Cut Paper Installation Designs

Designs for proposed Cut Paper Installation, Christmas themes

© Maeve Clancy 2011

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Paper Tales Exhibition

Work in Progress and finished work shots from Paper Tales exhibition, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo.

Giant pop-up books, projected animation, cut paper scenes and comics combine to illustrate stories that were written by Castlebar schoolchildren in the 1930s – how they lived, worked and played, the local myths and legends.
Opened September 30th, runs until October 31st

Black Cut Paper wall pieces, Characters from Folk Tales-

Hand painted Fairy Tale book, an original story inspired by the Folk Tales-

Large Cut paper piece with animated Fairy exploring locations from the Story Book-

Shadow cast on back wall by projection through Cut Paper piece-

Pop Up Books under construction and completed in exhibition-

Comic Strip detailing traditions and everyday life, running from entrance stairwell up to main exhibition space-

Original Content © National Folklore Archive, UCD, Dublin, Ireland
ArtWork and Storybook © Maeve Clancy 2011

Paper Tales Exhibition- Work in Progress

More work in progress of Cut Paper piece for Exhibition-

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Paper Tales Exhibition – Work in Progress

Some Paper Cutting work in progress for upcoming exhibition ‘Paper Tales’ at Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo opening Sept 30th 2011-

Hut Detail-

The Round Tower Step by Step-
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Various cut outs being ‘stored’ on the wall:

 

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– The Three Day Backdrop –

Creating a 40 ft backdrop in very little time and with a tiny budget….

Paper takeover of the studio-

Paper all cut out –

Begin painting –

River Waves –

Section of Ha’penny Bridge

Bridge in full before painting-

*INSTALLING THIS WEEKEND, SO I’LL UPDATE WITH A FINISHED (FULL) IMAGE THEN-

 

All images © Maeve Clancy 2011

Unwrapped Cut Paper Piece

25th November:

Approved Design for Unwrapped Paper piece, to fit entrance doors at Rua Red Gallery, Tallaght, D24

29th November:
Work in Progress Photos

Prepared paper on wall

Drawing on Design

Drawing details

Start with the smallest section- work out cutting techniques to suit design

Matching up sections

Rabbit Detail

Time consuming tree detail-

 

30th November –

Cutting the Tree Face

Storing already completed layers inbetween rolls of uncut paper

Cutting final door section (Door 1 on Design)

Squirrel & Seedling detail finished

All layers before rolling for transportation

And the lettering..(almost forgot)

 

©Maeve Clancy 2010

Solihull Exhibition – Opened May 20th 2010 –

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Solihull Exhibition – Mounting Day One

Mounting of Cutouts onto backing plastic- Day One.
Achieved with a little help from my friends/unpaid slave labour…

photos © Catriona Bohan

Images and designs © Maeve Clancy 2010

Solihull Exhibition – Dublin Docklands

Part 6 of 8, Background for Dublin Docklands main scene

© Maeve Clancy 2010

Solihull Exhibition – Sunlight Chambers cutouts

Sunlight Chambers on Parliament St/ Essex Quay in Dublin. The story of soap on a building
now cut into paper for an installation-

© Maeve Clancy 2010