Papercut
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
This week’s theme is Papercut. No, don’t think ouch; this week will be painless (I hope!) as we draw inspiration from papercutting, the art of cutting paper designs.
· This week’s theme inspired by Elsa Mora (hmm, a bit more involved than the paper dolls or snowflakes you may have cut out as a kid, no?)
· History of papercutting.
· And I would certainly be remiss if I didn’t mention Henri Matisse, the well-known French artist who turned to paper cutting later on in his life when his health began to deteriorate.
The paper cutouts allow me to draw with color. For me, it is a simplification. Instead of drawing an outline and then filling in with color - with one modifying the other - I draw directly in color… It is not a starting point, it is a completion. ![]()
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Get creative by interpreting this topic through art, words, photography, however you feel moved to express yourself. Post it on your blog, then leave your link* in the comments section of this post so we can go check it out.
* To ensure it is easy for us to find your work, please provide a link to a static page that will always show your submission, and not your website’s main page. Help! What’s a static page?
Creativity takes courage. ![]()


This week’s creative prompt is Breath. 

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