Miguel has gone off to Germany on a University-related trip, leaving me with no Camera to take any pictures..! Thankfully, I had some already uploaded of the fabulous Pick Me Up Graphic Arts fair that was on at Somerset House last week. Lucy invited me to go along with her for her birthday, and i’m so glad that I did – I was so inspired by all the art on show, but even better than that was Rob Ryan’s open studio.
If you’re a long-time reader, you’ll probably remember me talking about how much I love Rob Ryan’s paper cuts before, so imagine how excited I was to watch him in action! I took so many pictures of the ‘studio’, with it’s inspiration-board walls, I even snapped a few of Rob and his team at work on a huge paper cut. I was (loudly) complaining about how I find it hard to cut around small curves, Rob overheard and gave me some tips! I’ve only just got round to giving it a go..now I just need to come up with a design to cut out.
I wish I had the time to post about this before the show was over because it was definitely worth a visit – Did anyone else get to go?! I’m hoping to pay a visit to his shop on Columbia Road this weekend, i’d love to own some of his art! ..i’ll keep you updated and tell you if I get my hands on any..!
I found this video on Rob Ryan’s Blog, it’s a timelapse of the huge, detailed paper cut that they were working on at the fair – it’s so beautiful:
Please note I didn’t take this video! Click on the Vimeo logo for the original.
pssst: All of my work for my first year at University has been handed in – i’m free! See you here more often! xx
OMG he does such amazing stuff! Lucky you of seeing him in action!
His work is breathtaking. I can only imagine the hours spent creating.
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omgosh this is so cool! no words for it
I never heard of Rob Ryan and his paper cuts before. He is doing great art! I don’t know what to write, I’m speechless, because his work is so wonderful and inspiring. I want to know more about him and his
paper cuts. Thanks, for sharing this post and pics with us. I will save both to my inspiration file!
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Rob Ryan’s work is amazing. I found someone on Flickr, and i think you also like his work
http://www.flickr.com/photos/carambatack/sets/72157603835902305/
I love his stuff – it would make lovely wedding invitations!
Wow! That is truly amazing! There is so much detail! Glad to hear you will be blogging more than usual too! I look forward to it
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i would love to know the tips he gave you – could you share them with us?
Wow! You are lucky to have seen him in action! Amazing work x
Ahh I wish I had gone to this! It looks amazing and Rob Ryan is also one of my all time favourite artists! I adore papercutting. What advice did he give you? xx
I just sat and watched that video completely captivated. He and his team are actually amazing.
I don’t know if you’ve heard of her (I’m sure you have) but Su Blackwell does some really interesting stuff using paper as well – if you’re interested!
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this so intricately beautiful, it would be really something special to own some of it
and good for you on the essays i still ahve loads:P
margief
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really adorable!!
excellent!
Always so good to see some Rob Ryan! Saw you the other day at the my-wardrobe press day, wanted to come and introduce myself but didn’t have any free time! Hope you enjoyed it and congrats on the coursework! x
I would have loved to have seen this but I was only told about it when I was on the coach back to Newcastle on Saturday night … grr!!! It looks awesome!!
Carrie, these photos are brilliant! I adore Rob Ryan. When I’m older and hopefully filthy rich I want to commission him to create something! Amazing. x
I am happy hearing you can be here more often!!!
ryan is great! I like his works!!!
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That’s AMAZING. The detail – god and so delicate, imagine if you slipped and ripped it!!! I love papercut art, it’s stunning.
AMAZING!!! I can’t imagine how much care and patience it would take to cut those intricate designs out. Last week I cut out a rollerskate stencil and that was hard enough, hahaha! Thanks for sharing this
This is so weird, we were reading about him the other day at uni. He seems like a really nice man, and his art is SOO pretttyyy. How on earth someone can have enough patience to do all that is magical!
i love rob ryan’s work! i’m jealous you got to go see him at somerset house. i was in london during the fair, but i didn’t have enough time to make it there. i was ever so disappointed.
oh man and i thought the work i had to do with an exacto blade at work was bad – nothing in the world could ever make me work with an exacto that in detail – even though it’s so so so so beautiful.
i envy their patience. and hands. and backs – my back kills after an hour of standing bent over whatever i have to cut!
how awful would it be to mess up? i’d cry for a day ^_^
lucky girl though – hope you get your camera/boy back soon – my boy gives me my camera as well – yay for boys with nice cameras
Wow, that’s amazing! I’m very impatient and quite clumsy, so I probably shouldn’t embark on papercutting myself, but those designs are beautiful and I can imagine that it’s quite inspiring to see them created.
I love paper cuts! Rob Ryan is amazing.
that HUGE paper cut, ohmygoodness. it must have taken so much patience for them to complete it, i cant imagine myself doing it. thank you for posting picture of this they’re amazingly inspiring. & i missed your posts!
very inspiring place!
I went to this too – it was super amazing to see! I would love to own his art too! So good to see the finished piece he was working on Thanks for sharing! xx
i love that video, it must have been great to see him work in real life. i am always amazed by his work, it’s so intricate and amazing
this is amazing.
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Oh wow how fantastic !!!
I think he is quite amazing, I love seeing his work in action!
Hey great pics, I got to go to the show last week, and you’re right, it was awe inspiring to see the amount of craft that goes in to each piece.
amazing video… I LOVE IT
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Oh I really wanted to go to this! I was up in London looking at halls of residence for next year the day before it ended but was too busy to go
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I would’ve loved to have seen this in person! It looks amazing!!
I love his work.
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Those keys are INSANE… wow. Thanks for introducing me to an artist I’d never heard of before!
hiya, this is where i met you, lucy and jill! i love rob ryan’s work and the open studio was amazing, i was so scared of breaking something though! his work has such a gorgeous fragility. hope you’re keeping well! x
I love his work
Wow…i honestly never even heard of him…but it must take some serious talent….intresting and cool. Im liking it. =)
It looks very beautiful.
Oh wow. I’m so psyched to spend all of August in London.
I’m going to take EVERY opportunity to go to exhibitions and events. Let me know of anything you think is good because I will SO go!
This looks fabulous and so inspiring. Lots of love x
wow, beautiful but crazy !
I love your blog sooooooooooooooooooooo much, and i’ve bookmarked again and again ! i also wanted to be like you
This is great!
Now I want to make some (little
) papercuts, too!
♥Looona Lou