Playing with paper..

I found this on the Internet. It is appropriately named 'Holding on to Myself.' The artist is Peter Callesen. His website also has many other inspiring and intricate designs using both the cut out and the negative space left within the paper to form an image. This particular design shows how simple designs can sometimes be the most effective.  

Below I have produced my own interpretation of his work. It was only a quick experiment and obviously isn't as effective as Callesen's original piece. The aspect that makes his piece more effective is the use of shadow and the figure dangling from the page. It's amazing what you can do with a piece of paper in a minute or two..