It’s no good having a wicker chair without a table, so I also need a table to go along with my “wicker” chair (all made out of paper). I’ve been working on the table simultaneously with the chair for my upcoming art installation, “Charming Victorian Country Garden Retreat,” at The Mansion at Strathmore in 2020.

For both the table and chair I used a cardboard base made by gluing together many layers to build a strong solid base, using many clamps to glue it together.

I posted several videos on social media to show how I cut out hundreds of narrow strips of Strathmore paper that I needed to make the table and chair.

As you can see in this next photo taken during the weaving process on the chair, sometimes I really get into my work. It looks more confusing than it actually is in real life.

As I was designing my table and chair, I decided to incorporate some scroll work into the design. I want to give the furniture a little more elegant and Victorian flair. I went back to my good old quilling days — I started quilling as a teenager — to add some custom, white scrolls for the finishing touches.

Here are some final in progress photos as the table comes together: