Paper Cuts
The medium of paper lends itself extremely well to creative work with lasers, as there are a huge varieties of textures, weights and tones that can be experimented with, resulting in many interesting effects and finishes.
The gallery on the left details some of the pieces created for various projects. In addition to the work below I offer a commission service to companies and private clients.
'Edo Kado', 150cm x 100cm, 400gsm Somerset, £80
'Digital Mistake', 23cm x 23cm, 200gsm paper, SOLD
'Waffle', 23cm x 23cm, available in various colours, £65
More work coming soon...
'Add light', digital print, £25
Add Light
Regenerator- Altered Books Project
exploration of positive and negative spaces created by laser cutting, layering, stitching and lighting a book that was withdrawn from the art library at UWE Bower Ashton.
the images in the gallery are for sale as prints, contact me for more details.
Click here for the gallery
http://www.bookarts.uwe.ac.uk/regen/chump1.htm
The Process
The laser cutting of paper is a very effective method for achieving intricate cuts. All of the paper cut work here is produced on CO2 lasers of between 10 and 50watts. A focused laser beam can produce a line of about 0.1mm.
Adobe Illustrator is used as the design program to create the vector files necessary for the programming of the machinery.
Extensive testing has been done on various makes and weights of paper in order to exaggerate or minimise the burn marks.
Wednesday, 18 June, 2008
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