The titles alone scream chaos: Tsunami, Office Tornado, Power Plant, Childhood Torture, Atomic Jellyfish, Butterflies and Grenades, Not Mary Poppins. The degree of detail and precision in Bovey Lee’s paper cuts counter the chaos and speak to complete control over material and subject matter.
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The paper cutting artists like Bovey Lee remind me of the dedicated lacemakers with the time and detail required for their work. Maybe technology helps with paper cutting arts today, but still it is great that in a time when everything moves so fast, we still have some artists who have so much patience and attention to detail.