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zippybluedwarf — Paper Mandalas 3 - Lion

Published: 2010-06-19 19:45:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 2005; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 153
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Description Still loving that Dover book on Mandalas stained glass... This is a royalty-free design which is lovely...!


Simple, but surprisingly intricate. I probably should have cleaned it up a little more; the eyes are really lost in all the hair. Ah well! 5 hours to cut, plus another to clean it up, choose a background color, and glue it down. Crazy!


Also crazy is the upcoming hiatus in art The rest of my summer will be spent outdoors in a humid environment and thus not paper-cutting friendly, alas.


8"x8" cardstock
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Comments: 17

RGBbutterfly [2010-08-30 08:00:16 +0000 UTC]

Your work is amazing! I have just checked out your gallery and I am amazed I particularly like this one.
I can see you have a deep relationship with paper

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zippybluedwarf In reply to RGBbutterfly [2010-08-30 22:51:14 +0000 UTC]

Why thank you! And yes, it may not be a *healthy* relationship with paper, but deep it certainly is!

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RGBbutterfly In reply to zippybluedwarf [2010-09-01 09:09:47 +0000 UTC]

haha. At least some people still use paper for some things..

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bakado88 [2010-08-29 21:29:26 +0000 UTC]

Wow really nice work here

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Maleijn [2010-08-29 17:59:49 +0000 UTC]

I love it! Did you draw the lines before cutting?

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zippybluedwarf In reply to Maleijn [2010-08-30 22:55:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I actually try really hard /not/ to draw on the paper I'm cutting--I never can follow my own lines! Because I got the design from a book, I probably made a copy of the design and overlaid it on this paper. That always feels like cheating, but sometimes it's good for a sanity break from more difficult stuff

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Maleijn In reply to zippybluedwarf [2010-08-31 15:32:35 +0000 UTC]

I get it. Maybe after you've got some practice with copying you can make designs yourselve

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afbakening [2010-08-20 02:49:13 +0000 UTC]

Dang, I love your papercrafting.

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hisuin [2010-07-30 18:26:55 +0000 UTC]

Amazing

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paperfetish [2010-06-23 01:51:57 +0000 UTC]

Very nice. I really like the fur details on the lion.

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AutumnNightBat [2010-06-21 01:23:25 +0000 UTC]

amazing details!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Silvre [2010-06-20 16:40:22 +0000 UTC]

Awwwesome! I remember making a mandala in school once, but it wasn't nearly as pretty as this!

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Flying-Red-Turtles [2010-06-20 02:43:12 +0000 UTC]

Your work amazes me! I am sad you won't be making anything neww.

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zippybluedwarf In reply to Flying-Red-Turtles [2010-06-30 21:48:00 +0000 UTC]

Aw, thanks! I'm pretty bummed I won't be able to make anything new for a while, also. It's probably for the best though, I need to catch up on real work I am definitely looking forward to coming home and making some new paper things!

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Flying-Red-Turtles In reply to zippybluedwarf [2010-07-02 01:53:43 +0000 UTC]

I just hate when real work messes with fun work. I am looking forward to your deviantions!! You are really the only person I follow closely aside from friends.

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LocationCreator [2010-06-19 22:52:43 +0000 UTC]

Humid- as in the South? -or somewhere else? Well I'll look forward to your paper craft return. Have a great summer.

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zippybluedwarf In reply to LocationCreator [2010-06-30 21:46:33 +0000 UTC]

Actually, the other direction! I'm at a biological station in northern Michigan where my cabin is right on the lake! Beautiful, but not a great place for paper, alas.

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