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Incredible Toilet Paper Roll Sculptures by Anastassia Elias

Some of my more faithful readers may recall an old post on the toilet paper roll art of Yuken Teruya. Not the only artist to use an empty toilet paper roll as a medium, meet Anastassia Elias.

The prolific French artist has a huge series of dioramas created inside typical empty toilet paper rolls. Delicately crafted, the scenes vary from sports to nature and all are highly detailed and layered. Below are several of my favorites.

She has just compiled a 42 page book with 157 photos and 28 sketches of 67 of her toilet paper roll sculptures.

Her book, Roleaux, is available for purchase here

all images in this post courtesy of the artist's blog

In addition to these, Anastassia has some beautiful paintings and collage work you should view on her website.

A big shout out to the cool blog Indulgd.com, whhich brought these to my attention.

Bartek Elsner Gets Crafty With Cardboard.

A look at Berlin based art director/designer/artist Bartek Elsner's series of five paper and cardboard sculptures.

1. A giant Ghetto Blaster created for MINI as a promotional event. The huge three dimensional cardboard sculpture's sound system was powered by the MINI:

Creating the piece:

2. Observation, a surveillance camera crafted of cardboard:

3. The Fireplace, an inviting looking cardboard constructed fireplace installed on a public street during winter:

Even the cat thinks it's cozy:

4. The Internet EX30, a mock cardboard machine, powered by imagination:

5. The Branch, an interior installation of a cardboard branch and bird:

See more of Bartek Elsner's talents here at his site.

Technicolor Twinkle Toes. Embroidery on Vintage Photos of Dancers.

Now living and working in Berlín, Chilean-born Jose Romussi formally studied landscape design when growing up, but over the past few years has gained a significant following for his screen prints and collages in which he combines vintage black and white photographs with colorful forms of embroidery.

In this series, Dance, the supernatural power of dancers and their poses and movements inspire him with their precision and elegance. Romussi brings these pictures back to life with bright vibrant colors, underlining the dynamic of these frozen movements. With each new line of embroidery he invites the viewer to dream with him and to experience each subject's hidden vitality.