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Stained Glass Made From Paper

Stained glass tends to be made from, well, glass. But artist Eric Standley makes gorgeous and intricate designs reminiscent of the finest stained glass windows on earth using only one material—paper. ... READ ON

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Utterly Amazing Paper Sculptures

Artist Cheong-ah Hwang's amazing paper creations almost look like origami upon first glance, but when you really start looking at her pop-culture dioramas, you soon realize that that amazing level of detail can only be created with a dedicated routine of cutting, folding and gluing until the paper actually becomes a... READ ON

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