Escaping from giants! I love doing these little fairytales in cut-paper, for all the hunched posture and cramped fingers they require. The texture behind this one is an old book cover.
Here is another treatment of it, and also proof of what I mean when I say I work very small! This one is just over 6cm tall.
August 29, 2012 at 9:14 pm
Oh wow, that is small. I pictured something much larger even when you mentioned that it was small, so thanks for the visual demonstration. I love these as well and am even more impressed with how delicate/intricate the work is on this scale. I look at it and want to scream, “Run!!!”
August 29, 2012 at 9:25 pm
Thank you! Good stories have lots of running.
August 29, 2012 at 10:20 pm
To me the small size of these would seem to increase the level of artistry needed to craft one. Like Carl I had not realized they were quite THAT small. (I guess I have seen woodcuts, of which these remind me, as tiny.) But you pack a lot of story into just a few square centimeters, and I continue to marvel at your creative process.
September 16, 2012 at 10:02 pm
Thank you Will!
August 29, 2012 at 10:33 pm
I agree with Carl V. – even after you told us the size, I didn’t grasp the tiny scale until I saw the photo with the hand. Amazingly precise work.
And speaking of scale, showing nothing but the giant’s legs and hand really drives home how huge he(?) is compared to the escaping people.
September 16, 2012 at 10:03 pm
Well, relatively at least :)
September 17, 2012 at 4:37 am
Good point! ;)
August 30, 2012 at 2:47 am
Wow, awesome and even more so because the size!
September 16, 2012 at 10:03 pm
Thank you Anne!
August 30, 2012 at 7:10 am
Yup, chalk me up to another one who didn’t realize it was so small until the last photo! Wonderful technique and great storytelling with a tiny silhouette!
September 16, 2012 at 10:03 pm
So glad you like it! The size may not be wise.
September 4, 2012 at 1:18 am
These are wonderful!
September 16, 2012 at 10:03 pm
Thank you!