Jenna Object Design

 To find an object of significance, or just an object in general to represent yourself can be difficult. I was feeling a little reminiscent when I decided on my object - A Bird of Paradise, which is a very beautiful topical flower. The flower holds significance to me as it was my mom's favourite flower and she was and still is one of my biggest inspirations, I really owe a lot of my creativity to her. At her funeral last year I was reminded of what a beautiful flower it really is, and I have incorporated it into a lot of my works since. To make it out of paper will be an interesting challenge and I will be hoping it turns out well! 

    We were asked to pick an artist that inspires us and also works with converting paper into objects. The selection of artists we were given to choose from had many interesting works but Nahoko Kajima’s work stood out to me most. The intricate details of the work have me very intrigued and careful planning to give the shape being portrayed form.  Kajima is a Japanese paper cut artist, her work typically portrays animals or other organic/ natural things. Her work is different from other paper cut artists, as typically this art is flat and portrayed as a picture, where Kajima instead creates a 3D form from it. This artist inspires me as I have a deep admiration for people who create with such patience and attention to detail. It is something I one day wish to learn and I found her work to be most inspirational because of it.