Saturday, January 7, 2012

Throw A Little Polynesian In The Mix

Aloha everyone!

I haven't done any new work in a while but I have a good excuse: I now live in Hawaii! It is so easy to get distracted here. I get all set up to start paper cutting again and then I notice a double rainbow outside my window, or a friend stops by to see if I want to go to the beach, or there is a slack key concert going on RIGHT NOW, or I want to go check out the rooster sitting in the yard... the entertainment here is endless! So, two months later, I have started cutting again. My new studio space? My sunny front yard!

Anyway, I have been admiring all the polynesian tattoos I see people sporting around the island.  I have started designing paper cuts based off of traditional polynesian designs. Here is design #1: