Tantalizing Paper Sculptures by Polly Verity
Several years ago, Paper Creatures, an exhibit organized by Ilan Garibi at the Old Jaffa Museum in Old Jaffa, Israel, introduced me to the work of Polly Verity, a wire and paper sculpture artist in Wales. Lately Polly's Instagram feed has been a showcase of her newest exploration... sensual faces sculpted from a single sheet of paper.
In February of 2019, a playful Heart in Mouth was the first hint that she was experimenting with human features (worth the click to see what I mean).
And then in time for Valentine's Day this year, the alluring Red Paper Kiss came along. These intimate origami sculptures are quite a departure from Polly's equally stunning earlier work that featured sharply folded lines in mathematically configured repetitive patterns.
For the past six months I've enjoyed watching her continue this softer study of wet folding and molding for which she works with dampened Arches watercolor paper.
Polly's geometric paper tessellations are well-known in the origami world, as well as pieces like Sphinx, a paper covered wire armature that was shown in the Israeli exhibit.
More examples of each type of art, as well as Polly's interesting backstory that led to a career can be found on her website, Polyscene. And if you're in the market for a special gift for a loved one, she has begun listing one of a kind facial sculptures in the Polyscene shop.
Curious to see how Polly creates a repetitive pattern like the one above? Don't miss her corrugated paper tutorial via Instagram. She is also on Facebook.
In February of 2019, a playful Heart in Mouth was the first hint that she was experimenting with human features (worth the click to see what I mean).
And then in time for Valentine's Day this year, the alluring Red Paper Kiss came along. These intimate origami sculptures are quite a departure from Polly's equally stunning earlier work that featured sharply folded lines in mathematically configured repetitive patterns.
For the past six months I've enjoyed watching her continue this softer study of wet folding and molding for which she works with dampened Arches watercolor paper.
Polly's geometric paper tessellations are well-known in the origami world, as well as pieces like Sphinx, a paper covered wire armature that was shown in the Israeli exhibit.
More examples of each type of art, as well as Polly's interesting backstory that led to a career can be found on her website, Polyscene. And if you're in the market for a special gift for a loved one, she has begun listing one of a kind facial sculptures in the Polyscene shop.
Curious to see how Polly creates a repetitive pattern like the one above? Don't miss her corrugated paper tutorial via Instagram. She is also on Facebook.
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Amazing work
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