Working under a dim light at a drafting table near the furnace in his basement, Scott Kloska gets lost in his art for hours, cutting tiny geometric shapes out of paper with a No. 11 craft blade. "I ...
Polish ‘wycinanki’ are the beautiful paper cut-outs that can be found in shops and museums all over the world. Our step-by-step guide to their construction will help you make these colourful creations ...
Paper and scissors are the basics of Susan Urban’s craft. “I have about 20 pairs of scissors in different sizes,” the West Springfield artist says. “When you’re using scissors on paper, they get dull ...
Ji Yulan, an inheritor of the intangible heritage paper-cutting from Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn] With a pair of scissors in her right hand and red ...
45-year-old Ryan Tan has been practising the decorative art of paper cutting for the past 20 years. (Moganraj Villavan @ FMT Lifestyle) A small pair of metallic scissors has been Ray Tan’s most ...
Have you ever tried to create paper-cut art? You know, like folding up a piece of paper and then cutting little designs into it? It doesn’t seem that hard, right? That’s probably because you’re not ...
Editor's note: Chinese paper-cut is an ancient folk art form that involves cutting intricate patterns and images from paper. This technique, deeply rooted in Chinese cultural traditions, is not only ...
LITTLE ROCK — The handicraft of paper cutting is believed to have originated in China, where paper was invented. Paper-cut designs have been discovered there that date back 1,000 years. Paper cutting ...
In 2009, The Chinese paper-cut was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO. Chinese papercuts are rich in content. The auspicious designs ...