married couple kissing peg and some Instagrams!

while i was away... according to my Instagram photos.

we went to a beautiful wedding in Connemara Ireland...

i made them a married couple kissing peg...
(when the paper cutting goes quiet i may take up making these instead they are so much fun!)

we went to a beautiful Irish beach for Luke's birthday...

we went to Norwich for my birthday to see the lovely Katie (and the NUCA Degree show)...

i had a very sparkly cheesecake at Dad and Carla's...

i got a fancy new chair for my birthday...

then finally had a little rest...

Emma Daniels BA Hons...

thats right, if i so wish this could be my name.

all the crazy is finally over. i have finished uni, bagged myself a first, graduated, and now shown in New Designers. phew.

i have the rest of July to 'sort my life out'... move back to Suffolk, move into my studio, and do a few special cut-outs for a few special people. then August the Emma Daniels Paper* Cutter Venture will begin!

please stay tuned

*paper being a loose term for 'whatever material i can get my knife through'

NUCA Degree Show...

these guys have had a good look, have you yet???


OPEN
10 till 4 from Wednesday 22nd June until Tuesday 28th June (excluding Sunday) FREE ENTRY

NUCA buildings
(for much better info please visit... http://www.nuca.ac.uk/news/468:nuca-presents-cutting-edge-art-design-and-media)

my lightshades are for sale in the retail space at the front of the Guntons building, and up on the first floor in room 100 (still Guntons) I have my prototype dining table, with the largest cutout I have made to date which describes last weeks news. please have a look and let me know what you think...

if you get lost just follow the Surface Design signs, but make sure you have a look around the other rooms too, there is some awesome work to see!

hand cut home cooked...

in preperation for my show i have been heat protecting my paper lightshades with a eco friendly homemade heat spray (follow link for recipe- http://www.ehow.com/how_4705220_make-fire-retardant-spray.html)
then to save time dried them on the oven...

one day i'll have a social life...

hello there, it feels like i haven't posted in a while... sorry about that. i have been stupidly busy recently, setting up for my degree show, making products for the retail space and organising New Designers...

cutting lightshades for retail space

a round up of the headlines...

hello how are you? i'm well thank you...

i have good news, i have been chosen to show my work at New Designers in London... fingers crossed i'll get to meet Kevin McCloud... http://www.newdesigners.com/

here is a sneak peek at the large lightshade I have made with all six of the headline pieces... not completely finished yet, some shaping to do, it'll look much better in the show...

self employment talk NUCA...

just thought i'd let those concerned know, i survived!

i gave a talk on my brainchild experience and business progress so far... and i think, hopefully it all went ok, i made a few more friends at least

   phew...

what happened last tuesday?

this is the second cut of my 'a1 headlines collection'  this one describes the headlines on the 5th april... and the mood i was in that day...

i read the news today oh boy...

i missed cutting by hand, so on friday i set myself a mini project...

i took note of the main headlines of the day, then described them in cut-out form onto an A1 piece of paper...

here's what happened...

(sorry the content is not all that cheerful, people need to start being a whole load nicer to each other so the news is not so god damn depressing)

like a moth to a flame...

here are my new, very messy versions of a light shade, i have always prefered the messy look!


this is my charm bracelet design, this time with two layers...

this is my 'take a sad song and make it better' design, which was designed with the lovely alice in mind, who is currently 'carrying the world upon her shoulders'...

this last one is my 'Great Britain stamp' design, which is four seperate pieces hung together which naturally curl round the bulb...

lightshademagic...

here is a little look at my first idea for a paper cut light shade...

Emma Bridgewater competition...

these are my designs which i entered into an Emma Bridgewater competition in order to celebrate their 25 years in business...
i managed to win, and spent my prize on a trip to Paris and a stay in London!
this is mainly for Sally, my very stylish auntie, who asked to see the winning pieces...

my design for the Emma Bridgewater competition

my design for the Emma Bridgewater competition

my design for the Emma Bridgewater competition (with union jack detail)

my design for the Stoke on Trent section of competition

business card fun...

at uni we were given a talk describing ways to 'get youself out there' and were shown many beautiful ideas for business cards and flyers.

so i thought i would have a little go myself...

it's always grey in january...

think outside the box...

here are a few of the last prototypes for my upcycling project...

star light star bright

think outside the box

(design on box was cut away)

lightbulb box/candle holder

protects what's good...

here are some slightly more advanced Tetra Pak lampshades that i have been working on this week...

cut Tetra with woven hole-punched paper

cut Tetra with a more detailed design, sprayed antique white

'protects what's good' Tetra Paks slogan with protecting hands

milk carton with base removed (very simple but produces a lovely atmosphere in the room!)

and then there was light...