Remember my
first real attempt
at papercutting? Well, I went straight from that to this! Talk
about taking the bull by the horns!
Mister Handmade in Israel is very supportive of the work that I do. I'm really
not complaining. However, he often tells me that I should work on some "real
art", alongside the cards and albums that I create for other people. Well,
that is a discussion for another time, but his comments lead me to finding the
perfect present for his recent special birthday. A piece of art handmade by
me!
To be honest, other than my arm aching for a day or two after cutting this
piece - I think I need to work with some lighter weight paper - this may look
complicated but it actually came together relatively easily. I knew that I
wanted to mark his special birthday on the piece and also that some of his
favourite things should be included there too. A little time spent checking
out some talented papercutters blogs helped me decided how to put the piece
together, of course being careful to keep to my very own style. I hope you can
see a little "Handmade in Israel" in there. It does rather make a change from
my usual line of work.
Mister Handmade in Israel's name and birth date feature prominently on the
piece, along with the names of the rest of our family. I also added the
Arsenal cannon, top right, taken from his favourite team's club crest. Priorities,
priorities! A football was placed there too, along with the
flag of England. Do
you get the impression that he quite likes football? Finally, I added a Magen
David, or
Star of David, to
represent his faith and the role that the Jewish religion plays in our lives.
On top of the star perches a little
bird. Just because.
6 comments:
amazing piece of artwork. Don't know how you get your scissors into such tight corners.
That is beautiful! Does this mean you're now taking orders / commissions for paper cut artwork? Cause if so, I'm interested....
What beautiful work. I would love to try this craft.
Hope your husband had a fantastic birthday! What an amazing piece of Art!
Racheariel, thank you for your kind words about this piece. I have created a listing for a custom papercut in my Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/il-en/listing/195894436/original-handcut-custom-papercut?ref=listing-1
fabulous job Lisa! thanks for sharing on craft schooling Sunday, and stay safe!
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