Tell us a little about your piece?

My piece is inspired by life under the sea and the interesting textures and shapes of coral reefs. When I was given mandarin as my colour, I instantly associated it with sea creatures and from that point decided to create a scene celebrating the richness and beauty of Ocean life. The design was sketched out, then each element was cut and assembled by hand from different layers of orange paper. I wanted to make something which draws the eye in, so had the idea of framing my paper scene inside a porthole. This also allowed me to create many layers, which added depth to the final piece.

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What was the most challenging part of the brief?

 The most challenging part of the brief for me was creating the 3D porthole around the outside, as I usually work with 2D pieces. I enjoyed experimenting with the different ways to do this and eventually found something that worked!

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What part of the brief did you enjoy the most?

I really enjoyed assembling all the papercut elements and creating a 3D scene from what essentially started as a flat drawing. It was so satisfying to see it all come to life and it was fun adding extra details as I went along.