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Jessica Palmer

Illustrator and Artist.  Drawings, book illustration, paper cuts, paper sculpture and collage.

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Jessica Palmer

Illustrator and Artist.  Drawings, book illustration, paper cuts, paper sculpture and collage.

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Jessica Palmer

Illustrator and Artist.  Drawings, book illustration, paper cuts, paper sculpture and collage.

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Jessica Palmer

Illustrator and Artist.  Drawings, book illustration, paper cuts, paper sculpture and collage.

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About

About

Jessica Palmer - Paper Artist & Illustrator

I am a paper artist – making cuts, collages and sculptures – and an FFillustrator.

My work is commissioned for public installations, advertising and marketing, design and decoration, books and magazines, websites and social media.

I have several best-selling published books and my work is exhibited internationally. I am the in-house illustrator for English Heritage. I also have a wide experience of working with museums as a Visiting Artist, including the Victoria & Albert Museum, New York Historical Society, Sir John Soane Museum, Museum of London, Holburne Museum in Bath, British Museum, Hampton Court Palace, Wallace Collection and National Portrait Gallery among many others. I am a visiting tutor at the Bristol Drawing School in the Royal West of England Academy and at Bath University’s creative space – The Edge.

If you would like to talk about commissioning me to create an artwork or to exhibit at an event, please email me atpalmerk@outlook.com.


Clients

  • Disney Pixar, US
  • Organic, UK
  • New York Historical Society, US
  • Skira Rizzoli, US
  • BBNC Publishers, The Netherlands
  • The Tower of London, UK
  • Waterstones, UK
Books

  • The Art of Papercutting (Search Press) 2015
  • Tangle Wood (Search Press) 2015
  • Tangle Bay (Search Press) 2016
  • Tangle Magic (Search Press 2016
  • Tangle Wood – Collectors Art Edition (Search Press) 2017
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Portfolio

Paper in 3D

I make paper objects by cutting with a scalpel knife but also by folding, crumpling, crushing, layering or by using papier-mache techniques. Paper comes in infinite textures, weights and colours and I choose carefully depending on the nature of the project and the techniques I’m going to apply.

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Paper Cuts and Collages

I draw with a knife and paint with paper. I combine the traditions of silhouetted images with extra line, pattern and emphasis. I also work with cut paper to create collages. 

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Illustrations

I make story-telling images with strong figurative and character elements, humour and lots of movement. I am inspired by the natural world – shells, seed heads, wild flowers, fossils – fabric design, stained glass windows, tapestries, fairy tales and folklore and historic artifacts.

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Books

The Art of Papercutting

The Art of Papercutting illustrates the multitude of ways in which a knife can be used for creating cut-paper art in portraits, fashion, landscapes, illustration and covers - even life drawing. The book also provides guidance for would-be paper cutters and includes twelve templates.

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Tangle Wood

- A Captivating Colouring Book with Hidden Jewels

As an alternative way for people to find their inner artist, Search Press have also published my first colouring book for grown-ups, Tangle Wood. Tangle Wood is a place to let your imagination wander. Draw and doodle in the airy spaces, and colour to your heart’s content. Packed with 75 pages of my illustrations, Tangle Wood is full of forest creatures, plants and woodland flowers and each page contains a hidden jewel.

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Tangle Bay

– An Enchanting Colouring Book with Hidden Treasure

The images in Tangle Bay all have a magical maritime theme, and each one includes hidden treasure worked into the design for readers to discover and colour in. Like Tangle Wood, this book includes designs that fit on a single page as well as those that extend across a double-page spread. Some have space left for the reader to extend the design themselves. High quality paper means that there is no show-through.

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Tangle Magic

– A spellbinding colouring book with hidden charms

The latest book in the Tangle series! The images all have a magical theme, and each one includes a hidden charm intricately worked into the design for readers to discover and colour in.  

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Tangle Wood Collector's Art Edition

- A Captivating Colouring Book with Hidden Jewels

A magical selection of illustrations chosen from the bestselling Tangle Wood, now published in a fresh, large-scale format for a sumptuous colouring experience.  This special collectors art edition contains 20 delightful pull-out images to colour in.  Each detailed artwork is printed on high-quality card that can be removed easily for framing. 

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Tiffany Glass Coloring Book

Celebrating the spectacular designs of Tiffany lamps at the New-York Historical Society (NYC’s oldest museum) this book contains sixty-five single-page and full-spread illustrations. You’ll find peonies, wisteria vines twisting over ponds, tulips, poppies and flowers of every design. A dragonfly is hidden in every drawing.

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Commissions

Would you like to commission a remarkable piece of art for yourself, or as a unique gift for someone you know?

Here’s my 4-step process for obtaining a unique artwork, whether it be a paper-cut or sculpture, a collage, or a drawing. It’s simple. It’s not time-consuming. And as I work collaboratively you get as much input as you want along the way.

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Step 1

Get in contact with me (email palmerk@outlook.com or give me a call on 01225-284598) and let me know what you have in mind. I’ll suggest ideas and possible cost.

Step 2

I’ll make an initial drawing for you. We’ll then talk about any changes you want to make. Once you’re happy with the design I’ll give you a firm quote and agree timescales.

Step 3

It will usually take between a couple of weeks from the drawing stage to the finished artwork.  It depends how complicated the paper cut is.

Step 4

I’ll complete the art piece and deliver it to you. A very happy beneficiary!

“Working with Jessica is a true collaboration. She understood my requirements and was full of helpful suggestions. We talked ideas through on the phone and within a day Jess had come up with five initial sketches. We quickly narrowed it down to one and, within a week, she had produced a cover that perfectly captures the essence of my book. I cannot recommend her highly enough.”

By Mandy Curry, Author

“I commissioned Jessica to create a paper cut for a wedding. She did a magnificent job of working with me, and the piece has the magical quality that characterizes her work.”

By Sara G, Bath

“I absolutely adore my birthday present. I am blown away by it. I would buy this piece even if I wasn’t in it! This wonderful, amazing, beautiful window-portrait will bring much delight and debate to our gatherings with friends and family, and will take pride of place in our home.”

By Mark C, London

News & Events

Treat someone to a day of fun paper art in London

My next papery workshop in Shepherds Bookbinders is on Saturday 16th December. For a relaxing and fulfilling day of cutting and sticking, with bundles of beautiful materials click here. I’ve also got dates scheduled at Shepherds for the New Year and you can book places on these by calling 020 7233 9999. Suitable for all ages and levels of expertise, these days are a trulyspecial gift!
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Commission a unique illustration or papercut

It’s easy to commission a piece of artwork either for yourself or for someone else as a gift. This peacock is an example of one I’ve just cut, with try-outs of different blues for the client. If you’d like to explore possibilities and prices without any commitment please email me onpalmerk@outlook.com.
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Share my new Tiffany Glass Coloring Book

Inspiration by Tiffany. Ink by Jessica.  Colour by Cherie Sandlin. To order with free delivery worldwide just click here. As a taster you can download a free image to colour in yourself by clicking here and then scrolling down to the Tiffany book.
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Cut, snip, stick in London this coming Saturday!

There’s still a few places available on my November papery workshop in Shepherds Bookbinders near Victoria Station on Saturday the 18th. This is a lampshade made in October’s workshop by Diana. Come and join us! All ages and abilities welcome. For more details and to book click here or call Shepherds on 020 7233 9999. […]
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