, 22"x28", by Heather Clements, 2013.

"Embrace" (detail) graphite, hand-cut paper, 22"x28", by Heather Clements, 2013.

Stay tuned for more art combining drawing and cut paper!

Inspiration Source #19:  Ring-o-graphy by Alexandra Savina.  For about a month I have been playing around with a new hobby:  hoop dancing.  You probably have no idea what that is, and unlucky for you, I'm not even going to post a video of that.  ((But dude, just google it if you're curious.))  Today I wanted to share a video of a dancer with some hoops.  Again, what she is doing is in a whole different realm from hoop dancing.  But it is just so phenomenal and beautiful I had to share.  You'd never believe rolling hula hoops on the floor could be so unique and enthralling.  My words pale so much in comparison, so just watch the video, you won't regret it!

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-Heather

Veil - A Paper Cut AND a Drawing!

That's right, folks.  I decided to combine good 'ol fashioned drawing with cutting paper.  Of course, drawing has always been involved with the process of paper cutting, but the final product's image only consisted of cut paper.  I decided I wanted to experiment with including pencil drawing.  I think the combination of mediums further explores the dichotomy or union between humans and nature.

This has definitely been one of those things where you finally figure out how best to do it when you're about finished.  But that means the next one will be that much easier!

Okay, okay, I know, you didn't come here to read that much, you just came for the pretty art... So here you go!

"Veil" hand-cut paper, drawing, 11"x14", by Heather Clements, 2013

"Veil" (detail) hand-cut paper, drawing, 11"x14", by Heather Clements, 2013

"Veil" (detail) hand-cut paper, drawing, 11"x14", by Heather Clements, 2013

As you can see, the paper cut is floating about 1/4" above the drawing for some lovely shadow action.

Aaaaand I made a process video!  I finally got myself a tripod with some birthday money, so I was able to play around with that for a new video.  I only included some of the process to keep from boring you. The clips shown are fast forwarded 20 times faster than real time!

Green Tip #18:  Choose your sunscreen carefully.  Sunscreen is definitely important for protecting your skin (although sun-proof clothes are even better!) but there can be serious damage to the environment, and your health, depending on which sunscreen you choose.  Read more about it at EarthShare.



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-Heather