Portfolio.

Here you can look through a catalogue of bird wall décor, free standing bird sculptures and floral blooms, as well as some occasional woodland mammals. Each sculpture is one of a kind.

OWL SCULPTURES

  • A handmade ppaer sculpture of a tawny owl perched on a wreath with peach blossom flowers

    Tawny Owl

  • Bespoke wall art of a barn owl mamma and baby, perched on a wreath of white mayflowers.

    Barn Owl Mamma and Baby

  • A paper sculpture of a great horned owl, perched on a leafy green wreath of ivy leaves and green clematis flowers.

    Great Horned Owl

  • This paper sculpture wall hanging depicts a great grey owl and her baby, perched on a handmade wreath of white and yellow tree blossom flowers.

    Great Grey Owl Mamma and Baby

  • paper sculpture of a Boreal owl sculpture on a wreath of yellow tree blossom flowers.

    Boreal Owl

  • A barn owl paper sculpture, sat on a handmade wreath of paper flowers, including white and yellow clematis flowers and yellow honeysuckle flowers

    Barn Owl

  • A handmade paper sculpture of a white faced owl, perched on a wreath of pink cherry blossoms.

    White Faced Owl

  • A short eared owl paper sculpture, perched on a purple clematis wreath.

    Short Eared Owl

  • A paper sculpture depicting a baby barn owl, made from hand printed papers.

    Barn Owl Baby

  • A paper engineered sculpture of a tawny owl and owlet, mamma and baby, perched on a wreath of pale blue hydrangea flowers.

    Tawny Owl Mamma and baby

  • Small barn owl sculpture, surrounded by lilac and peach clematis flowers and leaves.

    Barn owl

  • Sooty owl sculptures on a wreath of leafy green leaves and acorns.

    Sooty Owl mamma and baby

  • Handmade paper art of a long eared owl baby, perched on a wreath of green foliage.

    Long eared owl baby

  • Paper engineering of a small barn owl sculpture, sat on a wreath of blue clematis flowers.

    Barn Owl

  • An African Grass Owl sculpture, made by paper engineer Kaper, perched on a wreath of orange hollyhocks.

    African Grass Owl

  • A handmade paper sculpture of a great grey owl baby, perched on a wreath of pastel blue hydrangea blooms.

    Great Grey Owl Baby

  • Eagle owl sculpture

    Eagle Owl

  • Snowy owl sculpture

    Snowy Owl

WOODLAND BIRDS

  • A standing sculpture of a great spotted woodpecker, looking directly at the camera. He is made from hand printed papers.

    Great Spotted Woodpecker

  • A paper sculpture of a kingfisher perches on a wreath of pale peach paper flowers

    Kingfisher

  • Green Woodpecker on a tree stump

  • A close up of a paper sculpture of a wood pigeon.

    Collared Dove

  • A handmade paper sculpture of a magpie, perched on a wreath of purple and pink hydrangea.

    Magpie

  • A giant paper sculpture of a peacock, framed by red and orange oak leaves, hanging on a wall.

    Peacock

  • A green woodpecker sculpture, perched on a famre of red maple leaves. This wall sculpture is made entirely from paper.

    Green Woodpecker

  • A large black crow sculpture, standing on a cupboard. This sculpture is made from hand printed papers.

    Crow

  • Collared Dove on a tree stump

FLORAL WREATHS AND BOUQUETS

  • Handmade paper flowers depicting coral roses, with eucalyptus stems, hand shaped into a wreath.

    Coral roses mini wreath

  • A birds eye view of four mini hydrangea bouquets in ombre shades of blue, orange green and pink.

    Hydrangea bouquets

  • A birds eye view of a collection of paper flower wreaths including sea holly, chrysanthemum, gerbera, rose and hydrangea.

    Mini Floral Wreaths

  • A hand holding a small handmade wreath of paper flowers and foliage, depicting peach clematis flowers.

    Peach clematis mini wreath

  • A close up of a handmade paper dahlia flower in peach, surrounded by blue hydrangea blooms and three leafy stems, in a small glass bottle.

    Peach Dahlia Mini Bouquet

  • A close up of a handmade paper flower depicting a peach ranunculus. The flower is many layers of hand cut paper pieces.

    Peach Ranunculus

  • A close up of a handmade flower. This is a sculpture of a bright pink dahlia.

    Pink Dahlia

  • A singular bright purple peony flower, made from hand painted paper. Its stem has been shaped into a wreath, with added eucalyptus and leafy green stems.

    Purple Peony Mini Wreath

  • A hand holds 5 paper snowdrop sculptures

    Giant Snowdrops

  • A wreath of paper flowers in peach, coral and lilac, with green hydrangea accents. The flowers include peony, roses, hollyhocks and camelia.

    Spring wreath

  • A single stem of handmade freesia flowers, in white and yellow, sit in a glass bottle accompanied by several leafy stems.

    White Freesia Mini Bouquet

  • A small handmade wreath of paper flowers, featuring bright yellow chrysanthemum, zinnia and peony flowers. They are accompanied by bright and dark green leafy stems.

    Sunshine Yellow Wreath

GARDEN BIRDS

  • A paper sculpture of a nuthatch bird, hanging upside down from a wreath of purple clematis flowers.

    Nuthatch

  • A handmade paper sculpture of a blue tit, perching on a wreath of white hydrangea.

    Blue Tit

  • A Chaffinch sculpture, made from hand cut papers, perched on a wreath of blue hydrangea flowers.

    Chaffinch

  • Robin on a tree stump

  • Coal tit sculpture on a pink hydrangea wreath

    Coal Tit

  • A hand holding paper sculptures of a crested tit and a goldfinch bird.

    Crested Tit and Goldfinch

  • A woodland wall hanging depicting a goldcrest bird, perched on a wreath of white hydrangea blooms. This sculpture is made from handprinted papers.

    Goldcrest

  • Goldfinch sculpture on a leafy wreath with lily of the valley flowers.

    Goldfinch

  • Great Tit sculpture, perched on a wreath of white and yellow tree blossom.

    Great Tit

  • Redstart sculpture on a green hydrangea wreath.

    Redstart

  • goldfinch sculpture on a tree stump

    Goldfinch on a tree stump

PARROTS AND EXOTIC BIRDS

  • A hand holds a paper sculpture of a white and blue budgie parakeet, also known as a budgerigar.

    White and blue budgie

  • A handmade paper sculpture of a Calliope hummingbird.

    Calliope Humingbird

  • A paper sculpture of a Lilac Crowned Amazon parrot, perched on a crescent moon shaped wreath of leafy green stems including eucalyptus and cheese plant leaves.

    Lilac Crowned Amazon

  • A hand holds a handmade sculpture of a yellow and green budgie parakeet.

    Yellow and Green Budgie

  • A handmade sculpture made from paper of Allen's Hummingbird.

    Allen's Hummingbird

  • Anna's hummingbird, made with hand printed papers. This paper sculpture perches on a wreath of pink hydrangea blooms.

    Anna's Hummingbird

  • A close up of a paper sculpture wall hanging, depicting a Costa's Hummingbird, perched on a wreath of blue hydrangea.

    Costa's Hummingbird

  • A close up of a wall sculpture featuring a Mexican Violetear hummingbird, perched on a wreath of yellow hydrangea flowers.

    Mexican Violetear

Handmade and bespoke paper sculptures inspired by the natural world

SKETCH TO DESIGN

Making my paper sculptures begins in my sketchbook, where I like to do watercolour paintings and scribe interesting facts I learn about my subject along the way. I draw basic shapes based on my drawings and cut them out and glue them together, to form a three dimensional design. No computer programmes are used along the way, just me, armed with a protractor and a pair of pointy scissors.

FAVOURITE

My favourite design is usually the new guy I’m working on! I like watching their character take shape at my desk. My favourite part of making my paper sculptures is figuring out the new designs. Sometimes I draw something backwards and the shapes I build are unexpected, but that can also lead me to designing something else entirely new.

PAPER ENGINEER

I have been making my paper sculptures for 16 years now, and each one is a unique piece of contemporary craft.

My owl sculptures remain the most popular design, particularly the barn owls. The designs have evolved over the years, but it has always been my aim for my paper engineering to have a cartoonlike, illustrative quality. I always aim for quirky and characterful in my paper design, rather than realistic.

A WALK IN THE WOODS

My woodland wall art strives to bring the joy I find in the Great Outdoors right into your home, to bring cheer to your décor. It is so delightful to be greeted by a robin in the garden, and every beautiful, curious creature that shares our patch of green. Lots of my designs take inspiration from an English country garden, but I also like to make wildlife art of subjects further afield, such as parrots and hummingbirds. Birds will always be my first love. It might be the fancy hairdos and the hopping!

HOW IT’S MADE

I paint or monoprint onto plain white (recycled) paper to create textures and patterns that will be unique to each sculpture. Then I cut out petals or feather shapes and build onto the paper form. I’m allergic to glue, so I have to be very careful and neat while I’m building my sculptures! Legs or stems are made from a sturdy steel wire, wrapped in paper. Each sculpture is finished with a UV protective varnish and black plastic cabochon eyes.

BESPOKE AND COMMISSIONS

I’m always happy to make something especially for you. Sometimes that’s as simple as a customer wanting different colour flowers on their floral wreath, or for the bird to have a different pose. Sometimes I am asked to make completely new designs, from miniature houses, dog portraits, or paper replicas of something sentimental.

CUSTOMER QUOTES

  • “My owl arrived safe and sound and is hanging proud of place on my landing. Thank you so much for creating him for me!"

    Shirley

  • “Kate- Edgar has landed!!! He is even more magnificent in person! He'll be residing in the dining room until my desk is ready for his majestic presence. Thank you so much!"

    Nia

  • “HI Kate, I just wanted to say thank you for the beautiful birds.It looks perfect in our dining room. Thank you again."

    Melissa