Layered Paper Eggs by Julie Dodd

I came across the thought-provoking work of Julie Dodd recently via Twitter. She's an installation artist in England who uses discarded paper as her material of choice to focus on environmental issues.

Julie's concern about the decreasing number of migrating bird species due to loss of habitat (trees) and climate change in the UK, is what prompted her Paper Eggs project. She worked with magazines because of their fleeting nature, translating them into objects that possess a sense of permanence.

Julie says she often feels compelled to work in multiples. Her creations mimic life, growth and regeneration, thus this stunningly beautiful collection of eggs. Julie stacked and glued layers and layers of magazine pages, returning the paper to a wood-like substance which she then sculpted.

 

You'll find Julie via her website and Etsy shop, JulieDoddArtist.

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I have an All Things Paper Facebook page where I'll be posting updates and occasionally spur of the moment links that catch my eye.