February
18th
by RaShell on 2008-02-18
I am in awe. I would call myself speechless, but since I’m still able to type, I guess it wouldn’t be entirely accurate…
This lady, Heather Moore, from Cape Town, South Africa, draws and then cuts out these unbelievable delicate designs which she then either leaves “as is”:
Or uses for screen printing:
She starts with a doodle:
Cuts them out with a sharp craft knife:
And Voila! Lace-like creation is born! The intricacy of these cutout masterpieces is mind blowing, IMHO:
And no, LeO, it’s not the same as carving bad Russian words on wooden benches. :-p
The graphic effect is stunning. I think you get the idea -I like them a lot!!!! Where’s my X-acto knife?
February 18th, 2008 at 11:57 am
11 Responses to “A Cut Above the Rest.”
Oh.. pretty.. this does make you want to get doodling, huh? Wow.. very neat.
February 19, 2008 @ 4:05 pmHi Judi,
Yeah, it definitely does. Very inspiring
February 19, 2008 @ 4:16 pmAmazing! It’s not all that often I come across an art/craft that so totally intimidates me! Can’t even begin to imagine having such fine control of the hand and knife. Me too - almost struck speechless!
February 19, 2008 @ 8:12 pmBeautiful and very intricate. Alas, I don’t think I would have the patience to be so “exact”. Then again…I can’t even doodle very well…lol
February 19, 2008 @ 10:30 pmThanks for sharing this exquisite artwork.
Hi Jen,
I can’t say paper cutting intimidates me, and I tried it before, so I speak from experience. But it also makes me understand better how amazingly precise her knife skills are, cause in a piece like this - one wrong move, and hours of hard work can go to waste!
February 20, 2008 @ 10:39 amHi Diamond Digger,
You’re welcome, and don’t be shy about your doodling skills. There’s really no “right way” to do it
February 20, 2008 @ 3:38 pmThose are excellent! I especially like the way she used them to create the apron. An awful lot of time must go into those.
February 21, 2008 @ 7:49 amThis is amazing! I’m no stranger to a craft knife, so I can really appreciate the work that goes into this art.
Just discovered your site today, and have to say I’m inspired to stop tossing my doodles in the trash. Well, I’ll stop tossing them ALL in the trash.
February 21, 2008 @ 3:12 pmHi Michael,
I agree
I’m afraid to think how long it might take, especially considering that this thing is actually pretty big.
February 21, 2008 @ 3:22 pmHi Kelly,
Same here, I dabbed in papercutting, so I know what it takes.
Welcome to Doodlage! Glad to hear you’ll hold on to your doodles from now on
Feel free to send scans of some of them to us whenever you feel like it. We’re always looking for guest doodlers 
February 21, 2008 @ 3:24 pmThese are pretty amazing. I know I wouldn’t have the patience or the skill to do this sort of thing. It’s almost like being a surgeon.
May 13, 2008 @ 9:45 pmGina