We have featured lots of paper art on this blog. For me, paper cutting needs not only skills and talents but also tons of patience. Like these Incredible Paper Map Cuts created by Artist Karen O’Leary, I just can’t imagine how much effort needed to make a map.

Incredible Paper Map Cut By Hand
London mapcut

Incredible Paper Map Cut By Hand
Madrid mapcut
Incredible Paper Map Cut By Hand
Brooklyn and Manhattan
Careful elimination of unnecessary parts results in a beautiful artwork with the sharp contrast between the solid and void. In a word, this is amazing.

Incredible Paper Map Cut By Hand
Berlin mapcut
Incredible Paper Map Cut By Hand
Sydney mapcut
Incredible Paper Map Cut By Hand
Boston diptych
Incredible Paper Map Cut By Hand
Baltimore mapcut
Incredible Paper Map Cut By Hand
Seattle mapcut
Incredible Paper Map Cut By Hand
San Francisco, California
Incredible Paper Map Cut By Hand
Singapore mapcut
Incredible Paper Map Cut By Hand
Vancouver mapcut
You can see more of her work on etsy. [via]
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