July 17, 2011 Leaf Cutting

CaliforniaMama · 07-17-2011, 11:17 AM

"The cuts and edges looked so accurate that I was sceptical they were made on real leaves. Well, they are. Spanish artist Lorenzo Duran cuts them using an ancient Chinese paper cutting technique. Before he cuts the leaves, he dryes and molds them so that they preserve their shapes for good. "

From: http://todayilearned.co.uk/

Lorenzo Duran's website: http://naturayarte.blogspot.com/

HungLikeJesus · 07-17-2011, 11:51 AM

I'm glad he's preserving them for good, and not for evil.

classicman · 07-17-2011, 05:44 PM

Wow - I haven't the vision, with or without glasses, to even imagine cutting something like that. Very nice.

Gravdigr · 07-18-2011, 12:02 AM

Oh, I can see it, I just don't have anywhere near that steady a hand.

Impressive.

ZenGum · 07-18-2011, 12:21 AM

The really hard part is explaining to the trained caterpillars which picture you want every time.

Wombat · 07-18-2011, 07:35 AM

His hand slipped as he was doing the deer, and tree 5 of 7 was felled. Doh! (A deer, etc)

ZenGum · 07-18-2011, 07:39 PM

I am stag-ered by your wit.

07-17-2011, 11:17 AM	#1
CaliforniaMama I wonder . . . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Left Coast, a pretty good place to be. Posts: 1,278	July 17, 2011 Leaf Cutting "The cuts and edges looked so accurate that I was sceptical they were made on real leaves. Well, they are. Spanish artist Lorenzo Duran cuts them using an ancient Chinese paper cutting technique. Before he cuts the leaves, he dryes and molds them so that they preserve their shapes for good. " From: http://todayilearned.co.uk/ Lorenzo Duran's website: http://naturayarte.blogspot.com/ Attached Images __________________ Take time for silence. You never know what you might hear.

07-17-2011, 11:51 AM	#2
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I'm glad he's preserving them for good, and not for evil. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

07-17-2011, 05:44 PM	#3
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Wow - I haven't the vision, with or without glasses, to even imagine cutting something like that. Very nice. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

07-18-2011, 12:02 AM	#4
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Oh, I can see it, I just don't have anywhere near that steady a hand. Impressive. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

07-18-2011, 12:21 AM	#5
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	The really hard part is explaining to the trained caterpillars which picture you want every time. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

07-18-2011, 07:35 AM	#6
Wombat (marsupial with backward-facing pouch) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canberra Posts: 251	His hand slipped as he was doing the deer, and tree 5 of 7 was felled. Doh! (A deer, etc) __________________ If you don't do it properly, you'll get to the pub sooner.

07-18-2011, 07:39 PM	#7
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I am stag-ered by your wit. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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