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Kiri-e (切り絵) is the Japanese art of hand-cutting paper into intricate designs. Kirigami (切り紙), on the other hand, involves cutting and folding paper to create a 3-D image that pops right off the page. But one talented Japanese artist has combined these two traditional art forms, creating folded paper cranes that contain a seemingly impossible-to-achieve cut-out design. Let’s take a closer look at her stunning artwork!

Going by the name Uni (Japanese for “sea urchin”) on her Twitter, this steady-handed artist shows an amazing amount of skill as she’s able to fold, cut and bend paper into a delicately designed paper crane. Here is just a small sample of Uni’s work:

She’s also amazingly able to replicate the same technique and style in miniature form, shrinking her designs down to the size of a 1-yen coin (22 millimeters/0.87 inches).

Uni has also created stained glass paper cranes. The way the light passes through each hand-cut panel is simply gorgeous!

Of course, Uni makes traditional kiri-e creations as well. Here’s a beautiful flower cut from a single piece of paper:

We’re sure by now you can’t get enough of Uni’s beautiful artwork. So hop on over to her pixiv site for more of her kiri-e and kirigami paper cranes! And if you’re craving still more kiri-e and kirigami masterpieces, you can check out more of the two artforms right here on RocketNews24.

Source: Japaaan Magazine
Reference: Pixiv (Uni)