Resident Blog — paper animal sculptures

Artist Collaboration - Diana Zeng

Artist Collaboration - Diana Zeng

I was mindful that the sculpture would have hard edges and concaves so I painted the design sheets to create an allover effect without leaving too many blocks of negative space.

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Artist Collaboration - Argaman & Defiance

Artist Collaboration - Argaman & Defiance

First things first, what’s the name of your business and what kind of things do you create? What medium to you typically work in? My name is Lydia Crespo and I am the owner/head maker at Argaman&Defiance. Argaman&Defiance creates 100% silk scarves. We paint intricate patterns with water-based inks and naturally dye the scarves with pigments found in tree bark roots and leaves. From stitch to surface design, Argaman&Defiance creates every piece by hand. Website - www.argamandefiance.com Instagram - @argamandefiance Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/argamandefiance/ What made you interested in doing a collaboration with Resident? I love and appreciate the work Tristian executes...

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Resident Builder Feature: Ashlee Titterton

Resident Builder Feature: Ashlee Titterton

 We are pumped to introduce you to Ashlee who is perhaps our most prolific Resident-teer! Hailing from the land-down-under, she has built half a dozen of our paper animal sculptures to date. With the self-proclaimed goal to eventually build every single one of our kits, Ashlee has tons of great insights and suggestions for a successful and enjoyable build. For Ashlee, carving out time for herself is what she most enjoys about constructing Resident kits.    "Some people like meditating, and this I guess is my way of simply not thinking about anything and just relaxing. I find Resident kits therapeutic to build and once they are complete,...

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Resident Builder Feature: Scott White

Resident Builder Feature: Scott White

One of our favorite parts of working on Resident is seeing pictures and hearing from you guys on how your Resident paper sculpture builds go. Last month we chatted with one of our mega-makers, Scott White. Check out our interview with Scott to find out some of his expert tips and tricks for a successful build, what TV shows he watches while he constructs his Resident’s, and what his #1 favorite thing about our DIY Papercraft Kits is.

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