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These beautiful blooming flowers are simply a delight to look at so it may be surprising to discover that these flowers are not real but are made of paper and the skillful use of a pencil sharpener by a talented Japanese artist!

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These blooming flowers are actually created by the carefully created shavings of a pencil sharpener!

“Paper flowers” is the creation of delicate beauty.

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Haruka Misawa is the artist responsible for the creation of “paper flowers” and her work was exhibited at the Takeo Paper Show titled “SUBTLE” in 2014 in Japan which introduced the charm of paper!

“Pencil Sharpener shavings became beautiful blooming flowers and eye-popping art which could be reproduced with exciting results from simple sheets of paper.”

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These small flowers are truly amazing creations of everyday life.

A showcase of the “paper flowers” gallery.

Here are some beautiful “paper flowers” that can be viewed and enjoyed.

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source: misawa design institute

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They are really beautiful and the thickness of the pencil shavings can be altered to create blooming variations of these small and delicate flower blooms!

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What did you think?

This “paper flowers” are really beautiful and delicate. They really are a unique type of art with paper!

Perhaps you can try to create these works of art at home!