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.
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .