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Bayard

(30,264 posts) Sat Aug 30, 2025, 04:23 PM Aug 2025

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 Aug 2025 OP

Very nice and creative. I would buy one of the animals. sinkingfeeling Aug 2025 #1

Wow! I can't imagine how much patience is necessary for those works! Ocelot II Aug 2025 #2

Breathtaking! PittBlue Aug 2025 #3

I work with brakester Aug 2025 #4

Wow! Thanks! I will be sharing these with masmdu Aug 2025 #5

Wow is right! Stunning, thank you Bayard JMCKUSICK Aug 2025 #6

Photos are nice too. Holy paper sheet they are all at the wow level. twodogsbarking Aug 2025 #7

What an amazing artist. 58Sunliner Aug 2025 #8

Oh, my gosh, those are wonderful. Thanks for sharing. Biophilic Aug 2025 #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 Aug 2025 #10

Patience and skill. What amazing work. mwmisses4289 Aug 2025 #11

Those are great! He's very talented. I wonder how he protects them to hold their shape. Especially the "ruffled" ones. surfered Aug 2025 #12

Hair spray? KS Toronado Aug 2025 #14

Well, sufferin' succotash! Your guess is as good as mine. surfered Aug 2025 #17

Just stunning! The level of detail is extraordinary! HeartsCanHope Aug 2025 #13

When we leave one level and rise to a higher one...... young_at_heart Aug 2025 #15

I earn my living as an artist... GiqueCee Aug 2025 #16

Wow! Those are incredible. LoisB Aug 2025 #18

these are absolutely beautiful. what fantastic creations. i love them! thanks for posting this. nt orleans Aug 2025 #19

Incredible talent! Martin Eden Aug 2025 #20

Absolutely beautiful! StarryNite Aug 2025 #21

I agree, incredible is the word! Deuxcents Aug 2025 #22

Magnificent Joinfortmill Aug 2025 #23

WOW! Especially the birds, and porcupine! The frog is adorable. TY! electric_blue68 Oct 2025 #24

sinkingfeeling

(58,032 posts)

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

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 04:40 PM

Aug 2025

Ocelot II

(131,209 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

Aug 2025

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

PittBlue

(4,827 posts)

3. Breathtaking!

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 04:45 PM

Aug 2025

brakester

(623 posts)

4. I work with

Reply to PittBlue (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 30, 2025, 05:06 PM

Aug 2025

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

masmdu

(2,651 posts)

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

Reply to Bayard (Original post)

Sat Aug 30, 2025, 05:20 PM

Aug 2025

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

JMCKUSICK

(6,608 posts)

6. Wow is right! Stunning, thank you Bayard

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 05:20 PM

Aug 2025

twodogsbarking

(19,326 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

(6,407 posts)

8. What an amazing artist.

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 05:26 PM

Aug 2025

Biophilic

(6,678 posts)

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

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 05:29 PM

Aug 2025

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 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

Aug 2025

mwmisses4289

(4,708 posts)

11. Patience and skill. What amazing work.

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 05:35 PM

Aug 2025

surfered

(14,261 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

(23,860 posts)

14. Hair spray?

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 06:08 PM

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surfered

(14,261 posts)

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

Reply to KS Toronado (Reply #14)

Sat Aug 30, 2025, 06:40 PM

Aug 2025

HeartsCanHope

(1,758 posts)

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

Reply to Bayard (Original post)

Sat Aug 30, 2025, 05:53 PM

Aug 2025

Thank you so much for sharing, Bayard!

young_at_heart

(4,061 posts)

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

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 06:23 PM

Aug 2025

a much higher one!! Breathtaking!

GiqueCee

(4,731 posts)

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

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 06:26 PM

Aug 2025

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

LoisB

(13,462 posts)

18. Wow! Those are incredible.

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 06:46 PM

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orleans

(37,186 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

(15,871 posts)

20. Incredible talent!

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 06:58 PM

Aug 2025

Thanks for sharing.

StarryNite

(12,167 posts)

21. Absolutely beautiful!

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 06:59 PM

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Deuxcents

(27,682 posts)

22. I agree, incredible is the word!

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 08:57 PM

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Joinfortmill

(21,668 posts)

23. Magnificent

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 09:38 PM

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electric_blue68

(27,264 posts)

24. WOW! Especially the birds, and porcupine! The frog is adorable. TY!

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Thu Oct 30, 2025, 01:55 PM

Oct 2025

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