Paper Cut Portraits a la Dudecraft

If you've never visited Paul Overton's Dudecraft [edit: no longer available], you're in for a treat. He's a jack of all trades, and from what I can tell, has mastered quite a few of them. The site's tagline, Fresh hand-made content, perfectly describes the wide variety of art/craft items Paul reels in from all over the web. I suspect though, they might not have quite the same impact without his knack for descriptive commentary.


Every now and then we get a glimpse of a Paul-made project. Recently he mentioned working on a series of cut paper portraits. Paul tells me he's not brand new to this medium, but it's the first time he's tried portraiture. Could've fooled me. Joe Strummer of The Clash was his test subject; I'm liking the reminiscent vibe of Shepard Fairey's stencil poster of Obama.


And here's Elvis Costello, another of Paul's favorite musicians.

 
Pretty amazing likenesses, based on photos, result in what he describes as "just several layers of paper cut and glued together."
 
Paul promises more cut-paper portraits on Dudecraft as the series progresses.