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andrew

andrew

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Professional artist. Cuts holes out of paper for a living. Creates street maps with no road or place names on them.

andrew

andrew · commented on 17 posts

over 9 years ago

How I Went From Being A Corporate Middle Manager To Cutting Intricate Papercut Street Maps
How I Went From Being A Corporate Middle Manager To Cutting Intricate Papercut Street Maps

My issue was shakiness. Medication lithium, escitalopram and Lamotrigine. Each of these I tried for a couple of days, each caused major problems. Looking back at my life after the event, my body hasn't typically reacted very well to any medication...

How I Went From Being A Corporate Middle Manager To Cutting Intricate Papercut Street Maps
How I Went From Being A Corporate Middle Manager To Cutting Intricate Papercut Street Maps

Haha, no I'm not. I do use machines because my hands still aren't steady enough to go this detailed using only a scalpel, even two years on from 'the incident'. I do less detailed designs by hand, even these take a couple of weeks for each attempt! I do custom designs - both location and colour scheme, not generally hand cut though if you are after the detail above as I would have to charge a stomach-churning amount to cover labour costs (I want these designs to be accessible). You can find me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/planbcreationsuk/