Category Archives: paper cutting

Friday Night Flicks: Alison Stockmarr

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Byopia Press

Tonight’s flick features Alison Stockmarr, whose collage works cross over into ‘altered book’ territory.     If you have a few free minutes this weekend, you could have a look at Stockmarr’s website or watch a longer version of the … Continue reading →

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A Last-Minute Valentine Bookmark

Posted on February 12, 2023 by Byopia Press

Pinterest has been offering me bookmarks lately. I couldn’t resist adapting the two-part butterfly for a Valentine bookmark.

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Endings and Beginnings

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Byopia Press

This week saw the completion of my response to the January #areyoubookenough challenge prompt: Expectations.

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Friday Night Flicks: Collage Artist | Ekua Holmes

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Byopia Press

It’s #februllage on Instagram and I am playing along for the month, so I thought I would feature collage artists here this month. Today’s video introduces Ekua Holmes during her artist’s residency at Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art.     … Continue reading →

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Heart-In-Hand

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Byopia Press

My maternal grandfather was Pennsylvania Dutch, so it is possible that he made a papercut valentine or, perhaps, a heart-in-hand love token for my grandmother.

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Cut Paper Valentines

Posted on January 22, 2023 by Byopia Press

I learned something this week: when designing a papercut I think like someone who works with a knife, not like someone who works with scissors.

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Happy New Year 2023!

Posted on January 1, 2023 by Byopia Press

It finally warmed up a bit this past week … and then it snowed.

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2022: The Index

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Byopia Press

In the hope that this will make it easier for you to find things that you remember seeing in this year’s Advent Calendar, here is an Index. Clicking on the title will take you to the post. ***** Byopia Press … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2022: Day Nineteen and a Paper Moon

Posted on December 19, 2022 by Byopia Press

Today’s project is a round book with pages made from folded circles. It opens from two sides and can be unfolded into a sphere.

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2022: Day Sixteen and Squares with Circles

Posted on December 16, 2022 by Byopia Press

It’s the sixteenth day of Advent 2022 and time for another set of polyhedra!

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