Chronicle Books: Bestsellers, New Releases, Unique Books + Gifts
Paper animals by Felicitas (Fee) Horstschäfer. Fee is a great fan of paper and paper engineering. In her own words, “I enjoy the sound of crinkly paper. It is an everyday material but with a few simple methods one can transform it into all kinds of stuff.” When she was six years old, she built an entire dollhouse out of a 600-page notepaper block.
Bhavna Mehta - Leela paper installation
Bhavna Mehta, cut paper artist. "I draw with a knife and paint with thread, cutting and embroidering paper to tell visual stories. My work is based on the idea that everything is connected. Starting with a single sheet of paper, I cut out shapes to contour the story around a central character or intention. Sewing and cutting become intertwined with figures, botanical motifs and text forming connections within and beyond the image."
Owen Gildersleeve - The Recession. This two-part illustration was created for I. D. Magazine, to accompany a feature article on the recession. All components were crafted out of paper and card, using extracts taken from the text. Sadly, and somewhat ironically, I. D. Magazine have since folded. R.I.P.