PAPER GENIUS MIMICS STAIN GLASS WINDOWS

THESE mesmerising sculptured creations could easily be mistaken for complex stained glass windows but they have infact been cleverly crafted with just one material - PAPER. The intricate paper sculptures were put together by artist Eric Standley, 45, when he stumbled across the project by accident. I was working on another project that included laser cutting circle-based patterns into Cheerios boxes,’ said Eric. ‘When I was leaving the laser lab one day I stacked a few cut pieces together and was blown away by the layered complexity of the different works.

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DOG WITH A BONE

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CHEEKY FROG HITCHES A RIDE ON A SNAIL

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INCREDIBLE FOG CREATES GLOWING LANDSCAPES OVER TAIWAN

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SNOWCAP SQUIRREL

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NINJA RED SQUIRREL

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PHOTOGRAPHER CAPTURES UNIQUE PATTERNS OF THE HUMAN EYE

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FAST FOOD FISHING

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ARRR-DORABLE ONE-EYED PIRATE KITTEN

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TOY CAR ADVENTURES

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