winter appearance
i made this scherenschnitte probably twenty years ago. most of the year it resides in my constantin brancusi book. in the years that i remember it jumps out of its covers and onto the window for its winter appearance (hard to believe that officially it isn't winter around here yet!). this year the wycinanki looks especially delightful with the snow as a backdrop. from the photo you would never know that the scherenschnitte is actually white arches printmaking paper (a beautiful heavy weight creamy texture paper!).
p.s. scherenschnitte + wycinanki are german + polish paper cut-out folk art....google these terms to find amazing creations far more complicated than my attempt.
i made this scherenschnitte probably twenty years ago. most of the year it resides in my constantin brancusi book. in the years that i remember it jumps out of its covers and onto the window for its winter appearance (hard to believe that officially it isn't winter around here yet!). this year the wycinanki looks especially delightful with the snow as a backdrop. from the photo you would never know that the scherenschnitte is actually white arches printmaking paper (a beautiful heavy weight creamy texture paper!).
p.s. scherenschnitte + wycinanki are german + polish paper cut-out folk art....google these terms to find amazing creations far more complicated than my attempt.
cover art for the seattle review
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