"PENGUIN" Framed Papercut Stamp Art

Penguin 8"x10" framed papercut artwork
 
The original Penguins were known as Great Auks. A large flightless bird, Great Auks once swam in the cold Northern Atlantic Ocean, coming to land only to lay their eggs and hatch their young. Although the Great Auks were hunted to extinction for their down and you won't find them in North America anymore, there are smaller penguin variants found in the Southern Hemisphere. The Great Auk lives on in museum collections across the USA with dozens of specimens on display, showcasing the giant Penguins that once lived along our Eastern shores.
 
Part of the USA Postage Stamps Papercut Collection by John Miller a set of 12 papercut artworks celebrating USA postage stamps. This set of artwork was created by John Miller to bring attention to the USA postage stamps. Inspired by Tracy Walker's "Baby Wild Animals" set, John made a set of twelve designs, cutting sheets of paper by hand with an X-Acto knife. Once the initial set was completed, the designs were digitized and turned into cut files used for the final versions. Each 8"x10" artwork is built up of four to five layers of acid free, fade resistant papers cut and assembled with care by the artist. Cut with a Silhouette Cameo cutting machine, glued with Tombow Mono Aqua, and framed with lightweight acrylic, each piece is ready to hang.