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.
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CHINESE PAPER CUTS: Tiger, Ox, and Rooster
Chinese Paper Cutting or Jian Zhi has been practiced in China for almost 1,000 years. Paper was invented during the Han Dynasty 105 AD. Paper Cuttings started appearing 420-589 AD and became a more important art form during the Tang Dynasty 618-907 AD.
Thursday, June 10, 2021
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Tuesday, March 30, 2021
I decided to decorate wooden crosses with similar designs as pisanki eggs. I drew on the bare wood with pencil first and then proceeded to burn the lines into the crosses using a woodburning tool. It has different types of points that become heated to a very high temperature and actually burn the lines in the wood. I colored one of the cross designs with permanent marker and then varnished the crosses to make them permanent.
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
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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...