PAPER-CUT artist Jimmy Brunt has completed a hand-cut of York Minster, the first in his series of Yorkshire-inspired works commissioned by Nunnington gallery Bils & Rye.

“The ancient art of paper-cutting requires skill but also a great deal of time and patience and Jimmy typically takes 100 hours to complete one of his beautiful and atmospheric hand-cut paper-cuts,” say Nick and Kate Bentley, owners of the village gallery near Helmsley.

“Luckily, modern laser technology means that Jimmy can develop his paper-cuts as limited-edition laser-cuts, using state-of-the-art technology to replicate the original artwork in a fraction of the time.”

Brunt’s present body of work focuses heavily on a sense of architectural place, and after making paper-cuts in London and Paris, Brighton and Bath, he is turning his attention to God’s Own Country.

“My work has been on show at Bils & Rye for only a short while, but after early success with some paper-cuts of Bath and Brighton, Nick and Kate commissioned me to do some Yorkshire pieces,” says Jimmy, who was born in Bath, spent ten almost ten years in Wales and now lives in Limousin in central France.

“The response so far to the York Minster piece has been excellent, and the gallery’s own social media presence has generated much interest in my work.”

A large proportion of the 100 limited edition laser-cut copies of York Minster has been reserved already, but all the remainder will be available at a cost of £95 (without framing) at Bils & Rye, in Church Street, Nunnington.