Piper Shepard created her project 'lost in lace' to give people a different perception of how lace can be beautiful. to do this, she hand-cut out sections of paper to give it a lace effect, however the extraordinary thing about Piper's work is that the art isn't just in the primary product, by using different lights she created stunning shadows on a range of mediums. She began this project after receiving images of Point de glaze from Birmingham Museum, and after drawing some of the images she noted how the composition between them and the gas hall architecture, with all its columns, arches and lines.The interest she has is solely between textiles and architecture.
The way Su Blackwell uses paper is very unique, using this medium she is able to create sculptures. These sculptures use books as their base and are made almost entirely out of paper. She is also able to work on a bigger scale and has created numerous sets for stage productions; such as her set for 'The snow queen' at the rose theatre in Kingston. All her pieces are stunning due to the intricacy of them, particularly in tree branches which she creates often. I think another reason her work is so desirable is because they are so fragile, she often intentionally repeats the words on the paper, almost like she is using words to stitch her work together.
”I often work within the realm of fairy-tales and folk-lore. I began making a series of book-sculpture, cutting-out images from old books to create three-dimensional diorama’s, and displaying them inside wooden boxes”.”For the cut-out illustrations, I tend to lean towards young-girl characters, placing them in haunting, fragile settings, expressing the vulnerability of childhood, while also conveying a sense of childhood anxiety and wonder. There is a quiet melancholy in the work, depicted in the material used, and choice of subtle colour.”Su Blackwell, 2007
Su never destroys the books until she's read them, this makes all her works quite personal.
