I am completely and utterly enchanted by Colt Bowden‘s handmade paper people. They’re so wonderfully whimsical, and the sewn paper details are amazing. I love how each paper person has his or her own unique personality. The paper people would make great framed art, and Colt says that he’s also used them for cake toppers and as couples’ gifts.
Because each paper person is unique, there is no set price for all of them, but they generally range in price from $15-30 each. You can contact Colt via email or phone for more info. He and his wife are also the team behind Voilà Letterpress —check out their Paper People letterpress print!
I love that her outfit is made from library cards:
images from Colt Bowden
These are great! I love how they all have really different feels….some of them look like Byzantine art, some of them are so retro feeling – love it! So creative.
The craftsmanship on these is unbelievable. I love the little purse and other small details that make these people come to life.
love this!! just gives me such creative thoughts:)
The prints of the paper people pattern, a letterpress print that is based off old paper doll patterns, unsewn goes from 15-30$ A personalized or original sewn paper person goes for 75-300$ until I hire a sweatshop to sew these.. but that mostlikely won’t happen. All hand printed on the letterpress and sewn on my kenmore sewing machine.
~ Colt Bowden