Princess Lolly Candyland paper cutout. Best boardgame ever.

I also suck with cameras. I need learn so I can do a better job capturing what I make.

Newest cutout piece: a cupcake stand, made in place of a birthday card for a dear friend of mine. Mix of paper and wire, glued together with tacky glue. Yay cupcakes!

Guinea pig cut out for a girl I nannied for 2 weeks this past summer. I found out today she was diagnosed with leukemia last week-she just turned 12 and is in 6th grade. I’m not one to cry, but I can’t help but spill into tears thinking/talking about it. She reminds me so much of myself and my friends at that age and does not deserve this. No kid should-it just sucks. I’m praying for a full recovery for her and that she doesn’t have to deal with very much pain.

Made this because she got a guinea pig named Reeses when I nannied her and I felt compelled to do something for her. Total time: 3 hrs.

Pseudo self portrait of my cat Woody and I taking a catnap. 

Experimental cut-out/marker that I finished today. I have rather mixed feelings about this one, there are elements I like but then there’s parts I am rather disappointed with. But lessons learned and up and onward.

Preview of one of the paper cutouts I’ve been working on.

Cut-out: A hop, skip and a jump. Realized that I forgot to add the flowers that were in the sketch. Oh well, they aren’t really needed.

Cut Out-Mrs. Anderson’s House.

First venture into more of landscape piece. Oooofff, I have a lot to learn.

Backstory to why I created this-In August, my neighbor Mrs. Anderson passed away. She was 94, still living in her house until just days before she died. I have known her ever since my family moved into our house-a good 19 years. She didn’t have a funeral on her request but her family made this really cool magazine thing for the whole neighborhood about her life and who she was. It was awesome, she was awesome. And I’m going to miss her.

I truly believe her house so much reflected who she was-it was almost like herself in house form. It a cute, quaint little white house tucked back amongst trees and maintained gardens. Unfortunately, the house will have to come down in the near future due to issues with the foundation of the house amongst other things. And although I understand, it still makes me sad to know the little white house and the wonderful woman who lived inside of it will no longer part of my neighborhood. We’re going to miss that I’m sure of it.

Remember that tiger head I posted last week or so? Here’s the finished product, I think.

Paper art-“Cakes and other desserts”. Inspired by the MN state fair, Wayne Thiebaud and Andreas Gursky. Thanks to my dear friend Melissa for documentation (cause I tried myself and totally failed).

In spirits of more regular updates, here’s a preview of a traditional cut-out piece I’m working on.