Susan Urban practices the Polish art of wycinanki (paper cut design). She also makes cut paper dolls wearing costumes from different regions of Poland. Generations of West Springfield school children ...
CHICOPEE -Imagine using a pair of sheep shears - meant to cut thick wool from an animal - to cut intricate paper designs. That is the Polish art of paper cutting known as wycinanki. Though some ...
Sam Wróbel has gone from a kid in Chicago cutting paper to an adult in southwest Louisiana cutting paper — professionally. Wróbel, whose last name is Polish for sparrow, studied art in college and ...
Have you ever cut out paper snowflakes? You probably didn't use a big, clunky pair of sheep shears to do it, did you? Historically, the people of Poland have cut wycinanki (pronounced vee-chee-NAN-kee ...
WESTFIELD — ArtWorks Westfield’s Articulture show will take place this weekend at Amelia Park Arena and will feature 75 New England artists and authors. Among the artists participating is Chicopee’s ...
The Norfolk Public Library is hosting a workshop on wycinanki, a traditional paper-cutting art from Poland, on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Sue Throckmorton will lead the hands-on demonstration, and ...
LITTLE ROCK — The handicraft of paper cutting is believed to have originated in China, where paper was invented. Paper-cut designs have been discovered there that date back 1,000 years. Paper cutting ...
In one of its two spring exhibitions, the Bates College Museum of Art showcases posters from Poland promoting cultural events from the 1960s to the 2000s, exploring factors that won these works an ...