Apart From This

I spotted a MAC Cosmetics store in an airport recently and couldn't resist. Hundreds of hand cut pieces of paper assembled into a 5.5" square and finished in a frame.

Some of the color combinations from the 70's are excellent some are best forgotten! Another 5.5" square assembled using over 700 hand-cut paper strips. Finished in a 9" white square frame.

The wonder of natures palette never ceases to amaze me. Here my effort using 100's of hand-cut paper strips in this 5.5" square.
 

Green walls and background shadows inspired this one. Another 5.5" square assembled using 100's of strips of hand-cut paper in a 9" white frame.
 

Took some inspiration from Franco Bikes for this piece. I've been off my Franco for some time recovering from injury. I am hoping to get back on the bike again this summer. This is a 5.5" square assembled using over 700 pieces of hand-cut paper.

Inspired by RIch Roll, his story and his plant powered advocacy I attempted and failed (for now) in my 7 day juice/green smoothie cleanse! All that remains is this 5.5" square to remind me that I need to reboot. Assembled using over 700 pieces of had-cut paper.

Another 5.5" square piece assembled using over 700 pieces of hand-cut paper. The color combination on this one seems to work nicely....

Fast and still. The colors pop in this square. This is a 5.5" square. Looks great in a white or black frame.

Martini Racing. Porsche 917 winner of Le Mans 1971. Love the color combinations of this classic race car. Over 700 pieces of hand-cut paper in this piece.

Repsol. Honda. #93.I've wanted to make this piece for a long time. just got distracted with other projects. I'm happy with the result! Approximately 700 pieces of hand cut paper in this 5.5" square piece.

I spotted a MAC Cosmetics store in an airport recently and it inspired the MAC Minor square (see a previous post). Here's a distant relative the Brown MAC - more to come? Hundreds of hand cut pieces of paper assembled into a 5.5" square and available in a 9" black square frame.
 

They said it couldn't be done. This square was inspired by the wonderful work of @marccooperart (Instagram). He makes large colorful resin barcodes. This piece is only 5.5" square but has over 700 pieces of hand-cut paper.

Happy Birthday Wesley! A heart with 81 individual 1" squares in a white 12" square frame.

On Friday, May 23rd 2015 Ireland became the first country to vote yes to marriage equality in a national constitutional referendum. A great day for human rights and for Ireland. A proud day to be Irish!

I love the colors in this piece. I love them so much I made two! Each is unique with a random assembly of over 700 pieces of hand cut paper in 5.5" square piece. Looks fantastic in a white 9" square frame.

I love the colors in this piece. I love them so much I made two! Each is unique with a random assembly of over 700 pieces of hand cut paper in 5.5" square piece. Looks fantastic in a white 9" square frame.

Ernie and Bert. On Friday, May 23rd 2015 Ireland became the first country to vote yes to marriage equality in a national constitutional referendum. A great day for human rights and for Ireland.

I was delighted to be invited to present my art at the RAW: Hollywood Futures event. This was my first ever public showing and it was a fantastic experience.

I love how this one turned out. The colors really pop and the blends flow. This is a 5.5" square piece with over 700 hand-cut paper strips. It looks great in a white frame. The response to this piece has been great. Look out for more like it in my store soon.

There is nothing quite like a red sky at night. Over 700 pieces of hand-cut paper assembled into a 5.5" square. Looks great in a black square frame.

Acrylic and paper. This piece is an assembly of almost one thousand hand cut green scale and clear acrylic pieces placed over a green paper stripe pattern. The understripes peek through to give a wonderful 3D effect. As my photography skills improve I hope to do more justice to these 3D acryic pieces!

It measures 5.5" square and looks great in a white 9" square frame.

This piece consists of 81 x 1" squares in a wood frame. I think there are over 4000 individual pieces of hand cut paper in this piece. This is the first of two that I will produce like this. I'm pretty happy with how this turned out. It measures 12" square in wood frame. I need to figure out a final presentation frame.

This piece consists of 81 x 1" squares in a wood frame. I think there are over 4000 individual pieces of hand cut paper in this piece. This is the second of two that I will produce like this. I'm pretty happy with how this turned out. It measures 12" square in wood frame. I need to figure out a final presentation frame.

I was recently contacted by Ann from AllThingsPaper.net for a blog post she was writing about me and Apart From This. If you'd like to learn a little more about me click on the link below to access the article,

http://www.allthingspaper.net/2015/06/striped-paper-sculptures-david-dunleavy.html

Thank you Ann!

Feb 2016

Storage or framing...

Dawn over Shannon. On a recent trip home to Galway, Ireland I took a photo from the plane of the sun rising above Shannon on the West Coast. Here's my stripy version of that dawn captured using over 700 pieces of hand cut paper. This will be framed in a 9" white square frame and sent to a great home in Barcelona!

Newborn. Ever see those newborn baby blankets at the hospital? When we were leaving the hospital we grabbed these by the armful! I'm not sure we ever managed to re-create the professional grade swaddle though. Over 700 pieces of hand cut paper in this 5.5" square.
 

On June 26th 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality. Love is love and marriage is now marriage. Over 700 pieces of hand cut paper in this 5.5" square.

Looking for calm or creating space for color? This is another 5.5" square assembled using 100's of hand-cut paper trips. It's been a turbulent September but I still managed to make a square every day!

Flagging. Simple color combination here. Like the way it comes together. Nice little 5.5" square accent piece assembled using over 700 pieces of hand-cut paper.
 

Could also be a Mondrian but I'll stick with my original inspiration 😉 Maybe if you turn it 90 degrees it's a Mondrian! Over 700 pieces of hand-cut paper assembled into a 5.5" square. Could go with a black or white 9" square frame.
 

Saw this color combination in a magazine months ago. It's been rattling around my head ever since. Glad it's finally out. Available in the store - with many others! Hand-cut paper assembled into a 5.5" square. Available in a black or white 9" square frame.
 

 I got inspired by a photo I saw sometime back. Not sure if I've done it justice but I'm enjoying the landscapes lately. This piece is 5.5" square assembled using 100's of hand-cut paper strips. Looks great in a 9" black square frame.
 

Today is our 3 year wedding anniversary! Happy anniversary Wesley 💐🎂❤️! I like the simple color combination of the orange and grey in this 5.5" square assembled using over 700 pieces of hand-cut paper. Probably will go into a black 9" square frame.
 

In a Blur. Love the simplicity and color of this square. There's a sense of movement there (somewhere - I think!). Again, this is a 5.5" square assembled using 100's of hand-cut paper strips. In the next week or so you'll see some larger pieces. Watch this space.

I've wanted to make this piece for a long time. After a very late night I'm delighted with the result. Of the approximately 700 pieces of hand cut paper strips in this 5.5" square, I cut around 600 for this chasm effect.

There are 100 days left in 2015 (22nd Sep). A lot of things can happen and need to happen before 2016. Hope you have a colorful 100 days! All these stripes have been assembled from 100's of strips of hand-cut paper. This is a 5.5" square and would look great in a 9" white square frame.
 

My Heart Sank. Another experiment with cut-outs this time with a heart. Plenty of room for improvement but very happy with the outcome. This is a 5.5" square assembled using 100's of hand-cut strips of paper.
 

Signal Me This. Yadda yadda yadda. Hand-cut paper strips assembled into a 5.5" square.

Grateful to be on another taper (27th Sep 2015). Sometimes you are in the pink, sometimes you've got the blues but, on average, you feel like poop. Another 5.5" square assembled using 100's of hand-cut paper strips.
 

I was searching for a title for this piece and was looking at the colors and thought it could have used some green. Maybe. Here's another 5.5"square assembled using a lot of hand-cut paper strips.

Golden Fleece. Jason and the Argonauts or Joseph Bannister's pirate ship. Either way very inspirational stories! Hundreds of hand cut paper strips assembled into this 5.5" square. Each cut further for more texture.
 

Devil You Know. (1 of 2). Good decisions come from experience, and experience comes from bad decisions. Author Unknown. A 5.5" square assembled using 100's of hand-cut paper strips. This will placed into a 9" square white frame.
 

Devil You Don't. (2 of 2). "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty" - Winston Churchill. A 5.5" square assembled using 100's of hand-cut paper strips. This will placed into a 9" square white frame.

Long Exposure. I've always been fascinated with those long-exposure photos. Here's an experimental homage using 100's of hand-cut paper strips. As with the real thing it's all about the photo angle and light.
 

Narco Tie. 1970's ties are always an inspiration. This is another 5.5" square assembled using over 700 strips of hand-cut paper.
 

An experimental piece. Could use some fine tuning and I think I'll try some different colors. This piece has over 1000 strips of hand cut paper. Placed in a 9" white square frame.
 

Another cutout experiment. A 5.5" square assembled using almost 1000 hand-cut and then re-cut strips of fluorescent paper.
 

By Bumblebee. This square was inspired by the @bumblebeelovesyou mural in Santa Monica. Check out his feed. Amazing! 🐝Hundreds of hand-cut paper strips assembled into this 5.5" square.
 

The first of a series of seven for the nursery. 5.5" square assembled using 100's of hand cut paper strips. Will be placed in a 9" white square frame.
 

The second of a series of seven for the baby's room. 5.5" square assembled using 100's of hand cut paper strips. Will be placed in a 9" white square frame.
 

The third of a series of seven for the baby's room. 5.5" square assembled using 100's of hand cut paper strips. Will be placed in a 9" white square frame.

 

The fourth in a series of seven for the baby's room. 5.5" square assembled using 100's of hand cut paper strips. Will be placed in a 9" white square frame.

 

The fifth in a series of seven for the baby's room. 5.5" square assembled using 100's of hand cut paper strips. Will be placed in a 9" white square frame.
 

Almost there! This is the sixth in a series of seven for the baby's room 👶🏻. As with the others, this piece is a 5.5" square assembled using 100's of hand cut paper strips. Will be placed in a 9" white square frame.
 

Pre-sunset by the Mediterranean. Over 700 pieces of hand-cut paper in this 5.5" square

Ireland 🇮🇪 vs. Argentina 🇦🇷. It's the Rugby World Cup quarter final on Sunday for Irish and Argentinian rugby fans. I'll be on radio silence all weekend catching up on all the games online.
 

A very special commission of 3 pieces to represent my home town of Galway, Ireland. Each is an 11" square and mounted with a 19" square matboard. Each piece has over 1500 strips of hand-cut paper.
 

Pillars. Five bright color pillars. Each 11" exposed paper square is assembled using over 1500 strips of hand-cut paper and finished in a black 12.5" square frame. I'm delighted how these experimental pieces turned out. More to come...

Sorbet Sunset. Nature keeps on giving. Hundreds of pieces of hand-cut paper strips assembled into this 5.5" square.
 

Just Look. Always a joy to look west in the evening. Inspiration comes as standard. Hundreds of pieces of hand-cut paper strips assembled into this 5.5" square.
 

Reminds me of a desert sunrise. 1000's of hand cut paper strips assembled into a 12" square and framed in a black 20" frame.

Drama in Cannes. Inspired by a fedora! 100's of hand-cut paper strips in this 5.5" square.