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Floating Islands: Paper artworks depict the homes of your dreams

If 'home is where the heart is' then I should probably seek residency in a gingerbread house. Or perhaps in a Pug-shaped abode. Either will do.

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Two paper boats sit on a dark surface, each containing miniature paper buildings, trees, and household objects arranged as imaginative floating islands

It's a shame, therefore, that illustrator Vera van Wolferen's series of Floating Islands aren't big enough for humans.

This super cute collection of paper artworks has been intricately handcrafted by the Netherlands-based visual artist, but could be mistaken for being computer generated. She is inspired by her everyday surroundings – "seemingly common household objects, architectural elements and automobiles are fused into magical landscapes".

The handcrafted scenes she creates are described as "vehicles for the imagination" – we couldn't agree more, they're simply lovely.

Discover more at www.veravanwolferen.nl & here. Plus you can see her work in the flesh at the TAC Eindhoven, until 24 September 2017. See more at www.tac.nu.

Red and white striped paper lighthouse with lantern room, mounted on a geometric dark grey floating island platform
Light blue delivery van with an open cargo door carrying a yellow-green gift box tied with a burgundy ribbon, set against a beige background
Handcrafted paper artwork of a whimsical floating island featuring a pale purple factory building with red doors, grey chimneys and a candy cane, alongside a green tiered tree on a geometric grey platform against a beige background
Handcrafted paper artwork depicting a gingerbread house and tree sitting on a floating island with a dark rocky underside against a beige background
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