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365 days of persistence! Cut paper to create miniature lovebirds and orioles...

365 days of persistence! Cut paper to create miniature lovebirds and orioles...

Indian paper-cutting artists Nayan Shrimali and Vaishali Chudasama have an unusual plan to make 365 different miniature birds out of paper by the end of 2018. Thanks to their persistence, this dream has become a reality!~

365 days of persistence! Cut paper to create miniature lovebirds and orioles...

For each work, you first need to make the body out of paper, then cut out the feathers, beak and claws, and then use watercolor paint to further refine the details.

365 days of persistence! Cut paper to create miniature lovebirds and orioles...

Despite the small size of the pieces (some of the smallest birds are only 3/4 inch from head to tail).

365 days of persistence! Cut paper to create miniature lovebirds and orioles...

But it is time-consuming, taking an average of four to six hours per bird to complete, depending on the complexity of the birds feathers, etc.

365 days of persistence! Cut paper to create miniature lovebirds and orioles...

Maybe it’s nothing to spend some time and make a few paper birds, but it’s very rare to be able to persist for 365 days! Let us appreciate their works together~

365 days of persistence! Cut paper to create miniature lovebirds and orioles...

Indian Peacock

365 days of persistence! Cut paper to create miniature lovebirds and orioles...

Brown Pelican

365 days of persistence! Cut paper to create miniature lovebirds and orioles...

Sparrow

365 days of persistence! Cut paper to create miniature lovebirds and orioles...

Vulture

365 days of persistence! Cut paper to create miniature lovebirds and orioles...

Chong Yu

365 days of persistence! Cut paper to create miniature lovebirds and orioles...

Three Treasure Birds

365 days of persistence! Cut paper to create miniature lovebirds and orioles...

Egret

365 days of persistence! Cut paper to create miniature lovebirds and orioles...

Hummingbird

365 days of persistence! Cut paper to create miniature lovebirds and orioles...

Fairy Bird

365 days of persistence! Cut paper to create miniature lovebirds and orioles...

Macaw

365 days of persistence! Cut paper to create miniature lovebirds and orioles...

Eagle-headed Parrot

365 days of persistence! Cut paper to create miniature lovebirds and orioles...

Red-billed Lovebird

365 days of persistence! Cut paper to create miniature lovebirds and orioles...

Banana cuckoo

365 days of persistence! Cut paper to create miniature lovebirds and orioles...

Oriole

365 days of persistence! Cut paper to create miniature lovebirds and orioles...

Stork