Paper Cuts Gallery

I began making paper cut collages almost by accident. Backpacking through Asia in 2004 I began combining tourist brochures and other bits of visual and tactile ephemera I picked up in her travels. A small pair of scissors and a glue stick became as necessary to me in my journey as my passport. Making these small collages turned out to be my way of processing and documenting my passage.

MOSQUITO … If you think you are too small to make a difference - try sleeping in a tent with a mosquito. (Dalai Lam XIV African proverb)

A stack of small notebooks with a beige paper tag attached, written in black ink is visible. The tag reads "To Talia" and is attached with a pink string. The notebooks are placed on a white surface.
Paper craft of a flower pot with a blue circular paper saying 'If you think you are too small...' with a small smiling face on the pot, and a yellow oval paper underneath.
Colorful paper craft featuring a star pattern, a face drawing on a moon, and a spaceship or rocket shape with a character inside.
Colorful 3D paper craft of a Christmas scene featuring a pine tree, decorated with stars, and a small bear figure at the bottom, with layers of paper in blue, green, and yellow.
A layered paper craft of an animal, possibly a dog or a bear, lying on a circular bed with a yellow, green, and blue background, decorated with grass and small flowers.
A handmade paper craft with a blue ocean wave and a dolphin, featuring a circular note that says 'to MAKE a' and cutouts with words 'Laughter Creek' and some illustration of ocean waves.
A handmade craft project with cutouts of animals and words, including a cutout of a bird and a butterfly, and words like 'to make a difference' and 'to' visible. The craft appears to be made of colored paper or cardstock, layered and decorated.
A handmade paper craft with a cut-out earth, telescope, and a note that says 'Let's try to make a difference with a'.
A handmade paper craft of a dragonfly. The dragonfly is made with cut-out paper in various colors and textures, attached to a yellow background. There is a small handwritten note in blue paper that says 'sleeping' connected to the craft. The craft ap
Collage with various cutouts of Earth, a lightning bolt, a heart, trees, and labels with handwritten text, including a note about sleeping.
Paper craft of a butterfly with pink and brown wings, green spots on its body, and pink antennae, attached to a light blue background with handwritten words.
A paper craft of a pink and purple butterfly with green dotted wings, placed on colorful paper notes with handwritten words.
A yellow textured paper with a cutout of the letter 'W' and an intricate design, partially covered by a larger yellow paper with rounded edges, against a light gray background.
SNOW SENTINALS

SNOW SENTINALS

BEGINNING OF THE UNIVERSE

BEGINNING OF THE UNIVERSE

TWO MOONS OVER STONEHENGE

TWO MOONS OVER STONEHENGE

THE COW JUMPED OVER THE MOON

THE COW JUMPED OVER THE MOON

DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING? …
(photos in homage from Dorothea Lange, Marc Riboud, Agustín Víctor Casasola, Lewis Hine, Maria Austria

Wall with artwork: a black silhouette of a person holding a book and a moon, and a black-and-white photo of a woman reading a book, with a yellow corner frame.
A wall display with a black and white photograph of a person standing on a bridge, surrounded by colorful spools of thread and various sewing tools and supplies.
A wall display consisting of a black and white portrait photograph of a young child, a decorative vertical panel with blue and gold patterns, a white paper dove, and abstract line art of a bird in flight.
A mixed media art piece featuring a grayscale photograph of a woman with a contemplative expression, a black and white photo of a male singer, and abstract geometric elements, all framed with decorative gold corner protectors and a purple lace base.
A collage of various images including a landscape, a vintage photograph of children, abstract circular designs, and torn paper elements.
A decorated bulletin board with a purple-tinted black and white photo of a person holding a yellow flower, surrounded by layered borders, yellow and orange paper flowers, and multicolored confetti at the bottom.
A wall display featuring a black-and-white photograph of a young boy with a serious expression, framed with gold corner accents. Above it is a pink, purple, and blue landscape-like image with abstract lines overlaying.
A mixed-media art piece with a black crescent shape, small square decorations, a black frame, a black and white textured border, and a central blue-tinted photograph of two children, with small rocks and colorful squares scattered around on a white s
A collection of photos, a yellow circle, and wires on a white surface.
A vertical abstract painting with red, yellow, pink, and orange colors on the left side and a black feather, a small bone, and a black-and-white photo of a person on the right side.
An art piece featuring a black and white photograph of Bruce Lee, combined with colorful, abstract, ribbon-like shapes and round elements, arranged on a white background.