WYCINANKA: Aniela's Garden #2
I had cut
this Wycinanka in one color...a dark maroon. After I had completed it, I
decided to do another one in all kinds of colors with overlapping
colored paper shapes. This was named after my mother, Aniela. She was a
very beautiful lady who loved colors so I felt that this really shows
off her love of flowers and happiness. She always said "Don't Worry, Be
Happy".
WYCINANKA: Aniela's Garden #1
This is Aniela's Garden in
its first cutting. I had made it in one color. It's the same little
Goddess in the Tree of Life but with some amazing flower-type shapes
included. Later, I felt that I would like to add some colors to this
cutting because it represented my mother Aniela. She was a fantastic
person and artist.
WYCINANKA: "Gorgeous Roosters Conversing Under a Flower"
Roosters
are very popular in Folk Culture and are supposed to represent
fertility. I just think that roosters are beautiful. The colors in
their wings and tail are totally amazing. When we go to the County
Fairs, we love to see the chickens and noisy roosters. They always have
their own personality. My roosters are not realistic as such but are
more stylized. This is typical of the Polish Paper Cutting or
Wycinanka. It is a representational design of real roosters.
WYCINANKA: Roosters, Flowers, & Feathers
POLISH PAPER CUT: "GNIEZNO" (NEST) WITH EAGLE
Modern Paper Cutting
WYCINANKA: Modern "Tree in Art"
I
sketched a tree on white computer paper, drawing it from the roots up
to the branches. Then I placed three pieces of colored paper under it
and stapled them together. I cut all four trees out at the same time.
Then I started to arrange the trees side-by-side, above and below
vertically, and then decided on a random placement. I used rectangular
and square pieces of many colors of paper, placing them behind the trees
until I liked the look and feel of the scene. Having glued everything
in place, I can feel sky, grass, leaves, fields, and other scenery
around the trees, exactly what I was thinking.
Wycinanka Polish Paper Cut
I am starting a new Wycinanka and hope that you will like it as much as I do. I have been having trouble with my hand and haven't been able to finish this paper cut. I will try to get to it as soon as I can and then post it here.
