Thursday, February 17, 2011

The Paper Artist

Do you remember how, as a child, you could create all the friends you ever needed? Each doll or bear had a name and a personality all their own. Well this young girl didn't just use her imagination she also used her love of paper and her gift of carving that paper to bring animals and dolls of all shapes and sizes to life. Much to her mother's dismay, she cut up every interesting piece of paper she could find (often choosing a beautifully aged page from her mother's beloved dictionary).

She had so many paper friends that her mother began to worry she would never make any real ones. Of course, this didn't concern the girl at all. But, to make her mother happy, she began creating paper animals and dolls for the other children at school. They were positively delighted. Any animal they could imagine she could cut perfectly for them. In the end, the paper friends made the little girl more real friends than she ever imagined she would need.

The original (11 X 14") and prints are in my shop.

Hope you are having a great week!
:)
Posted by Julie at 3:07 PM

11 comments:

  1. GlorV1February 17, 2011 at 3:39 PM

    Love it, great work! Thx for sharing.

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  2. Theresa MacNaughtonFebruary 17, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    She's absolutely lovely! You did a BEAUTIFUL job!!! :) Theresa

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2011 at 12:07 AM

    Lovely painting and sweet story Julie :D
    And your baby is so beautiful!!
    Have a nice weekend :)

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  4. andrea createsFebruary 18, 2011 at 3:38 AM

    very nice-love the shades of pink!

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  5. DianeFebruary 18, 2011 at 5:54 AM

    What a sweet story that goes along with this piece--it makes her that even more special.

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2011 at 6:23 AM

    This is so wonderfully beautiful!

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  7. JanineFebruary 18, 2011 at 6:42 AM

    I love this! I love the colors!

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  8. Susan Hopkirk ArtworksFebruary 18, 2011 at 7:02 AM

    Wow - she is wonderful! Your post brought to mind a lot of fun memories as a child.
    xo ~ Susan

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  9. Art From The heartFebruary 18, 2011 at 7:32 AM

    so very charming,love the story too!
    Hugs, Amy

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  10. claire barone artFebruary 18, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    SO PRETTY AND DREAMY LOVE HER, HOPE YOU AND BABY ARE WELL CLAIRE XXXXX

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  11. TheresaFebruary 18, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    Beautiful! and I love the story too~ I loved paper dolls and my grandma loved to cut paper things. This reminds me of her. Happy Creative Weekend to you~ Theresa

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