I’ve already mentioned her work in the previous post, but I can’t help posting pictures :)
Kyoko Okubo‘s small, gentle figures are meticulous crafted from washi, the traditional paper of Japan. Her diminutive, symbolic self-portraits resonate with intensity and challenge the imagination.
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They are amazing and beyond the usual “cute” stuff. I LOVE all these posts you have put up today, so much interesting things to check out – thanks.
wonderful and so hard to comprehend that they are actually paper.
that kangaroo is just about the cutest thing i’ve ever seen….
truly wonderful – great find!!
I’m totally fascinated by the animals on her site!
These are so cute!
Did you see Dominique Donois’ paper maché dolls?
http://karkovski.typepad.com/karkovski/2007/06/dominique_donoi.html
Quite amazing ;o)
If you care to read more about Kyoko, I wrote about her the Folk Art Messenger.
You can see some of what I wrote here
http://artfoundout.blogspot.com/2007/07/from-quiet-place-paper-sculptures-of_29.html
and if you click on the pics, you can see her work in great detail