Are leaves made of paper . . .?

Each leaf shape is formed from a stack of paper. The basic concept is that the shape cut from each layer is a window allowing site as to what is below, the window slowly decreases as more detail is introduced layer by layer. The first detail cut would the skeleton of the leaf which increases in size and length until it reaches the outer perimetre of the leaf shape. The veins are then cut braching out to one another again slowly decreasing the window until there is no shape to be seen through. The remaining shapes cut out are restacked to form a paper leaf.

Approx. 5cm x 5cm x 1.5cm (depth)(above) Approx. 10cm x 12cm x 0.7cm (depth)(below)

This piece was constructed from found packaging materials, each roughly A4 in size (21cm x 29.5cm). Instead of decreasing the shape of the leaf in order to introduce detail, the size was kept the same and rotated slightly through every layer.

November 2011 Each leaf varies in size.