Award-winning Polish-American folk artist from Elmira, NY, specializing in Wycinanki Polish Paper Cutting and Pisanki Polish Egg Decorating.. Featured Folk Artist on WSKG-TV, selected for "Out of the Ordinary: ..a traveling 3-year show, several one-woman-shows, won Best in Show 4 times, taught hundreds of people folk arts for 35 years, appeared on local television shows, TV newscasts, and newspaper. NYS presidential Easter egg representative 2008. Also working in Fine Arts.
Saturday, August 4, 2018
AVIARY TREE WYCINANKA
I
folded the blue paper in half lengthwise and drew half of the design on
the white background with pencil. I then proceeded to cut out all of
the negative spaces with fine point very sharp scissors, as are used for
embroidery or scherenschnitte. I like cuticle scissors the best. When
the design was unfolded, it revealed the completed Tree of Life with
roosters and birds in the tree and on the ground. I found a piece of
scrapbooking paper that had the golden squiggles on it and felt that it
gave my cutting the whimsy that I was looking for and it made the blue
color POP!
Children are taught to fold a square or round piece of paper three times and then cut out holes and shapes from the edges. When the cutting...
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