When it comes to paper art, Ali Harrison hits it out of the ballpark. Her hand-cut anatomical organs include a giant heart and a spine made entirely out of paper. But aside from her standout pieces, she also sells merchandise like wedding cake toppers, pop-out 3-D cityscapes, and greeting cards.
Looking back, though, her starting point was fairly humble. “The first paper cutting I did, I used my kitchen cutting board and a borrowed box cutter,” Harrison recalled in an interview with the Etsy blog. “It didn’t turn out amazing, but I fell in love with the craft of doing it.”
Armed with sharper blade and an actual cutting mat, she soon launched her studio – Light & Paper. At first, all Light & Paper items were hand-cut originals, but when it was near impossible to keep up with orders (larger pieces take well over 50 hours to complete), Harrison decided to begin laser-cutting her designs.
“Since I’ve started my business, I find that I don’t have as much time for creating as I want, because there’s always so much to do,” she admits. “So when I am able to give myself that time, I never really feel stuck in it—I’m just happy to be able to create and design something.”
Take a look at some of her mind-boggling pieces.
