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LEAF CUTTING DELICATE LEAF CUTTING BY OMID ASADI. I have received this stunning email from a friend of mine, so I would like to share it with all my readers. My name is Omid Asadi and I currently live in Manchester, United Kingdom. I created this work with carving and cutting techniques on actual fallen leaves using a craft knife and a needle. I always try to create pieces with a message, not just beautiful art. Some of these messages or ideas come from my world view, poems, stories, global problems and philosophy. I’m also inspired by other artists’ and designers’ works. My LEAF'S WORK. I’m very attentive to beautiful fallen leaves. Suddenly, I started SEEING them, not simply looking at them. I believe that we look at many things everyday, but don’t SEE them. For example, apples had been falling from trees for thousands of years, But only Isaac Newton truly saw that and, thanks to him, Our lives have changed forever. Once I visited a paper cutting exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery; That was when I noticed the leaves as well. I mostly use maple leaves because, in the area I live, I can find them easily. I use a craft knife or scalpel and needle. It is not like a paper cutting because each part needs a certain pressure to cut. If I make a mistake, I destroy maybe hundreds of hours of work. For me these leaves represent our life, which is too short. I’m trying to give them another life. I remember when I was a little , I used to draw on the back of rose petals and leaves with a needle. I created this work to support the Persian Cheetah, which is a species that is at risk of becoming extinct. I have received loads of positive feedback from the public and media, and I am glad people like my works and enjoy them. This shows how we can create beauty, love and make this world better for all of human kind and other creatures instead of suffering from wars, conflicts, diseases, hunger, hatred, etc. I hope you'll like this incredible work of one who has made something just out of nothing really of value. Just things which everyone would pile up and burn. Thanks for reading it. Wish to have your views on it. Thanks, Lisa.         |
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Bijou624 65F 14902 posts View my blog 12/14/2014 8:11 PM Add a comment Quote | Respond Hi Lisa: That sounds like an interesting hobby. Do you have any pics of leaf cutting? I have a huge collection of miniature dogs in glass display cases. About a year ago I started making little pedestals for the dogs to stand on. I make each pedestal out of bottle caps, all different shapes, heights, sizes and colours, then decorate each one a different way, either with pearls, crystals, rhinestones, glitter. Now my dog collection is just spectacular.
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Dinty3 71M 2095 posts View my blog 12/14/2014 8:32 PM Add a comment Quote | Respond "AWESOME" I am at a loss for words to describe how much I love your work. Thank you, it's unbelievable
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Bijou dear, Am so sorry to have copied and pasted your comments here cause there was a problem on the other page. Thank you dear, for your visit and you nice comments. Am glad for your dog collection and wish to see it really. But the talent this artist on here, has really stunned me, he seems to be very skillful, that's why I wanted to share it with my readers. Have a nice coming week Bijou and hope reading from you again. Lisa.
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Hi Dinty, How glad I am for your visit and for your wonderful compliments, Thank you so much for them. This is a mail with all these pics which I had received from a friend and from one of my relative too and I wanted to share the skill of this artist with all my readers. Happy that it has please you. Sorry I has to copy and paste your comments on here as there was a problem with the uploading of this blog. Hope reading from you again. Have a lovely coming week Dinty. Lisa.
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Really stunning! I love this. Thanks Beth.  Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.(Khalil Gibran)
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This is adorable from your friend. This tells me volumes about you because of your friends. . The beginning of life, conception..
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Billguy hi. Thanks for your visit and for your nice comments which are really appreciable as usual. Always glad reading from you Bill. I should inform each of you here that the artist in not my friend as such, I even didn't know him until I had received a mail from one of my relative in UK and also from Australia. I was really stunned by the skill of the artist and I wanted to share it with my readers on here.But I do appreciate his work which is incredible really. Have a pleasant week Bilguy. Kind regards. Lisa.
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Glumo hello, It's my pleasure reading from you again and Thank you for passing by, leaving your wonderful comments . I guess each of us is eventually pleased seeing the work of this skillful artist and further more the simple material he has used to for such work. I really don't know him personally but I would say BRAVO for such initiative. I wish you a lovely week Glumo. Lisa.
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Ah!, Gasi, hi. Surprised I am and glad surely, reading from you after quite a long time. You're welcome as usual and thanks for your visit and your.........personal comments. Something which you may have misunderstood is that the artist is none of my friends and I don't even know him, I have simply got to know his work through mails sent to me by my relatives from UK and Australia. I was so stunned by this artist' work, that made me feel great to share it with my readers. Eventually, it is such a great work from this artist and also from the sort of material to be used , it was unthinkable so far, a simple material which needs great patience and skill as well. Hope you have understood now and thank you again. Hope reading from you in the future. My best wishes for a great pleasant week. Lisa.
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Akamatt hi, Thanks so much for your visit and for your nice comments as well. Yes, we can't deny the skill of this artist really, it's so wonderful Glad it has pleased you as well, hope reading reading from you again. Have a nice week. Lisa.
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Ranger, Thank you for watching my previous blogs, glad you did. Yes, you're right, this man is so skillful and patient too. I really like his work, That's why I wanted to share it with all of you. Best wishes, Lisa.
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