Chinese Art

One of the pieces I revisited in the past few months in my Birkat HaBayit.  I have come to accept, that although I get bored with repeating, the Blessing for the Home will always be in high demand.  So, instead of trying to do away with it, I have been trying to reinvent it.  Last time I tried that I up with some floral designs.  This time, I made it to match the style of the family who was receiving the gift.  They are a fan of Chinese art, so I incorporated some Chinese flora into the original floral design.  I also tried adding a painted layer, which is a first for me.  The papercutting is framed suspended between two pieces of glass so the the branches cast shadows around the painted flowers.  I think the effect is delightful. 

Back and Ready for Action

I’m back again!  I know that I generally do not talk about my personal life in a standard bloggy kind of way, but this time it’s relevant.

I am pleased and proud to announce that I have completed my undergraduate degree in not-art.  Here’s the relevant part- before continuing on to my next degree in not-art, I am taking a few months and devoting them to doing art!  This means that I am finally open for orders full time.  I know I have turned a lot of you down in the past due to time constraints, but not this time.  If you or anyone you know would like an original Nechama papercutting, please shoot me a line!  I’m also working on a Facebook page, so check those out as well and show them to all your friends.

As well, I am going to try to go back to posting a piece a week.  Here’s my first post.

When you last heard from me few months ago, I mentioned that I was going to be taking a little break during which amongst other goals, I would try and come up with some new and fresh designs.  Well, we all know how busy life can get and how time can run away from us.  Although, I did not get as much done as I wanted to, but I did make this beautiful Ketubah for my cousin and my new cousin-in-law.  I very happy with the finished work and I hope you like it too.

See you next week!