Paper cutting is an art form that possibly dates back to the invention of paper itself in China around 2,000 years ago. Since then, many cultures have developed their own unique styles. Special ...

The painter Henri Matisse made his name by putting brush to canvas. And when chronic illness made painting difficult, he made his mark all over again by putting scissors to paper. Martha Teichner ...

Carolyn Guest can draw with scissors. The St. Johnsbury resident is one of only a handful of folk artists in Vermont devoted to the art of paper cutting. What began as a way to pass time as a child ...

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A battle with cancer in the 1940s left artist Henri Matisse confined to a wheelchair. Poor health prevented him from painting, but didn't stop him from creating art. Instead of using a paintbrush, he ...

Last year, Lee moved from a rural area of Pittsburgh into the bustling Los Angeles metropolis. What followed was a series of overwhelming emotions and turmoil, which she tries to come to grips with in ...

Have you ever cut out paper snowflakes? You probably didn't use a big, clunky pair of sheep shears to do it, did you? Historically, the people of Poland have cut wycinanki (pronounced vee-chee-NAN-kee ...

Borrowing from the Japanese paper-cutting art of kirigami, researchers have made specially cut tape that is 10 times as sticky as uncut tape but is also easy to pull free and reuse (ACS Appl. Mater.

African artists have been redefining the world of paper art with their unique techniques and styles. Their work not only reflects a rich cultural heritage but also introduces innovative methods that ...

On Sunday, Feb. 11, the Charles B. Wang Center at Stony Brook University held a Chinese Paper-Cutting Workshop with Master Ming Liang Lu. “Cutting Through Culture: Chinese Paper-Cutting Workshop” was ...

Paper Crafts Paper crafts are a great starting point for Halloween fun. All you need is some paper, scissors, and glue to create ghosts, bats, pumpkins, and more. These crafts are inexpensive and easy ...

"Kernel" took Brown five months to cut, build and complete. "It is a meditation on the architecture of natural organic forms in which I strive to reproduce the growth mechanisms of nature: multiple ...