Michael Lomax - Paper Cutter and Graphic Designer

Describe your works

My portfolio mostly consists of handmade paper cuts. The main subject matter is fairy tales and other stories though sometimes I do one off illustrations.

Describe yourself in three words

Found this hard.

Life Story

I have always been creative, since being a child. Drawing, making etc and it was inevitable that I would end up doing something creative. With regards to paper cutting in particular it was a complete fluke, pulled out of a hat, quite literally. In response to a University brief I was randomly assigned paper as a medium with which to make an alphabet. After experimenting with different paper crafts I started paper cutting and thought ‘I quite like this’.

Biggest love of your job?

Seeing a finished piece in its frame and looking back at hours and hours of painstaking work and thinking ‘it was worth it’, followed closely by the ideas/research stage!

Absolute dream project?

Having an unlimited amount of time to do an insane paper cut for a massive client.

Quality you admire most in an individual?

Determination for domination!

Biggest inspiration in the creative industry?

Far too many to narrow it down, inspiration comes from everywhere!