Nature-Inspired Tissue Paper Art - Stacey Elaine
One glance at the vibrant paper cuttings by Stacey Elaine and I was smitten. She has developed her own lively style and technique for creating an array of wild animals and foliage from simple tissue paper and turns her art into appealing wall decor.
Each colorful piece is capable of standing alone, yet they are powerfully cohesive as a grouping. As I said to Stacey when I wrote to ask if she would like to be featured, "I think you're onto something very special!"
As for her process, she hand cuts layers of tissue paper and adheres them to 300 lb hot press watercolor paper with ordinary Mod Podge Matte... but it's safe to say her work is far from ordinary!
While Stacey currently offers original framed art and prints, I can easily picture the designs on wallpaper and soft goods too.
You can watch her work on Instagram.
Stacey explains that the tissue she uses varies: Not necessarily one brand, I try everything and stick with the ones that don’t bleed or tear easily! I haven’t had any problems with fading or acidity; I seal the tissue paper onto heavy weight watercolor paper; the sealant acts like a preserver in some ways, it protects from fading (to what extent I don’t know yet) but framing with good UV resistant plexi helps, as does keeping them out of direct sunlight. I have three pieces hanging in my home and no signs of fading after many months.
As for subject matter, Stacey has been a nature lover and sketcher of animals since childhood... her artistic talent was encouraged by her parents. She chose to study creative writing in college and it wasn't until motherhood that art entered her life again. Now she cuts and pastes while her two young sons nap.
Interestingly, she doesn't draw her designs before cutting, but has a vague idea of what she plans to make. ...sometimes the end result is vastly different from what I originally had in mind.
The idea to work with tissue paper came to me as I was falling asleep one night, and since I started working with this medium it has felt more natural and effortless than anything else I’ve ever made.
Stacey blogs and wrote about how her work found its way onto the walls of a salon in Mexico as large-scale vinyl murals.
See more at Stacey Elaine and follow her on Instagram where she is @staceyelaine.art.
Each colorful piece is capable of standing alone, yet they are powerfully cohesive as a grouping. As I said to Stacey when I wrote to ask if she would like to be featured, "I think you're onto something very special!"
As for her process, she hand cuts layers of tissue paper and adheres them to 300 lb hot press watercolor paper with ordinary Mod Podge Matte... but it's safe to say her work is far from ordinary!
While Stacey currently offers original framed art and prints, I can easily picture the designs on wallpaper and soft goods too.
You can watch her work on Instagram.
Stacey explains that the tissue she uses varies: Not necessarily one brand, I try everything and stick with the ones that don’t bleed or tear easily! I haven’t had any problems with fading or acidity; I seal the tissue paper onto heavy weight watercolor paper; the sealant acts like a preserver in some ways, it protects from fading (to what extent I don’t know yet) but framing with good UV resistant plexi helps, as does keeping them out of direct sunlight. I have three pieces hanging in my home and no signs of fading after many months.
As for subject matter, Stacey has been a nature lover and sketcher of animals since childhood... her artistic talent was encouraged by her parents. She chose to study creative writing in college and it wasn't until motherhood that art entered her life again. Now she cuts and pastes while her two young sons nap.
Interestingly, she doesn't draw her designs before cutting, but has a vague idea of what she plans to make. ...sometimes the end result is vastly different from what I originally had in mind.
The idea to work with tissue paper came to me as I was falling asleep one night, and since I started working with this medium it has felt more natural and effortless than anything else I’ve ever made.
Stacey blogs and wrote about how her work found its way onto the walls of a salon in Mexico as large-scale vinyl murals.
See more at Stacey Elaine and follow her on Instagram where she is @staceyelaine.art.
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