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Bayard

(26,738 posts) Sat Aug 30, 2025, 04:23 PM Saturday

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Incredible Paper Sculptures

Calvin Nicholls, a man who transforms simple sheets of paper into something extraordinary. Using archival paper, scalpels, and embossing tools, and drawing inspiration from wildlife, the Canadian artist sculpts detailed, lifelike 3D pieces that look as if they could move.

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Incredible Paper Sculptures (Original Post) Bayard Saturday OP

Very nice and creative. I would buy one of the animals. sinkingfeeling Saturday #1

Wow! I can't imagine how much patience is necessary for those works! Ocelot II Saturday #2

Breathtaking! PittBlue Saturday #3

I work with brakester Saturday #4

Wow! Thanks! I will be sharing these with masmdu Saturday #5

Wow is right! Stunning, thank you Bayard JMCKUSICK Saturday #6

Photos are nice too. Holy paper sheet they are all at the wow level. twodogsbarking Saturday #7

What an amazing artist. 58Sunliner Saturday #8

Oh, my gosh, those are wonderful. Thanks for sharing. Biophilic Saturday #9

Thank you! I was unaware of Nicholls or this kind of work. Super fine quality paper, skill and artistic vision. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #10

Patience and skill. What amazing work. mwmisses4289 Saturday #11

Those are great! He's very talented. I wonder how he protects them to hold their shape. Especially the "ruffled" ones. surfered Saturday #12

Hair spray? KS Toronado Saturday #14

Well, sufferin' succotash! Your guess is as good as mine. surfered Saturday #17

Just stunning! The level of detail is extraordinary! HeartsCanHope Saturday #13

When we leave one level and rise to a higher one...... young_at_heart Saturday #15

I earn my living as an artist... GiqueCee Saturday #16

Wow! Those are incredible. LoisB Saturday #18

these are absolutely beautiful. what fantastic creations. i love them! thanks for posting this. nt orleans Saturday #19

Incredible talent! Martin Eden Saturday #20

Absolutely beautiful! StarryNite Saturday #21

I agree, incredible is the word! Deuxcents Saturday #22

Magnificent Joinfortmill Saturday #23

sinkingfeeling

(56,247 posts)

1. Very nice and creative. I would buy one of the animals.

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 04:40 PM

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Ocelot II

(126,868 posts)

2. Wow! I can't imagine how much patience is necessary for those works!

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 04:41 PM

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As well as excellent close vision - neither of which I have. Very impressive!

PittBlue

(4,596 posts)

3. Breathtaking!

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 04:45 PM

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brakester

(433 posts)

4. I work with

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 05:06 PM

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paper sculpture and I know how complex this work is. This artist has immense skill and patience!

masmdu

(2,631 posts)

5. Wow! Thanks! I will be sharing these with

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 05:20 PM

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my students this coming week. I'm an elementary school art teacher.

JMCKUSICK

(3,767 posts)

6. Wow is right! Stunning, thank you Bayard

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 05:20 PM

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twodogsbarking

(15,362 posts)

7. Photos are nice too. Holy paper sheet they are all at the wow level.

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 05:24 PM

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58Sunliner

(6,010 posts)

8. What an amazing artist.

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 05:26 PM

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Biophilic

(6,027 posts)

9. Oh, my gosh, those are wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 05:29 PM

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Bernardo de La Paz

(57,817 posts)

10. Thank you! I was unaware of Nicholls or this kind of work. Super fine quality paper, skill and artistic vision. . . nt

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 05:33 PM

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mwmisses4289

(2,022 posts)

11. Patience and skill. What amazing work.

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 05:35 PM

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surfered

(8,866 posts)

12. Those are great! He's very talented. I wonder how he protects them to hold their shape. Especially the "ruffled" ones.

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 05:43 PM

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KS Toronado

(21,132 posts)

14. Hair spray?

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 06:08 PM

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surfered

(8,866 posts)

17. Well, sufferin' succotash! Your guess is as good as mine.

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 06:40 PM

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HeartsCanHope

(1,283 posts)

13. Just stunning! The level of detail is extraordinary!

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 05:53 PM

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Thank you so much for sharing, Bayard!

young_at_heart

(3,966 posts)

15. When we leave one level and rise to a higher one......

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 06:23 PM

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a much higher one!! Breathtaking!

GiqueCee

(2,768 posts)

16. I earn my living as an artist...

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 06:26 PM

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... and I've tried my hand at rudimentary paper sculpting, but this is next-level genius! The hair! The feathers! Damn...

LoisB

(11,508 posts)

18. Wow! Those are incredible.

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 06:46 PM

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orleans

(36,388 posts)

19. these are absolutely beautiful. what fantastic creations. i love them! thanks for posting this. nt

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 06:53 PM

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Martin Eden

(14,816 posts)

20. Incredible talent!

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 06:58 PM

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Thanks for sharing.

StarryNite

(11,759 posts)

21. Absolutely beautiful!

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 06:59 PM

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Deuxcents

(23,761 posts)

22. I agree, incredible is the word!

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 08:57 PM

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Joinfortmill

(18,798 posts)

23. Magnificent

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 09:38 PM

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