Powered Paper Car

Not for the beginner, (the pdfs look a bit daunting) these paper cars really move! Download the pdfs for free HERE!

Paper Toy & Pop Out Show @ Pink Hobo

Paper Craft Toys and Pop Up Book style wall pieces. Cartoonists, designers, and print-makers from around the world cut and fold their work into paper sculpture, toys, and pop-ups that on closer inspection will amaze you or paper-cut your eye.
Check out the full line up of artist here.

Papershapers Show

Check this one out if your in the LA area!

Papershapers, curated by Giant Robot opens on April 11 at Scion’s 4,500 square foot Installation L.A. Gallery in Culver City. Papershapers is a group show featuring ten artists who work with paper-not "on paper." The exhibition will feature works that are cut, torn, folded, and sewn into unique creations. Shin Tanaka will be making a rare U.S. appearance at the opening and will be on hand to show original pieces and fold paper with attendees!

The opening reception takes place April 11, 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. and will run through May 2 at the Scion Installation L.A. Gallery, 3521 Helms Ave. (at National), Culver City, Calif. 90232.

Smiley Cake

This cute little cake box is a fun and simple paper piece than can be downloaded for free right HERE.

Dino Lamps

Okay, so they aren't paper, but paper modelers can appreciate these fun dinosaur lamps for your favorite kid's room. They can be found at Thinkgeek.com, where all kinds of other fun things can be found as well.

IntriCut: The paper work of Aoyama Hina

Friend, Gretchin Lair, twittered an excited alert to me about the hand-cut paper artist above. I believe her exact words were, "Holy cow!" I have to agree. I couldn't imagine these intricate pieces were cut from paper by hand until I read about her passion closely from Aoyama Hina's site:

They are super fine lacy-paper-cuttings done by a simple pair of scissors.
My passion is to create a finest cutoff beyond the level of the very time-consuming needle lace making.

I don't follow traditional but I am trying to create a mixture of the traditional and modern styles and to produce my own world through this super fine lacy-paper-cuttings technique.

Exotic Japanese born, lovely France living, Aoyama Hina, makes many fine paper cut illustration pieces but the ones I responded to the most were from a set she calls "Sentences"


Your eyes are telling the truth, Madame Hina uses a small scissor, by hand, as seen above crafting/creating one of her illustrative works. More photos from her My Space page.