Laowai

I admire Polish folk art paper cutting. It's called wycinanki. It has humble roots – an inexpensive craft that came from shepards cutting shapes out of bark or leather. Designs were later cut from paper and they were made to decorate homes or for holiday decorations and gifts. Seems like many cultures have their own version of paper cutting crafts. I wanted to try making the traditional colorful and symmetrical style – I made a wreath. Instead of making it all in paper I just cut templates with paper and then painted the shapes on a round canvas. I intentionally made it not exactly symmetrical because it's more interesting to look at. It was really fun to make!