I am especially fond of the way Annie uses accenting lines to cut a horizontal plane. Design-wise, it creates pockets of shapes and abstracts the letters even further. The lighting of the piece also distorts the lettering even more to create nearly a separate work of shadow art on the wall behind the cut outs.

I’m in awe of how neat Annie’s work is, despite the obvious limitations of cutting out paper. Her words and images are fluid and free. I’d love to know the stories behind these letters. Some seem more personal than others. Perhaps they were found objects?

All images via her website.

I find Rob’s cut outs so wonderful. He wields the Exacto knife well– his shapes are elongated and elegant, and really sing. He creates a dreamy, romantic image, which is made even more evident by his illustrations coupled with poetry.

Rob’s work is sweet. It’s simply done and a joy to look at!

All images via his website

I really like Kako’s representation of the human form. In a way, it’s visceral. Kako has spared us no expense to see organs, pain, and consumption. She achieves a certain level of vulgar with the limbs hanging out, eyeballs dangling, and other exposed body parts. She has, however, achieved great beauty with her shape design and intricate and thoughtful cutouts and use of other accenting materials.

I had a really hard time visiting Kako’s website (not sure why!), so these images are from the George Adams Gallery (I wish you could see the detailing better!).

Judy uses a variety of materials that make her work sculptural and site-specific. Her use of things like string, cut paper, and paint in her drawings is what has really captured my eye. I love her use of color, and the color relationships she has built. Her work feels very organic and references the natural world without being too representational. While she has large fields of colors, abstract forms, she is able to balance that with lines from string or thread. It’s a vessel to travel to different parts of her drawings.

All images via her website.

All images via her website.

Jayme’s shadow boxes are something that you don’t see everyday, especially in the world of illustration. Her characters are sweet and the work shows that there is a lot of care taken in it. You should really spend some time with this work and take in all the details — the textures and patterned papers are really quite beautiful. I love seeing the shadows produced from her 3D boxes. It makes her work fun, yet not cheesy. Playful in the best sense of the word.

I can really appreciate that her website, Roadside Projects shows her process and helps give us insight to the way she works. It’s something that I always like to see.

All images via her website. She also has work available on Poketo. I actually bought one of her wallets the other day!