Love – Metallic
$150.00
This is the word "Love" built entirely from narrow strips of paper, each one hand-rolled, shaped, and pinned into place. The letters stand up off the surface, casting soft shadows that shift depending on how the light hits them. Every letter is layered with the same rainbow progression: pink at the top, moving through orange, yellow, green, and blue at the bottom. The effect is clean and bright, but unmistakably handmade.
What makes this piece work is the repetition of that color sequence across all four letters. The L curves elegantly with a stack of nested rainbow coils forming its spine. The O is a perfect oval made from concentric rings of color. The V and E follow the same logic, each letter a self-contained sculpture built from the same limited palette. The tiny anchor points holding everything in place are visible if you look close, which is exactly the point. This isn't hiding the process. It's celebrating it.
I built this piece by working letter by letter, making sure each one had enough dimension and presence to read clearly from across the room. The rainbow runs through every single coil in the same order, which creates a visual rhythm that ties the whole thing together. It's a straightforward statement. No hidden meaning, no metaphor. Just the word "Love" made from color and paper and time.
The metallic print brings out something different. The high-gloss surface makes the rainbow bands glow, especially the pinks and corals at the top of each letter. The sharp white background goes almost luminous against the rainbow colors. The tiny details between each coil stay razor-sharp, and the shadows go deeper, amplifying the sense that these letters are actually standing up off the surface. In natural light, the colors shift subtly as you move past it.
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This is the word "Love" built entirely from narrow strips of paper, each one hand-rolled, shaped, and pinned into place. The letters stand up off the surface, casting soft shadows that shift depending on how the light hits them. Every letter is layered with the same rainbow progression: pink at the top, moving through orange, yellow, green, and blue at the bottom. The effect is clean and bright, but unmistakably handmade.
What makes this piece work is the repetition of that color sequence across all four letters. The L curves elegantly with a stack of nested rainbow coils forming its spine. The O is a perfect oval made from concentric rings of color. The V and E follow the same logic, each letter a self-contained sculpture built from the same limited palette. The tiny anchor points holding everything in place are visible if you look close, which is exactly the point. This isn't hiding the process. It's celebrating it.
I built this piece by working letter by letter, making sure each one had enough dimension and presence to read clearly from across the room. The rainbow runs through every single coil in the same order, which creates a visual rhythm that ties the whole thing together. It's a straightforward statement. No hidden meaning, no metaphor. Just the word "Love" made from color and paper and time.
The metallic print brings out something different. The high-gloss surface makes the rainbow bands glow, especially the pinks and corals at the top of each letter. The sharp white background goes almost luminous against the rainbow colors. The tiny details between each coil stay razor-sharp, and the shadows go deeper, amplifying the sense that these letters are actually standing up off the surface. In natural light, the colors shift subtly as you move past it.