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Cut Paper Design - from Scribble Art
Remember making snowflakes as children, with all the little cuts, holes, and little left-over scraps? Cut Paper Design builds on this concept but adds other dimensions to the snowflakes we knew so well. Think in terms of folding any shape of paper into any pattern, and then cut larger or more numerous holes leaving less paper than holes. Save the scraps too, for other art ideas!
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Materials:
- thin paper, such as copier or typing bond
- sheet of colored paper for base (optional)
- scissors
- glue
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Process:
1. Fold the thin bond paper into a small square, triangle, or other shape.
2. Cut shapes, holes, slits, and designs from the paper until there is very little paper remaining. (Save the holes for other paper scrap projects.)
3. Next carefully unfold the cut paper design.
4. Glue the design down on a background of colored paper, if desired, or display in a window as is.
Variations:
• Create snowflakes.
• Cut a shape such as a star, heart, flower, or apple. Then fold and cut the shape as described above.
• Mount the cut design on a background of wallpaper, figt wrap, poster, magazine picture, original drawing or colored art tissue. The colors and designs will show through the cuts and holes.
•For a multi-colored background, glue or tape small individual colored scraps over each hole on the back of the cut design.
copyright © 2005 MaryAnn Kohl
This art activity is copyright protected.
Permission is granted to reprint one copy for personal use only.
Please contact maryann@brightring.com or 800-480-4278 for permission to reprint
multiple copies or to disperse.
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