These carpets are magic

November 10, 2014 7:27 PM

Lisa Nilsson's new paper quilling project is called Tapis.

We previously discussed Nilsson's amazing series Tissue.

posted by jacquilynne (6 comments total)

Beautiful!
posted by JujuB at 8:41 PM on November 10, 2014

This honestly is amazing but it becomes even more so when you twice read "Lisa Nilsson" as "Liam Neeson," as I did.
posted by c'mon sea legs at 10:13 PM on November 10, 2014 [2 favorites]

So beautiful. I love the detail, and that's an interview that actually illuminates the works rather than stating the obvious. Made me look at it differently. Thanks for the links!
posted by Athanassiel at 10:56 PM on November 10, 2014

These are gorgeous, and it's a nice interview too. The close-up pics make me think it would be great to use this kind of quilling for something like geological or topo maps.
posted by LobsterMitten at 11:56 PM on November 10, 2014

I had never heard of quilling until just now, and now I'm watching YouTube quilling videos. An amazing, precise art form.
posted by xingcat at 6:47 AM on November 11, 2014

For another amazing quilling artist, you should check out this post on Yulia Brodskaya. She is brilliant.

Thanks for this post. This project is great.
posted by bove at 10:42 AM on November 11, 2014