Paper People Project

And so it goes, that all good things must come to an end...

2009-12-20T02:08:00.000-08:00

I'm not going to lie, writing this is actually kind of awkward. It's the internet, but still.

Basically, after a full year of doing the Paper People Project, it has come to an "official end". There are a lot of reasons for my decision, and it's something I really wish I didn't have to do, but truth be told - ever since my favourite paper friends were stolen/lost, the project has actually made me sad. I haven't been able to work on new ones, or look at old ones without feeling a pang of sadness for the ones I don't know the whereabouts of. It sounds kind of lame and stuff I guess, but losing something you have put so much time and effort into is always going to hurt, somewhat.

I'd really like to thank a whole lot of people for helping me out and nudging me along the way, and turning Paper People into something more than a summer holiday hobby. I'd mostly like to thank:

My mum and dad. Of course.

My friends, for being the first paper people, and putting up my with spamming while I was desperate for photos.

Bats Magazine, who gave me my first exhibit (and then 3 after that, I think), and for also leading the way to a whole bunch of new exhibits and contacts. I owe most of this to them (:

Everyone who became a paper person, because of course, you were the foundation for the project!

I bet there is more people to thank but off the top of my head these are the few that came to mind first. Thanks also to everyone who became fans and bought stickers and willingly put up with my spammage until it became slightly unbearable. :)

Even though it's the end of the project I am going to leave the blog / myspace / facebook fan page available, because Paper People is something I might visit sometime in the future to use for other artistic endeavors. In the meantime, I am working on another folio of artworks completely different to Paper People, and if you are at all interested you can see it all on: http://justsomeart.blogspot.com/

Again, thanks to everyone, stickers are still available if you'd like, and you can still contact me on paperpeopleproject@live.com.au :)

Ebony x

Stickerzzzz

2009-10-03T02:34:00.000-07:00

PRICE GUIDE
Small Stickers: 20c each (137 available, some coloured) - Roughly 6cm tall
Medium Stickers: 50c each (119 available, some coloured) - Roughly 10cm tall
Large Stickers: $1 each (24 available, 4 choices) - Roughly 12.5cm
XLarge Stickers: $2 each (12 available, 1 choice only) - 18cm tall
Cheap as chips!

Paper People Stickers

2009-09-30T20:25:00.000-07:00

I am going to have a whole bunch of stickers printed of my paper people for the Bats launch this weekend! I'll probably make them the original paper person size (which is about 12 - 15cm) as well as some that are smaller, and maybe a few of the colour ones* that are larger.

I am only printing the ones that featured on the cover of XOZ magazine as they are the most popular!

If you're interested in buying stickers and aren't going to be at the Bats launch, send me an email and I'm sure we can work something out. I haven't worked out prices yet since I have to work out the cost of printing etc. A pricing sheet will be posted by this Saturday!

* Note: The labels over their faces will not be there, and the three that are in colour will possibly be the only ones in colour.

Next Exhibit

2009-09-25T18:43:00.001-07:00

Keep the date free lovely people!

So...

2009-09-24T04:51:00.000-07:00

The reason why I have dissapeared lately and haven't been drawing or blogging is because at the last exhibit I did, all my works were lost/stolen. Because of this I have had no motivation to actually work on anything new, nor have I even wanted to look at anything Paper People related. Sorry to anyone who has been sending photos, I will be doing some more soon, but at the moment I just can't!

It actually really upsets me thinking about the fact that they are gone, and I know to you they are just a bunch of little drawings - but they are just under a years worth of work. I'll start posting when I start drawing my stuff again.

In the mean time, feel free to email me at paperpeopleproject@live.com.au - if you know anything about where my paper people are let me know, or just email me to say hi or send a photo.

Cruella de Vil

2009-09-12T17:58:00.000-07:00

Lately I have been doing a lot of illustration and drawing outside Paper People. If you're interested to see any of the other work I do, head on over to my other blog, an owls inventory. It's where I upload a lot of my other drawings / photos, and also photos of stuff I collect!

Here is one of my newest, it's a digital drawing of (my interpretation of) Cruella de Vil. ;)

Missing Paper People

2009-09-11T04:32:00.000-07:00

Just a quick blog about some paper people that have gone missing at an exhibit I did at Little Jumbo! If anyone has taken / seen someone take any of my paper people from an exhibit it would be really great if you could email me at paperpeopleproject@live.com.au

My paper people are like my children and it really pains me that now some are missing because people don't realise how important they are to me!

Paper People on 'the bubble' II

2009-08-27T03:16:00.000-07:00

CLICK AND VOTE 5 STARS! The higher my votes, the better! I really want to win this to get a foot in the door (: It would be great to get some funding to do a bigger exhibit!

FACEBOOK

2009-08-16T01:08:00.000-07:00

It seems everyone has migrated to Facebook these days and I decided to get with the times. I have had facebook for ages but decided to make Paper People have one too. Click here to veiw it and please follow it! :D

SPANK'D

2009-08-15T23:48:00.000-07:00

Well yes I exhibited at the Empire w/ Georg and a couple others thanks to the lovely ladies at Bats! Unfortunately I couldn't even get into my own exhibit (thank you age of 16) but who cares I had a great night anyway watching Pochahontus with my friend Jojo. Photos from Spank'd @ Empire are up on Rachaels blog, click here to check it owwwwt! :D

Oh and Bats totally have a website now at www.batsmagazine.com ! ;)

Exhibit soon

2009-08-07T03:31:00.000-07:00

Yeah I am actually doing an exhibit soon can you believe it? I'd not dead, I'm around. There is a bit happening for the ol' PPP soon. First up thought is this:

Kind of sux being a minor though since I can't actually stay for long (until 9pm, haha) but hey I am just glad to be doing something again! I'm working on some stuff for it.. only a small exhibit but still, come along, it will be a great night :)

I'm using an Alice in Wonderland theme for this night!

I'm not dead!

2009-07-09T04:29:00.000-07:00

I am so sorry for basically abandoning you oh Paper Army. All is not lost - I exist! However I am currently working on some more stuff both for paper people and outside it. I'm biding my time as well, I am on holidays and being able to relax for now is really, really nice. No shows coming up, nor any new people to show off... But keep an eye out for my paper friends, they might appear from time to time.

If you feel like emailing me about anything don't hestitate too either! I think my PPP account has something wrong with it though.. So uh, my bad? :)

P.S. I also have 3 more giant paper people left for anyone interested!

A-VAR-BER-AY

2009-06-13T01:16:00.000-07:00

If you want to hear angels sing I suggest you attend this.

And I'm not joking, at all. They are AMZIZNG (with the extra Z).
Click here to hear 'em.

Hiatus

2009-06-07T21:47:00.000-07:00

I am taking another Paper People break because I am busy with so much, and should probably concentrate on other things at the moment. :)

BATS 4TH ISSUE LAUNCH

2009-05-31T02:57:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was the 4th Issue Bats Launch! It was really great fun, I exhibited again but not the same way as last time - Wheres Wally lost a few of my paper army. Here are some photos from the day! Pretty sure there is a video by Thrashingteens.com coming soon, so I'll keep a look out :)

There are more photos on my Art By Owls myspace, to see them here or on Bats Magazines blog. There are also photos of my friends and I being anti social HERE. :D

FourThousand

2009-05-28T00:54:00.000-07:00

Okay so Four Thousand is like the guide to my life. And guess who got a (tiny) mention on Four Thousand.

HELL YES Paper People scored a mention on the Bats Issue Four Launch cut.

Check the article out at Four Thousand!

Oh, life. I love thee.

AND ALSO come to the launch this Saturday!

XOZ Issue One

2009-05-23T16:49:00.000-07:00

If you have any kind of love or respect (I expect neither) for Paper People, you WILL go and have a look at our feature in XOZ Issue One. I made the front cover as well. And Sophie did some hectic good work on the photography of all the fashion shoots. I know your really want to scoot on over there and check that shit out, so please do! Just click here!

My friend Ben was also featured, so keep an eye out for him :)

SELLING PAPER PEOPLE

2009-05-22T02:44:00.000-07:00

They are pretty cheap... $5? For half an hour of my time and the (free) printing facilities of my school I am offering prints of any paper person OF YOUR CHOICE. If you send me an email and let me know which you want I will print it off and you can buy it from me at the Bats Launch (whenever that is, I forget)

I will send out better details soon, this is just a pre-warning to tell you its on offer!

BATS + BEDROOM SUCK

2009-05-14T04:24:00.000-07:00

The weekend of the 29th and 30th is shaping up to be very decent indeed!

First on the 29th Bedroom Suck Records brings you Autumn Exchange!

*Starts at 7.30 not 6

and THEN the very next day Bats Magazine bring you their 4th issue launch! Yes, paper people will be up at the event (haha I feel so spesh my logo is even on the poster, woo, moving up in the world PPP, one poster at a time...)

The last Bats launch was a fucking blast so it is totally worth coming along to this one!

Friday Night

2009-05-13T01:01:00.001-07:00

If you're not there.. We cant be friends anymore.

Paper People were displayed with Georg at the Bats launch! So he is a must to come check out. He is getting pretty famous on the Brisbane art scene. Don't think I have seen work by Rob Scott before but I am keen!

Navy Birds (again)

2009-05-12T15:50:00.000-07:00

This time they are finished. Didn't plan on this post but I am anyway, I have been having a lot of blog whims lately!

Next to cut them out and stick them on the wall with the rest of my friends. :)

Peny Lane!

2009-05-11T13:38:00.000-07:00

Oooo more work, how lovely, things are really taking off lately! Peny Lane has asked me to draw up the photos for the 'About Me' section of their website!

My work was on Peny Lane after Junkyard about a month or so ago.

Peny Lane are basically a group of people (3 boys, 2 girls) who photograph social activities and fashionable people around Australia (I think it's Aus. I assume so, haha.) Here's a sample of their stuff!

... Yes, that is the Sartorialist. I am so envious.

If you like what you see and want to see more.. Or want to find yourself among the photos, check out http://www.penylane.com !

TONIGHT, Skinny Jean all ages show

2009-05-08T18:15:00.000-07:00

Come along!

Bedroom Suck Records

2009-05-07T00:13:00.000-07:00

If you know of Yardhand then you SHOULD know of Bedroom Suck Records. It's Yardhand, but in music form (if you have ever tried to imagine this, you need not any more, as it exists IRL LOL) Yardhand does cool stuff like this:

So his art in music form is about as fucking rad as that.
Check it out!

Their band list is at the moment...
Oh Yee Denver Birds
Folk Foulk

CLICK HERE to see Bedroom Suck on Myspace.

Keep May 29th free for "Autumn Exchange" - Bedroom Suck, all in one night ;)

Sophie from Sophotos is displaying ;);)

The Navy Birds

2009-05-05T14:58:00.000-07:00

Okay so yeah I am the slackest person on the planet and was supposed to have this done like a day and a half ago (sorry Navy Birds...) but yes I finally did it. Don't have a scan of them yet but that can come later, sure. Here is their paper people in pencil form. :)

Check them out on myspace, at http://www.myspace.com/thenavybirds

XOZ Cover (Issue One)

2009-04-21T05:52:00.000-07:00

OH HOW EXCITING. The girls at Aus Same Teens asked me to put together XOZ's first issue cover. Hooray! XOZ is an e-zine that is a branch of the Manchester XOX/Same Teens group. Not sure about the release date but I know there is a launch party on in Melbourne sometime this month. Here is a look at the cover!

Later on I'll post some links to the issue as well as some work my Sophie and I.
For now check out Aus Same Teens at myspace.com/sameteensaustralia

PLUS CHECK THIS OUT

Eb and Dom = Famous.
These are for the XOZ fashion shoot we did with Sophie (myspace.com/soph_photos) about op shop fashion and junk. You can see more photos on Sophie's blog (sensing-owls.blogspot.com) or on my other blog about op shop/vintage junk (anowlsinventory.blogspot.com)

This is on tomorrow night

2009-04-17T02:46:00.000-07:00

Poster is updated by the way.
Come on guys lend a brother a hand! Fairly sure it is 18 plus but try your luck if your super hardcore.

waffles + falafels

2009-04-09T21:29:00.000-07:00

http://www.myspace.com/wafflesgirls

So now there is going to be a Waffles Girls + PPP extravaganza...
Keeps your eyes OPEN.

IF YOU LIKE GOOD ART

2009-04-08T15:24:00.000-07:00

then visit these two myspace and give them adding love please.

http://www.myspace.com/soph_photos
This is Sophie Richards, exhibited at the Bats 3rd Issue Launch with my lovely paper friends and only JUST made her photography myspace.

http://www.myspace.com/yardhand
AND Yardhand! They also exhibited at both the Bats Launch and Junkyard with me! Joe from YH making me a skateboard too, what a winner.

MORE Junkyard goodness!

2009-03-29T03:33:00.001-07:00

Ola Roman, who was my "official" photographer for the night took some pretty sick snaps considering I was too lazy to. Check them out on her blog, Photographia (olaroman.blogspot.com).
Here's a teaser (or 3)!

Junkyaaaaard

2009-03-28T15:01:00.001-07:00

Was good, pity I did not stay long.
Here are photos from what I did see - Pear and the Awkward Orchestra. They were SO GOOD.
Also a couple of scopes of the room, haha.

I sold one giant paper person... No photos of them yet, think I'll nick 'em off Ola.
Purchased 'Obama' by Yardhand too - will post a photo of that later on my other blog (whobuiltthiscity.blogspot.com).

JUNKYARD TONIGHT

2009-03-27T20:57:00.000-07:00

I am selling giant paper people. Can't be bothered posting photos yet so if you are going and see one you like buy it. Priced around $10, I guess that's reasonable? Haha I don't even know. Nor do I know how I am actually going to make any transactions. Don't you love how organised I am?

If you want to find me tonight I will (if all goes to plan) be wearing a red spotty frock with white gloves ;) And I will be with Ola who has an amazing mane of blonde hair. Hooray!

Another Loomer Posterrrrr

2009-03-27T15:01:00.000-07:00

Hooray for Loomer ;) visit them at myspace.com/loomerloomer.

ALSO tonight Paper People are exhibiting with Yardhand and a few other people at Junkyard! It's at 26 Ahimsa House, West End, so come along and check out my paper friends, plus Yardhands fantastic drawings and the other exhibited talents. Bats (myspace.com/batsmagazine) will be there with there 3rd issue as well :)

Aus Same Teens

2009-03-21T14:32:00.000-07:00

Hoorayyyy, more work via Paper People makes ebony one happy gal. I made the display picture for Aus Same Teens not long ago, check it out:

And check out Aus Same Teens here.

ALSO this weekend everyone should come to Junkyard! Paper People will be on display as well as work by Yardhand! :)

Poster by Yardhand [myspace.com/yardhand]
Junkyard is at Ahisma House (26 Horan St, West End)!

So much happening!

2009-03-18T04:11:00.000-07:00

Okay so everything Paper People related is hectic as hell right nowwww. At the moment Paper People are going to be in another Loomer poster, as well as the display picture and maybe even the background for Aus Same Teens! Also, all posters aside, Paper People is going to be exhibiting on the 28th at the Junkyard/BoxVintage fashion show... and there is potential for life size paper people to be made, which is so cool, since I have wanted to do that FOREVERRRRR (not really, just since I started PPP really).

ALL OF THAT ASIDE AGAIN, PPP shirts are potential for some time in the future.

Life is very, very good. ;)

To all those people who are part of the project thank you, and look out for yourselves on the posters and junk from now on, I am gonna make you famous ;)
If you want to be a person or have any questions about becoming one please email me anytime! paperpeopleproject@live.com.au

UPDATEEEE

2009-03-16T03:12:00.000-07:00

KELSEY/MEGAN/MIM

EMMA/JACOB/JAMES

OLLY & TAE

Fucking yes

2009-03-11T02:51:00.000-07:00

The Cobrasnake is my next paper person.
visit him and all his snake like tendencies at www.thecobrasnake.com

Hooray!

2009-03-10T04:39:00.000-07:00

Thanks to all those fantastic people who have sent me photos and are already paper people! I am collecting a pool of photos for when I need them (like now), especially for when I feel like recruiting to the paper people army on a whim. However... I kind of need photos to do so, so come on, help me out here, it's so easyyyyy.

Basically all I want is a photo of you in some really cute/cool/funky/other synonym for your best outfit, head to toe and everything in between. Think... Sartorialist, Face Hunter or All This Happiness. It would be really good if the photo was of decent quality/size but if not, it's alright!

I don't need photos before any particular time, but within the next few weeks would be reeeeally good. Email any photos to paperpeopleproject@live.com.au as well as any questions about photos you want to send. They don't have to be new photos either, so if you have photos you have wanted to send/just have around please please please send them to me!

And if you really want to see what they look like, scroll down or visit the paper people on myspace.

Lets get BATTY

2009-03-07T06:27:00.001-08:00

Bats 3rd Issue Launch Party
Saturday March 7th @ Ninelives Gallery, Fortitude Valley (:

My men and women on the front line:

BATS

Lachlan Richards

Georg (http://georgart.blogspot.com/)

Yardhand (myspace.com/yardhand) - I love his workkkk

The crowd? P:

(The Cobrasnake. WTF.)

Musicians
Avaberée (www.myspace.com/avaberee)

BATS LAUNCH

2009-03-07T01:34:00.001-08:00

Was fucking brill.
Will post photos later.
In the mean time check them (the paper people) out on myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/poppyseeed

P.S. Bats Launch

2009-03-05T15:31:00.000-08:00

If you see me at the Bats launch please say hi and let me take a photo of you like I know you want me to. More Paper People = more chance of fame and fortune for you (lies) but seriously I'd like to try and make the Paper People into their own exhibit sometime in the next year (it will take that long to make hundreds of paper people, it has taken me two/three months already to get 25) so come on help a brother out, if you see me shout profanities at me to get my attention. If you let me take your photo I will in fact love you forever.

I will look somewhat like a pirate, it is my theme for the day, and I will be in black and white (and grey) if the pirate outfit fails lulz. Black and white matches Paper People DUH. Anyway this is a plea to all people desperate for fame (15 minutes of or thereabouts) photos photos photos! You can email me one at paperpeopleproject@live.com.au

Check out the Bats blog for deetz: batsmagazine.blogspot.com
Om nom nom
Thankzzzz!

Charlotte

2009-03-05T14:04:00.000-08:00

I felt kind of bad for making her last so she gets a post all to herself. I quite like hers, her dress pattern is nice, I hope she doesn't hate me D:

The newest recruits to my paper army...

2009-03-04T21:20:00.000-08:00

So I have been home, sick with the flu all week with nothing but school work to do, I gave in to some severe procrastination and finished off some of my paper people today. These ones have new floral backgrounds which I prefer if I might add...

The above is 3/5 of the bats team, and Bette is in there sitting on the desk somewhere, I don't remember which photo? The 5th Bat, Charlotte, she's on her way.

Guess what?

2009-02-22T02:21:00.000-08:00

The Paper People are making their first exhibit debut thanks to bats - they are having a launch party which is going to be sweet, check them out at www.batsmagazine.blogspot.com

When I get around to it

2009-02-09T03:56:00.000-08:00

These will be my new paper friends:

Plus a few more I can't find right now...
Seriously though, I need a hell of a lot more people so be awesome and send me your photos, paperpeopleproject@live.com.au

the bubble, voting closed

2009-01-29T02:43:00.000-08:00

I finished with 66 votes so thanks to all the people who were nice enough to vote for me :) Hopefully the second stage will be initiated in time to be in the 4th season. O:

Paper people are on hiatus thanks to school though, for now.. ):

Hooray for flickr!

2009-01-19T17:22:00.000-08:00

My paper lovelies are now on Flickr for people who are not Myspace-equipped. If you've got a Flickr account it would be way nice of you to add me as your contact and junk :)

FLICKRFLICKRFLICKR

And also, if you're feeling festive (or just nice, you know) send me a vote on the bubble! I'm at a surprising 44 votes now, I don't even know how that happened, but you know. SHOW THE LOVE.

PS. My flickr attempts are pretty weak, my bad. More stuff will be up when photoshop stops committing suicide and my head doesn't feel like lead.

LOOMER LOOMER LOOMER

2009-01-17T20:03:00.000-08:00

The Paper People Project scored there first public gig last week to an awesome band called Loomer. They asked for a promo poster with my paper friends, and it ended up like this:

Took me about a day and a half, but it was easy. I hand drew the font and the people and then photoshopped in that sick paper texture. ;) Yeeeeeh life.

Anyway, if you wanna check out Loomer go to their MySpace at www.myspace.com/loomerloomer

Can I be a paper person please?

2009-01-15T04:42:00.000-08:00

Yeah you know what I would actually like that, so for all of those people who are shameless enough to take photos of themselves for me LISTEN HERE. (Actually you might just have some that fit the criteria lying around, and that's okay too, you know.)

- Photo's gotta be your whole body, head to toe in a real cute outfit (by cute outfit I mean wear whatever the fuck you like)
- Keep it decent quality and size but if I have to I can readjust and junk.. I would just really rather not
- Tell me I can use your photo

And I think that is all. If you need any like examples and junk, check out The Sartoralist blog for the kind of thing I mean.

And send them on in to paperpeopleproject@live.com.au

Yayayayayyyy!

Oh and while I am in the neighbourhood... Click the banner and make a bubble account and vote for me! Making an account takes 2 seconds and you don't need to verify it and stuff, it's simple asssssss.

Stage 1: The Actual People

2009-01-13T18:12:00.001-08:00

Stage 1: The People

2009-01-13T16:31:00.001-08:00

Eeeek I am only in the first stages of my project so far, I'm still toying with ideas of where I am going to go next - right now it stands at my little paper men and women in all their crisp white goodness, lying on my nice green grass. I'm yet to name any of them (officially), but if you'd like to check them out on myspace click here. I'm thinking about setting up a Flickr account just for them so people who don't have myspace can check them out... In the next post, I'll put thumbnails of my people so far.

They're also on General Pants Co.'s competition, 'The Bubble', so if you have an account VOTE!