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What IS Cut Paper Art?
Cut Paper Art is pretty much what it sounds like. Simply put, I cut pieces of paper (sometimes very tiny pieces) and glue them back together in the form of a picture. The end result is sort of a 'stained glass meets quilt and collage in a paper medium.'
How did I learn to do this? I don't really know. I would imagine that it is a real technique, although I haven't been able to find any information written or otherwise that tells me what it is called or it's history, etc. I'm not arrogant enough to think I actually invented it, so if anyone out there knows what it's really called, please tell me!
Initially I started creating pieces from cut paper because I had a large pile of scrapbook paper that I finally had to admit was never going to magically turn into a scrapbook. Once I was finally out of denial, I was cross every time I looked at that pile of paper, and knew I needed to find some way to use it.
One night I was trying to keep my hands busy while watching television with my family, and I started fooling around with it a bit. It was fun, it was pretty, and everyone liked it. I continued each evening and started selling pieces to people who wanted them for gifts, or for themselves. Hmmmm.......
The first several projects I worked on were not very complicated. Time consuming and intricate, but not hard. Most were geometric patterns - usually tailored after a quilt block pattern - comprised of two maybe three colors, (patterned or solid) and at the most, about 20 pieces of cut paper in the final work.
Things have certainly evolved! Check out "My Butterfly" in The Art Gallery section of this website. The orange part of the flower is made from many, many slivers of paper each glued separately.
You learn as you go, isn't that what they say? That is certainly true for me. I'm still learning, still evolving, and still having fun!
I look forward to your comments. Thanks for stopping by!
~ Valerie
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