As I got better at papercutting I starting making wedding gifts for my friends (stay tuned for pictures in posts to come!) Eventually, some of my friends starting requesting designs, colors, and psukim for their wedding gifts. The papercuts became more and more personalized until one of my friends asked me to make her Ketubah (traditional Jewish marriage document)- well, you can't get much more personal than that!
For most of my papercuts, I start with sheets of white paper, sketch out the designs for each layer, cut them out, and paint the layers at the end. For the Ketubahs, the bottom layer is also the layer that the text is written out on using ink and a quill pen. The best quality calligraphy paper I found happened to be an off-white cream colour, instead of pure white. At first I was nervous that it would leave the piece looking washed out. In the end, in my opinion, the cream paper gave a beautiful finish to the black ink and colorful frame.
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| 4 Layers, 14"x18" |
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| 5 Layers, 19"x24" |
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