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Digital Fish Continues

Yesterday I added another 180 squares. Okay, some of them aren’t squares. I’ve allowed myself to create a few rectangles – 1″ across and more or less than 1″ down.…

Digital Fish Begun

I started the digital fish last week! I’m calling it digital, because I expect to do the whole thing out of 1″ x 1″ squares. Last week, I welded together…

Recorders for NB

This piece was commissioned for someone who loves music and loves the recorder. Her initials anchor the center. See the complete recorder wheel here.    

Leafy Windows

This papercut has 6 layers of paper: three greens for the leaves, black for the window frame, grey for the background, and the window panes are cut from vellum. Planning…

New Project

I’m not sure what I’m going to make yet, but I have already decided how. In the past I have started by making a framework/skeleton out of small bars, then…

Shayna Micha

I created this piece on commission for someone who wanted to give a lovely personalized piece of art to a new baby. Shayna Micah will be able to have this…

Black African Crowned Crane

This crane (Balearica pavonia) is widely distributed in Africa. They have an average wingspan of 6 feet and have this decorative headdress including a fan of bristle-like feathers. This one…

Peace

I did this peacock and peace papercut with a kind of art nouveau flair. See the whole piece here.    

Calling Giraffe

Another giraffe in the series! Inspired by a photograph of Mary Schwalm The orange glow is from light reflecting off of my thermal orange bodysuit, which I was wearing that…

Mizrach

“Mizrach” is the Hebrew word for “east” and a piece of art with the word on it is meant to be placed on the eastern wall of a home. I…

Mediterranean Skyline

I created this simple skyline while thinking of Jerusalem, but it is not necessarily intended to actually represent that city. See the whole thing here.    

Frontal Giraffe

This quiet and calm-looking creature exists only in the absence of its spots. I had to make a technical desigion about the head. Originally, I was going to cut out…