paper Archives — Colossal

Reconnecting with the Earth, Cyrah Dardas Collages Paintings with Handmade Pigments

February 24, 2025

a detail of an intricate cardboard sculpture of an elaborate cathedral dome

From Tiny Strips of Cardboard, Greg Olijnyk Fashions Fantastical Monuments

February 21, 2025

a paper collage of five Black school children out in the schoolyard playing jumprope

Intimacy Centers in Nia Winslow’s Nostalgic Paper Collages Highlighting Black Experiences

February 11, 2025

a small paper tunnel book depicting large mushrooms and a figure hiking through a landscape

Imaginative Scenes Vibrantly Expand in Shelley Aldrich’s Illustrated Tunnel Books

February 4, 2025

an embossed page of crustacean shapes from a collection of pictures for the blind (tactile graphics), created by M. Kunz, Director of the Illzach School near Mulhouse, France

Turn-of-the-Century Tactile Graphics Illustrate Nature for People Who Are Blind

January 23, 2025

a hand holds up a collection of small, vibrant collages, each shaped like a stamp. they depict scenes with a building, water, architecture, and patterned designs

Vibrant Morsels of Paper Come Together in Laura K. Sayers’ Stamp Collection

January 8, 2025

an intricate papercut world with a tiny figure wandering through tall trees. the piece is backlit by warm yellow light

Magic and Mystery Illuminate Hari & Deepti’s Paper-Cut Dioramas

December 20, 2024

paper cutout artworks of a macaw sitting on a branch, held by the artist's hand to show tiny detail

Tropical Birds Burst to Life in the Intricate Paper Cutouts of ‘The Parrot Project’

December 18, 2024

a screenshot from a video showing ten green, sculptural Christmas trees made from paper

Paper Christmas Trees by Maho Motoyama Take Holiday Boxes to a New Level

December 16, 2024

a paper mache sculpture of a medicine cabinet filled with over the counter medicines, prescriptions, and other bathroom goods

Bernie Kaminski Invokes Decades Past Through Papier-Mâché Objects

December 11, 2024

a collage with a green background of a tree stump, mushrooms, flowers, and a tiny house perched on top of the stump

Cozy Homes and Woodland Wonders Abound in Julie Liger-Belair’s Collages

December 10, 2024

a set of 12 UFO-inspired abstract paper and stitched collages

Hollie Chastain Lands a Playful Series of Collaged UFOs

November 20, 2024

Myriam Dion Weaves Milestones of Women’s History from Vintage Newspapers

November 19, 2024

an outstretched palm holds gold open compacts with tiny garden scenes and ghosts inside

Magic and Whimsy Abound from Shannon Taylor’s Fantastic Watercolor Dioramas

October 29, 2024

a quilled paper sculpture of a kingfisher in a leaf

Nature and Geometry Merge in Yulia Brodskaya’s Meticulously Quilled Paper Birds

October 10, 2024

collage manipulations of a vintage image of an Apple Macintosh computer.

From Early Computers to Ships at Sea, Lola Dupre Warps Everyday Objects

October 9, 2024