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Jayme McGowan

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.

Jayme McGowan

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)


18 Responses to “Jayme McGowan”

  1. 1 laura trevey commented:


    These are so full of life and emotion. They each have their own personality… wonderful find!
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  2. 2 My Owl Barn commented:


    I love these 3D magical art pieces!
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  3. 3 jenn commented:


    oh that little accordion man is just darling!!! i love him :)
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  4. 4 Mina commented:


    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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  5. 5 In Honor Of Design commented:


    wow. absolutely fantastic. thanks for sharing:)
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  6. 6 nicole commented:


    LOVE. love. really, really love. thanks!

  7. 7 Stacey commented:


    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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  8. 8 Amy - No.15 commented:


    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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  9. 9 Melissa Crowe commented:


    I love Jayme McGowan–she is as lovely and clever as her work.

  10. 10 Jill commented:


    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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  11. 11 jenn commented:


    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.

  12. 12 jules @ the diversion project commented:


    how cleverly and beautifully done. What fabulous work – thanks for showing it, love it.

    jules
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  13. 13 Kenziepoo commented:


    Wow, I love her work! Thanks for sharing this with us!

  14. 14 Lynn commented:


    so unique and special! I love these !

  15. 15 cristina commented:


    I love when someone’s work inspired my own imagination to get whimsical.

  16. 16 megs commented:


    Thanks – I will give one to my husband :)

  17. 17 katrina commented:


    these are absolutely gorgeous!
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  18. 18 three critters commented:


    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

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