She creates lifelike birds, butterflies, flowers, and more, complete with extraordinary detail and tangible texture.
Research is a key part of Herreras process.
For the artist, its important that her sculptures are not only beautiful, but educational too.
Indochinese roller
For the birds, she then adds the colorful plumage in layers, one feather at a time.
The finished sculptures look so real, they look as though they could take flight at any moment.
For one stamp, she pays homage to the jacana bird from her native Colombia.
Lime butterfly
In another, she creates a stamp featuring the Oriental hornbill of Singapore.
These stamps will be part of Herreras first solo exhibition at theSingapore Philatelic Museumin 2022.
Check out Herreras paper wildlife sculptures below and find more of her amazing work onInstagram.
Crimson sunbird perched on a red ginger Lilly
Bristol-based artist Diana Beltran Herrera crafts nature-inspired paper sculptures that look incredibly lifelike.
Schalows turaco
Mandarin duck
Egret
Herrera spends days carefully crafting each piece from layers of paper.
Goldenback woodpecker
Cattle egret
Schalow’s turaco
Mandarin duck
Egret
Oriental pied hornbill
Oriental pied hornbill
Oriental pied hornbill
Jacana
Indochinese roller
Spotted wood owl
Spotted wood owl
Spotted wood owl
Great tit
Indochinese roller
Goldenback woodpecker
Salmon crested cockatoo
Salmon crested cockatoo
Eastern bluebird
