When I First Looked At This Shilotte,

I thought of some of the artist that would cut out a silhouette of you,

on some of the piers in holiday towns, but Japanese paper artist Nahoko Kojima has bought this art form to a new level, she cuts intricate sculptures of animals, textures, and other natural phenomenon from single sheets of paper, some of which are displayed encased in acrylic sheets while others like her Cloud Leopard are installed as 3D artworks,

for some more examples of her work have a look here,

she is currently working on a new piece titled Byaku that will be unveiled at the Jerwood Space in London next month, an ambitious artwork of a life-sized swimming polar bear made using a single sheet of white Washi paper, the art of silhouette cutting has come a long way since I last remember it on the pier!