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Laser Cutting Success!

24/2/2016

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Today I spent a happy hour cutting around my collages with a laser cutting machine. Over the last few months I have started collaging onto plywood rather than stretched paper, so that I can cut the finished image out like a giant jigsaw piece. Cutting out my collages has been immensely exciting and made my work far more striking. The uneven edges of my collage can now be clearly seen. I am feeling very cheerful and relieved! My collages are very intricate and take days and sometimes even weeks to complete. I am learning how to draw vectors in my computer, which then instruct the laser machine exactly where to cut. I live in fear that I will programme the outline incorrectly and inadvertently cut a precious collage in half! Luckily all went well this morning and I am extremely grateful to Michelle the laser-cutting expert for her support and advice!
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7/7/2018 12:48:05 am

That's interesting that you cut put your collages on plywood and use a laser cutting machine to so do. It makes your project very unique and it also looks really cool. I've been wanting to try a new project, so I'll have to see if I can find a laser machine that I can use to try making a collage of my family.

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Laser Cutting Success!

24/2/2016

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Today I spent a happy hour cutting around my collages with a laser cutting machine. Over the last few months I have started collaging onto plywood rather than stretched paper, so that I can cut the finished image out like a giant jigsaw piece. Cutting out my collages has been immensely exciting and made my work far more striking. The uneven edges of my collage can now be clearly seen. I am feeling very cheerful and relieved! My collages are very intricate and take days and sometimes even weeks to complete. I am learning how to draw vectors in my computer, which then instruct the laser machine exactly where to cut. I live in fear that I will programme the outline incorrectly and inadvertently cut a precious collage in half! Luckily all went well this morning and I am extremely grateful to Michelle the laser-cutting expert for her support and advice!
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Hazel Owens link
7/7/2018 12:48:05 am

That's interesting that you cut put your collages on plywood and use a laser cutting machine to so do. It makes your project very unique and it also looks really cool. I've been wanting to try a new project, so I'll have to see if I can find a laser machine that I can use to try making a collage of my family.

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