Amazing paper sculptures

These creations are made by a couple of Russian designers - Aleksey Lyapunov and Lena Erlikh. Please visit their site for more amazing works! I am in awe - the precision and the detail is breathtaking.

Jeff Nishinaka's paper sculpture

Please join me in marveling over Jeff's amazing paper sculptures. While this is a small snipped of this Californian artist, you can see his work in a larger resolution on his own site.

Mizuhiki - Japanese epic macrame

Mizuhiki is an ancient Japanese art of weaving and tying paper cords (washi paper) into elegant and complicated knots, decorations, patterns, or even shapes. It’s kind of like macramé, but more epic.

Some of the mizuhiki pieces are created and used to be used in specific ceremonies (like weddings), and have a very specific symbolism behind them.

Here are some of the examples that I found around the net:

Kyoko Okubo: Washi (paper) sculptures

Seems that I am on the paper kick. It's an amazing medium, and art that people can create with it is indescribable. This is from Kyoko Okubo, artist that creates these amazing sculptures from washi (Japanese traditional paper). The amount of detail is just breathtaking.








I am particularly fond of this last one, maybe because animals with large hopping legs have a special place in my heart.