This is not origami. This is something else. This is paper sculpture. And itâs lovely.
Born in South Korea, Cheong-ah Hwang grew up in her parentsâ printing shop. âI had all sorts of paper available all the time,â wrote Cheong-ah on her Etsy page. âPlaying with paper was the most fun thing to do.â
After coming to the U.S., she started working with paper art, creating works like the ones you can see in the above gallery.
Paper sculpture does have elements of origami (which literally means âpaper foldingâ in Japanese), but also uses various cutting and sculpting techniques.
A few years back, Hwangâs work first started getting attention online. This year, however, sheâs done the cover for Grimm Tales: For Young and Old. Currently, she is working on a how-to paper sculpture book.
If you are interested in seeing more of Hwangâs work, check out the links below.
Papernoodle [Official Site]
Papernoodle [Flickr]
Papernoodle [Esty]
