Paper Cutting (2)

Hi All,
So in my first post this year I am picking up again with paper cutting.  I have been sorting through my work, and took a piece I cut a few years back to be framed.  It took around 100 hours to produce so it seemed wrong to hide it away.  This is a big deal for me!  Although I make all these things, I sometimes feel self-conscious about my work, and often when I finish something, it just gets put away and never sees the light of day again.  So taking the finished cut to the framers means definitely taking the step of hanging or or selling it, not sure which.  So here it is in all its framed glory… it's called English Orchard.

English Orchard by Karen Mehta

I have taken a couple of close-up pictures, so hopefully you can see that in the framing process we have sandwiched the cut between two pieces of glass.  Its not immediately obvious from a distance, but up closer you can see a subtle shadow that is cast by the cut onto the mount board, I really like the effect.

I'll be cutting some more in the next few weeks, I love the simplicity of colour and intricacy of form in the finished designs.