unlean against our hearts

"Unlean Against Our Hearts" sculpture at the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor.
Paper folding by Matt Shlian
Robotics by Bob Stack
Photos & Video by Cullen Stephenson
Title from Poem "Blandeur" by Kay Ryan

new site is live

see things here.
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drift series

New series is dropping today at Ghostly. Pick them up here.

Penland!

I'll be teaching a paper sculpture class next summer at Penland in North Carolina.
July 8-20th. Come spend two weeks folding with me!!!!!
info here.

stretch studies 2

it's on

stretch studies

this is the tip of the next iceberg.

ara106

working on a site redesign. should be live in early 2012. I have so much new work to add!
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The New Encyclopedia of Origami and Papercraft Techniques

This book came out earlier this year. Haven't seen it yet but my work included. Cop it here!

On press with Jim Horton

no school like the old school

unlean against our hearts

now in Tyvek.
Video by Murray Tyson

Poincaré

new

JORDAN

Flying to Jordan next week to work on a project for Queen Rania.
Best client ever.

unlean against our hearts

Prototype for a new piece in the new C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital in Ann Arbor.

The title Unlean against our hearts comes from the Kay Ryan poem Blandeur.

july 30th

The Ghostly pieces got some nice press- shout out to design sponge, colossal, dvdp.


Had a kids workshop last week- this angry birds pop up card was designed by Owen. The bird flies when the card is open. so rad.

I'm now in the studio working on a bunch of commissions...a robotic hospital installation, a possible double rainbow for an accounting firm, some work for the Queen of Jordan...it's about to be real crazy in the studio.
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ghostly

the new series is out.
get it here now.
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i need sleep

I just got back from 3 weeks in China! Anne Mondro and I studied traditional kite making with a master kite maker...see our exploits here.



Working on a new project for Ghostly Int. which should drop in about a month. I'm packaging them this week! Limited edition of 50. Get ready.


Crafting robot posters that can be colored in, popped out and assembled for the robot store at 826 Michigan.

I'm working on large commissions for a hospital, an accounting firm, the Queen of Jordan and a few other people...
more soon
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My students are amazing

Our class visits special collections to see the Univeristy of Michigan's pop up book collection.



Artist book by Karen Lee


Amber Kao




Bryant Yee. Somebody give this guy a job already.


Lindsay Balfour


Shifra Whiteman


Chad Killeen


Chris Parker


Lisa Sauvé


Andrew Aulerich


Lisa Sauvé and Andrew Andrew Aulerich



Mai Truong


Lauren Korany




Thought I would share some student work from this past semester.
My advanced paper classes at U of M School of Art and Design had students from freshmen through grad students in architecture and dance. We made cards, pop up books, egg packaging, wearables... As you can see I was blown away. Pics of Festifools parade by the talented Melissa Squires.

Eight Emperors series / studio life

Just got these images back from Tim at TIDY DESIGN.
wow, so rad.

Also today is bananas in the studio, evidence below: