{Feature Friday}

About a week ago I contacted Etsy to see if they wanted to feature my story of how I got to create the papercuts for the short stop motion film "Lost Things" and they did!
Not only that...but I got to write the blog post, provide the pictures and find the related items too! You can see my guest blog post on Etsy here, (also below) which you should go and check out as you can see the related items and some extra resources of other papercut people.

Thanks Etsy!!

From Lost things to Found Things

When I was first asked by handsomepanda aka Angela Kohler, to be a part of a film project she was undertaking, I didn't believe it could be true, especially once I was told who would be involved. The people involved in the film were; Alison Sudol from 'A Fine Frenzy' who wrote a piece of music specifically for the film and who was also the woman in the film, the producers Gallant & Keen and last but by no means least the writers & directors, Angela Kohler & Ithyle Griffiths , who have also just finished a similar stop motion advert for Amazon.

Angela found my shop through Etsy and liked the style of what I created, and as she thought my style would fit with the theme of her film, she sent me a convo to see if I would be interested.



I was asked to create a few papercuts that would be used in her short stop motion film called "Lost things" The film is about a girl who falls through a hole, made of paper, and finds herself in strange wonderland, she then decides she prefers it there and stays. This theme is an obvious homage to Alice in Wonderland and this was the link to my work, as my papercuts have always leaned towards the curious, with fairytales and Alice in Wonderland being a focus of mine.

"Lost Things"





I was given a description of what was initially wanted for the film and then Angela asked me what was possible and what needed to be changed. This was all made easier with Etsy conversations, attaching images of rough ideas, mock papercuts that could be adapted and working with Angela to create something suitable.



For the film, I made the papercut whales in the sea scene, the papercut wings on the teacups, and the final piece of text in a frame that says "fin" This was a great project to work on as I got to experiment with paper plus I had the opportunity to speak with Angela, even if it was only by email.



I had to experiment with my designs to create a papercut whale that would look like it could move its tail and body, then create these in different sizes to suit the stop frame aspect of the film, so it could show the whale getting closer and moving further away from the girl. I am so amazed that something like this could be organised through Etsy and I never thought something I created in Leeds would be used in a short film in L.A!



To me, that is what makes Etsy special as it is more than just a place to find and sell great items, but it is a community where people help each other out and the result is usually great stuff!

From lost things to found things Etsy has them all!

{papercuts in motion!}

a while back I let you in on a secret project (more here) I was part of, that was to create some papercut whales, wings and a framed piece of papercut typography to be included in an short stop-motion film and here is the final result (I think it's amazing!) -

{secret project}

I recently completed a quick project for a client in L.A who wanted some paper cuts to be used in a short animation they were creating. Below are the designs I created - 3 small paper whales that can move their tails and mid sections of their bodies, three sets of small wings and a sign saying 'FIN' for the end of the animation.

The animation is based on a similar theme to Alice in Wonderland and I cant wait to see it finished. I have never created a papercut with movement in mind and it was great to play around with the idea that my papercuts could become more 3D. I will Let you know when the finished animation is ready!