{"id":11752,"date":"2016-05-05T07:26:03","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T11:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/?p=11752"},"modified":"2016-04-30T13:00:28","modified_gmt":"2016-04-30T17:00:28","slug":"animal-inspiration-patience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/2016\/05\/animal-inspiration-patience\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal Inspiration and Patience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My original intent was to post my Slipcovers for your walls, casartblog post here this week but then I received these incredible pictures of animal sculptures made with cut paper. I&#8217;ll do a little of both. Plus, you&#8217;ll see an appropriate mention at the bottom in light of Mother&#8217;s Day this Sunday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Firstly, here&#8217;s a snippet of the Animal Inspiration post:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0I recently learned of a new video about one of my favorite artists,<a title=\"Jane Kim, of InkDwell Studios\" href=\"http:\/\/inkdwell.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Jane Kim, of Ink Dwell Studios<\/a>. The video not only depicts her creative process but explains how she paints with Nature always in mind, through animal inspiration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_mq2aq1Vds4\" width=\"475\" height=\"267\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Jane&#8217;s artistic talent is tremendous as is some of her projects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We&#8217;ve posted about <a title=\"Previous posts on Jane Kim \/ Ink Dwell\" href=\"http:\/\/casartcoverings.com\/casartblog\/?s=Inkdwell\" target=\"_blank\">Jane and Ink Dwell previously<\/a> regarding the project (and <a title=\"Previous posts on Jane Kim \/ Ink Dwell\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/2016\/01\/the-completion-of-a-life-size-bird-mural-starts-the-new-year\/\" target=\"_blank\">here on AIE<\/a>), in which she used <a title=\"Casart wallcoverings\" href=\"http:\/\/www.casartcoverings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Casart wallcoverings<\/a> as templates to paint the continents for her exceptional and huge mural at <a title=\"Cornell University's Ornithology Department\" href=\"http:\/\/inkdwell.com\/portfolio\/wall-of-birds\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cornell University&#8217;s Ornithology Lab<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11754\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11754\" style=\"width: 475px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1_Many-birds-painted-by-Jane-Kim.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11754\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1_Many-birds-painted-by-Jane-Kim.png\" alt=\"1_Many-birds-painted-by-Jane-Kim_InkDwell_AIE\" width=\"475\" height=\"712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1_Many-birds-painted-by-Jane-Kim.png 475w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1_Many-birds-painted-by-Jane-Kim-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1_Many-birds-painted-by-Jane-Kim-300x450.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Many birds painted by Jane Kim \/ Ink Dwell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Jane has also completed an ocean collage mural at <a title=\"Baltimore National Aquarium\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aqua.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Baltimore&#8217;s National Aquarium,<\/a> which I&#8217;m dying to go see, using a combination of paint and cut paper techniques, and that perfectly leading into part two of this post.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Jane-Kim_livingseashore_inkdwell_18-960x423.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Jane-Kim_livingseashore_inkdwell_18-960x423.jpg\" alt=\"Jane-Kim_livingseashore_inkdwell_18-960x423_AIE\" width=\"475\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Jane-Kim_livingseashore_inkdwell_18-960x423.jpg 475w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Jane-Kim_livingseashore_inkdwell_18-960x423-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a>Click here to <a title=\"Animal Inspiration reference post on casartblog\" href=\"http:\/\/casartcoverings.com\/casartblog\/animal-inspiration\/\" target=\"_blank\">read more of the full story.<\/a>..<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Another amazingly talented artist using Nature and animals as their inspiration is <a title=\"Calvin Nichols\" href=\"http:\/\/www.calvinnicholls.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Calvin Nichols<\/a>. He creates incredibly intricate paper sculptures. He&#8217;s such a keen observer of his subjects. It&#8217;s almost as if he&#8217;s created a 3D format for scientific illustration. I love how the pieces break their framed boundaries, which is very indicative of trompe l&#8217;oeil artwork, but this is not because you know it is not real, however, the intricacy and detail is just as jaw- dropping in wonderment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(<em>Most of the wording below is taken from the email that I received &#8212; <\/em>so I cannot take credit for it.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11755\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\" alt=\"1_Paper Sculpture Calvin Nichols_AIE\" width=\"465\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE-453x300.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><em>He has worked 25 years to perfect his method. First he draws his subject, then he cuts paper shapes to create the foundation or form upon which more intricate cut paper is adhereed on top. It must take pain-staking patience.<\/em> (Something I lose more and more as I get older.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><b>This particular series is appropriately titled, \u201cPaper Zoo.\u201d<\/b><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Fish_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11756\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Fish_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\" alt=\"Fish_Paper Sculpture Calvin Nichols_AIE\" width=\"465\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Fish_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Fish_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><em><b>But he doesn\u2019t just draw on it. He shapes it to create intricate works of staggering detail and beauty.<\/b><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_bear-process_AIE.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_bear-process_AIE.jpg\" alt=\"2_Paper Sculpture Calvin Nichols_bear-process_AIE\" width=\"465\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_bear-process_AIE.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_bear-process_AIE-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_bear-process_AIE-454x300.jpg 454w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_bear_AIE.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11758\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_bear_AIE.jpg\" alt=\"3_Paper Sculpture Calvin Nichols_bear_AIE\" width=\"475\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_bear_AIE.jpg 475w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_bear_AIE-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_bear_AIE-353x300.jpg 353w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><em><b>To make the art, he starts by observing real-life animals and their movements. He takes numerous sketches that he will later use as reference for his paper art.\u00a0He then cuts up thousands of tiny pieces of paper and pastes them together to form each animal.<\/b><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/4_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_hummingbird-process_AIE.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/4_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_hummingbird-process_AIE.png\" alt=\"4_Paper Sculpture Calvin Nichols_hummingbird process_AIE\" width=\"475\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/4_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_hummingbird-process_AIE.png 475w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/4_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_hummingbird-process_AIE-300x285.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/4_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_hummingbird-process_AIE-315x300.png 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/5_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_hummingbird_AIE.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/5_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_hummingbird_AIE.jpg\" alt=\"5_Paper Sculpture Calvin Nichols_hummingbird_AIE\" width=\"465\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/5_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_hummingbird_AIE.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/5_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_hummingbird_AIE-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/5_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_hummingbird_AIE-300x329.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/6_Owl_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/6_Owl_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\" alt=\"6_Owl_Paper Sculpture Calvin Nichols_AIE\" width=\"465\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/6_Owl_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/6_Owl_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><em><b>The texture he is able to achieve with this technique is astounding.<\/b> <b>Given that he\u2019s only working with white paper, the details must be exactly right in order to create the appropriate depth and shadowing.<\/b> <b>Each small piece can take many weeks to complete.<\/b><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Owl-Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11762\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Owl-Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\" alt=\"Owl Paper Sculpture Calvin Nichols_AIE\" width=\"465\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Owl-Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Owl-Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Owl-Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE-300x305.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><em><b>It\u2019s incredibly delicate work.<\/b> <b>Each small piece can take many weeks to complete.<\/b><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Flying-Birds_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Flying-Birds_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\" alt=\"Flying Birds_Paper Sculpture Calvin Nichols_AIE\" width=\"465\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Flying-Birds_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Flying-Birds_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Flying-Birds_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE-316x300.jpg 316w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><em><b>While the bigger ones can take months, or even years.<\/b><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Flying-Doves_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Flying-Doves_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\" alt=\"Flying Doves_Paper Sculpture Calvin Nichols_AIE\" width=\"465\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Flying-Doves_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Flying-Doves_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Flying-Doves_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE-300x379.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Dog_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Dog_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\" alt=\"Dog_Paper Sculpture Calvin Nichols_AIE\" width=\"465\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Dog_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Dog_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE-293x300.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Dog_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE-300x307.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The texture he&#8217;s been able to achieve gives the illusion that it must be soft. Make you want to touch it to find out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Fox_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Fox_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\" alt=\"Fox_Paper Sculpture Calvin Nichols_AIE\" width=\"465\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Fox_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Fox_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Fox_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE-355x300.jpg 355w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><em><b>His work has been featured in National Geographic, as well as numerous galleries and art shows all over the world.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The porcupine is probably my favorite with all those wispy paper pieces.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Porcupine_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Porcupine_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\" alt=\"Porcupine_Paper Sculpture Calvin Nichols_AIE\" width=\"465\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Porcupine_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Porcupine_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Porcupine_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE-311x300.jpg 311w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><em><b>He uses X-ACTO knives, scalpels, and scissors in the construction of his critters.<\/b><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Beavers_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Beavers_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\" alt=\"Beavers_Paper Sculpture Calvin Nichols_AIE\" width=\"465\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Beavers_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Beavers_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Beavers_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bobcat_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bobcat_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\" alt=\"Bobcat_Paper Sculpture Calvin Nichols_AIE\" width=\"465\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bobcat_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bobcat_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bobcat_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE-344x300.jpg 344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Mama-Monkey_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Mama-Monkey_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\" alt=\"Mama Monkey_Paper Sculpture Calvin Nichols_AIE\" width=\"465\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Mama-Monkey_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Mama-Monkey_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Mama-Monkey_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE-382x300.jpg 382w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a>This intricacy of this money and his face captures our emotion when viewing.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Monkey-Surprise_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Monkey-Surprise_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\" alt=\"Monkey Surprise_Paper Sculpture Calvin Nichols_AIE\" width=\"465\" height=\"391\" 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alt=\"Bamboo Bear_Paper Sculpture Calvin Nichols_AIE\" width=\"465\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bamboo-Bear_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bamboo-Bear_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bamboo-Bear_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE-313x300.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><em><b>The commitment these amazing pieces of art require is just mind-blowing. Can you imagine how frustrating it would be if you messed up a little detail on those pieces? Talent like this just doesn&#8217;t come around that often<\/b>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I&#8217;m not sure how he was able to achieve the realism of these zebras with different colored paper but his work is for sale and he does demonstrations, so worth looking into.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Zebras_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11774\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Zebras_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg\" alt=\"Zebras_Paper Sculpture Calvin Nichols_AIE\" width=\"465\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Zebras_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Zebras_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Zebras_Paper-Sculpture-Calvin-Nichols_AIE-316x300.jpg 316w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a>If you&#8217;d like to learn more, for there is not much info about this artist on his website except that he is from Canada, go to his <a title=\"Calvin Nichols Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Calvin-Nicholls-Paper-Sculpture\/105056349661882\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<\/a> to see his most recent news.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In keeping with our animal inspiration theme and with Mother&#8217;s Day this weekend, here&#8217;s a beautiful mural that could use some motherly care in the Mothers Building, which was originally designed to be a resting place for nursing mothers at the San Francisco Zoo. The building, with its Greco-Roman style and WPA project murals, was built in 1925 but has been closed to the public since 2002. The murals visually depict the story of Noah&#8217;s Ark in the largest existing, egg tempera work in the Western US. They could soon be lost and are in need of repair. Click here to <a title=\"San Francisco Chronicle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/art\/article\/Mothers-Building-could-use-some-love-this-7383823.php#photo-9896877\" target=\"_blank\">read more of the story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11780\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11780\" style=\"width: 475px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Full-Mothers-Bld-Mural_475x316_AIE.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Full-Mothers-Bld-Mural_475x316_AIE.jpg\" alt=\"Full Mothers Building Mural_475x316_AIE\" width=\"475\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Full-Mothers-Bld-Mural_475x316_AIE.jpg 475w, 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