If this doesn’t inspire paper lovers out there, I fear nothing will. Jayme McGowan of Roadside Projects in California is an amazingly gifted artist and 3D illustrator known and loved for her intricately cut paper and whimsical characters who, lucky for us, makes some of her originals into inexpensive prints available here online. You may even be lucky enough to find a few gorgeous originals.
As I look through these I cannot help but to imagine seeing her work turned into pop-up books based on her magical visions or even bigger, life-size theater sets or stop motion animation. Of course, her art is simply lovely as is, but it can’t help but make one dream which is what makes her work so special — you cannot help but look at it and see movement, stories and well, life!
(images: jayme mcgowan)












































January 27th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
These are so full of life and emotion. They each have their own personality… wonderful find!
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January 27th, 2010 at 3:31 pm
I love these 3D magical art pieces!
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January 27th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
oh that little accordion man is just darling!!! i love him :)
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January 27th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
How beautiful! I’d love to see some of these in a child’s room. Very cool! Thanks for sharing Holly!
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January 27th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
wow. absolutely fantastic. thanks for sharing:)
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January 27th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
LOVE. love. really, really love. thanks!
January 27th, 2010 at 4:12 pm
I bought a few of her prints for my unborn baby girl who turned out to be a boy, so I put the prints in our bedroom. Love them!
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January 27th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
These are fantastic! I love the whimsy and the detail. I also like that she included a little on the process on her website, so inspiring.
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January 27th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
I love Jayme McGowan–she is as lovely and clever as her work.
January 27th, 2010 at 6:06 pm
i just recently discovered her work as well, and it keeps popping up! so excited for her success and I especially love her piece called “A Good Book.”
I swoon at everything paper related, as a mixed-media artist myself who uses a lot of patterned paper. so her intricate designs impress me.
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January 28th, 2010 at 12:54 am
OH, these remind me of dioramas that I used to make with shoeboxes in school… I LOVED making those things. My favorite one I ever made was based on the book/movie The Red Balloon. Mine however, never turned out quite as amazing and lovely as these.
January 28th, 2010 at 5:33 am
how cleverly and beautifully done. What fabulous work – thanks for showing it, love it.
jules
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January 29th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Wow, I love her work! Thanks for sharing this with us!
January 29th, 2010 at 6:19 pm
so unique and special! I love these !
February 1st, 2010 at 12:05 pm
I love when someone’s work inspired my own imagination to get whimsical.
February 2nd, 2010 at 11:47 am
Thanks – I will give one to my husband :)
February 2nd, 2010 at 6:44 pm
these are absolutely gorgeous!
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February 3rd, 2010 at 9:24 am
I hadn’t thought of the option of life-size theatre sets with those wonderful works, but you are absolutely right, it would be grand in all the sense of the word