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A new art show means new art!

Kathryn Carr will be bringing some brand new paper cut art in the form of small originals framed in shadow boxes, cards, posters, and jewelry. Her block carved prints will be making their debut at the South Side Works Exposed.

Scherenschnitte (Sharon ‚ SNITT , German for scissor cuts)

Since 2008, I have been experimenting with a contemporary style of Scherenschnitte. I am enticed by the bold effects of the cut paper silhouette and the dramatic play of the shadows they cast. I love how the simplicity of the lines in a silhouette can produce such complex expressions and conjure vivid memories and feelings.

Throughout my life I have immersed myself in many different artistic mediums: pottery, fused glass, painting, airbrush, woodworking, jewelry design‚Ä¶. The art materials accumulated and I found it hard to focus and excel artistically. With a need to simplify I shed all the distractions and took up paper cutting. It is a unique art form that allowed me to create intriguing works of art in a limited studio space and it was something I could do while traveling.

I start with a basic image or idea in my mind, I then examine different ways and possibilities to portray it. I try and use a composition that is different from the ordinary. I sketch out my idea, with careful consideration of the lines and shapes that will be cut away. Sometimes my designs are all from one piece of paper, others use an assortment of papers. I then draw the image on the back of the paper that is to be cut . Using an exact-o I start the cutting process. I try and cut from the middle of the design first, turning the paper when I need to cut in different directions. Cutting from the middle of the design helps keep the stability of the paper intact . My favorite part of the process is when a section is cut out and removed to reveal the empty space. When I am working, so intense is my concentration, I have to constantly remind my shoulders to relax and to loosen my grip on the knife and sometimes even to breathe.

I am currently working on some projects which include a children‚Äôs book, a line of greeting cards and some new commissioned works. I am also designing images to be incorporated into handwoven rugs. I have been experimenting with little film shorts implementing my paper cut art. As seen on my web site and on You Tube . In the future I would like to be printing my own images on a letter press, working with wood cuts and teach more classes.

I am inspired by paper cut artist Beatrice Coron, Elsa Mora, and Kara Walker.

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