Little Paper Factory
Saturday 30th June - Monday 9th July 2018
Little Paper Factory
Emma Longley and partner Warren Leavens under their collective name 'Little Paper Factory' create individual pieces of art using recycled objects, materials and paper. This form of paper art, similar to origami originated in Japan and is known as Kirigami, and is best described as the folding and cutting of paper into decorative shapes. These individual pieces are then mounted in repurposed objects such as printer trays, wooden boxes or anything else ‘vintage’ that appeals to the artists. Even the paper is recycled and ranges from old sheet music or newsprint to maps or perhaps the pages from an old copy of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Everything is individually designed and handmade resulting in truly unique pieces of art.
Inspiration comes from a wide range of sources but primarily from the love of vintage or collectable objects and the rich and varied architecture of Somerset. Repurposing things and giving them a new lease of life is incredibly satisfying and if those objects bring happiness to others then so much the better!
