Christmas Card: contemporary paper cutting (Wycinanka) by Miss Wanda Skowron from Warszawa Poland

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Wanda Skowron was born in 1936 in Warsaw, Poland. She studied history and taught and ran libraries. She has practiced the art of paper-cuttings from an early age. She represents in them the plants, birds or fragments of landscapes. "Traditional paper-cuttings were created using sheep shearing scissors but it is possible to use any scissors as long as they have a sharp points. The scissors are used as a drawing tool without the need to mark or draw the design first." Wanda Skowron lives in Warszawa (Warsaw) Poland

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Size: 4319px × 6623px
Location: Warszawa (Warsaw) Poland Europe
Photo credit: © Krystyna Szulecka / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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