CRAVE IT. COVET. LOVE IT. This Week: Love Paper Art
April 14, 2012 in All Posts, CRAVE IT. COVET. LOVE IT.
This week I’m loving paper art forms, like the intricately beautiful art of paper filigree, or “quilling,” as showcased in Yulia Brodskaya‘s amazingly precise, yet whimsical designs:
Quilling is a paper art form involving the rolling and gluing of strips of paper. It seems so basic, but to come up with a design like the one below clearly requires much more than basic paper artistry skills:
Martha has a tutorial - of course - if you’re interested in learning how to do this. You can also check out Twirled Paper: Make Almost Anything With Simple Paper Strips and The Book of Paper Quilling: Techniques & Projects for Paper Filigree.
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[…] We’ve dabbled in origami and tissue paper crafting but I’ve been intrigued by “Quilling” (kind of the art of twirling paper fancily) ever since I first saw it featured last April,on the The Outlaw Mom’s Blog as part of her “CRAVE IT. COVET. LOVE IT.” Series. […]
Wow, these are stunning. Will definitely have to check it out in more detail!