Stacked Dunny

I posted a few picts on Instagram already, but I have experimenting with how to separate my layers without using Foam tape. The Foam tape I have been using has been great and should last a while; however, I am concern about it lasting as a piece of art. For the 2D pieces that will live on a wall, the tape should be fine. The white foam tape used might yellow, but it is also hidden behind the layers. After having some conversation with 3M and Scotch, it turns out the adhesive is archival. But for the figures, I need a better solution. I will blog about the materials I use later, but for this post I wanted to show what my 'stacked' Dunny looks like. Instead of foam tape, I stacked 5 pieces of cardstock to create the layers of separation. It is very solid--it is solid paper.

Welcome to Paper Chop Shop

Flash Illustration

First Paper Cut Illustration

I have finally put the time in and created my website. And only a year later!

Exactly one year ago, I started working with paper. I started with an illustration that I drew up in Adobe Flash--for those who know me... they know I do everything in it. Next, I broke the illustration down into the different component parts... space ship, heads, hands, planets, stars, etc. Then I broke them down to the colors I would use... white, blue, deep blue, reds, etc. I created outlines around each of the objects to make a pattern of what needed to be cut out. I used my printer and printed out the patterns and then meticulously cut out each of the objects by hand and then assembled them to create the illustration.

You can see the images on the right. The first one being the Flash Illustration and the second one is my first ever Paper Cut Illustration. You can see there are differences between the two. I had to make some executives decisions to the papercut illustrations because some of the details were just too intricate to cut out for an inexperienced chopper.

In the end, I think it came out pretty good for my first piece. Please browse the rest of my site. It is a work in progress. I still need to go through and title, label, and tag most of the imagery, but know that everything on this site was created in the past year. I have enjoyed re-emerging as an 'Artist' after sitting behind a desk and computer. Now I sit behind a desk and computer with the addition of a cutter, Xacto knife, foam tape, lots of cut out paper, glue, a meticulous sense of patience and a whole lot of want to create cool and fun stuff to feed the creative hunger within. 

Please keep checking back to see my progress. I will be blogging about my process, showing off new work and opening the store soon! Thank you so much for visiting and please come again.

Cheers and Chop On!

Tim Saguinsin, Head Chopper