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I can't reveal much at this time, but I'm just about done with the skeleton/ under structure for this new piece. Next step: cutting hundreds of flowers.(@excelblades K-18 in there for size reference) #art #cutpaperart #joeybates #cutpaper #paperart #paper
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Here I dreamt I was an architect. #art #cutpaperart #joeybates #cutpaper #paperart #paper #layers #sculpture #papersculpture #knives #glue #inthestudio #basrelief #paperempire #contemporaryart #wip #skeleton #structure #building #levels #explosion #shapes
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I've been a bit quiet here lately. This past week I've been building this monster. I'm making a giant explosion of flowers. This structure is the base for the piece. None of it will be visible in the end, but it is the skeleton that will prop everything u
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Plotting. #sculpture #structure #art #joeybates #wip #inprogress #inthestudio #notbeats #cutpaper #puzzle
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Laying down the graphite for a new cut paper sculpture piece. It's going to be massive! #explosion #flowers #graphite #drawing #beginnings #art #wip #joeybates
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Finished! 'THUD 2' Pen and ink on paper 23" x 29" This drawing is now available for purchase. Contact me via direct message if interested! #art #drawing #joeybates #explosion #penandink #available #higgins #blackmagic #ink #lines
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Explosion detail. #art #drawing #joeybates #penandink #ink #blackmagic #higgins #explosion
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This week I've been working away on another explosion drawing. I'm thinking of making a series of these throughout the year, between paper sculptures. I'll post this guy when it's finished in the next day or so. #art #joeybates #drawing #penandink #pen #n
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Here's a detail of my drawing for the 99 Bottles show being put on by @thedrawnk at @trueloveart If in Capitol Hill, Seattle this evening drop on by. There will be a lot to look at! Thanks to @caseyweldon for all his awesome work on the show. #art #drawin
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In progress- glueing stage two. Veiled lady. I'll post a pic of her next month. Today I start cutting flowers for a week or more. I often get asked how long my work takes. The recent big pieces take two months or more and the smaller pieces have been taki
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OCD in action. After I finish my drawing I pull all of the elements apart to get ready for cutting. These are the guides for individual #flowers . #art #cutpaperart #joeybates #cutpaper #paperart #paper #layers #sculpture #papersculpture #knives #glue #in
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Drawring! Excited to get going on this piece for a show in LA in 2017. #art #joeybates #flowers #leaves #drawing #inthestudio #paper #graphite
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Here are the completed flowers from the most recent commission. Hope everyone's having an agreeable Election Day! Ha! Hang in there. #art #cutpaperart #joeybates #cutpaper #paperart #paper #layers #sculpture #papersculpture #knives #glue #inthestudio #pap
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Finished that big cluster of flowers Friday evening. @amalarss took this photo Saturday, before I glued them down to the rest of the commission piece. Excited to spend this week drawing and conjuring up new ideas! #art #cutpaperart #joeybates #cutpaper #p
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Two to three more days left on this commission!!!!! Excited for the next project. 2 month pieces feel like big mountains to climb- almost there. #art #cutpaperart #joeybates #cutpaper #paperart #paper #layers #sculpture #papersculpture #knives #glue #inth
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Growing 🌷🍃🍂🌱🌿🌺#art #cutpaperart #joeybates #cutpaper #paperart #paper #layers #sculpture #papersculpture #knives #glue #inthestudio #paperempire #contemporaryart #commission #wip #flowers #yoda #turtle #leav
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Putting everything together. I may make the deadline for this one! 😳 #art #cutpaperart #joeybates #cutpaper #paperart #paper #layers #sculpture #papersculpture #knives #glue #inthestudio #paperempire #contemporaryart #strictlypaper #wip #flowers #
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The commission I'm working on is a portrait of two children and a large swath of flowers. To express the children a bit more than their images I am embedding some of their favorite things within the flowers. They love #starwars I cracked up when I finishe
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Working out the details 🍃 for this commission I took care of the figures first, the flowers second, and now I'm cutting all the leaves before the final build. Looking forward to when everything is cut and ready to put together! #art #cutpaperart #j
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Flowers for hours. #art #cutpaperart #joeybates #cutpaper #paperart #layers #sculpture #papersculpture #knives #glue #inthestudio #paperempire #contemporaryart #flowers #flowers #white #paleblue #commission
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Happy anniversary to this beauty! 1 year of awesomeness and knowing so deeply that I made the best decision in asking her to be my partner in all the things. So grateful I can't contain it at times. "Even when I lose, I'm winning." Love you @amalarss - en
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Our big windows allow for a lot of sunlight in the spring. We have a ginormous tree right outside the windo, I don't know what it will look like when the leaves have grown out. Starting next week this will be my full time work space. 😳 #studio #ar
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Mapping out big bursts of fabric for the piece I am working on right now. #drapery #fabric #art #paper #cutpaper #cutpaperart #joeybates #wip
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Detail from 'Lone Bell' 2015 @oliviaknappart dropped by for a studio visit yesterday. It was good to pull a number of things out and think about next steps, projection of the work, and what works and what I'd like to make better. Looking forward to wrangl
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Hair in place. #hair #cutpaper #cutpaperart #joeybates #art #white #shadows #light #sculpture #wip
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#hair #wip #glued #art #cutpaper #joeybates
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#hair #wip #art #cutpaper #joeybates
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Happy V Day! 'Explosive Heart' cut paper and glue 2010 #cutpaper #cutpaperart #art #heart #valentines #anatomicalheart #joeybates
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@amalarss and I are moving. That means looking at all the crap we own and deciding what comes with us and what gets tossed out. I came across a sketchbook with one page used. This little study is from #stockholm #sweden back in 2013. I will not be posting
