I just bought this gorgeous paper cut on Etsy. This is likely to be the first letter of the new baby's name -- and if not, it's still the first letter of mine.
At dinner last night there was a lot of animated discussion about the arrival of spring. Our friend Bonnie showed Luke where it said "First Day of Spring" on her calendar. "It's going to be spring at 8:22 am tomorrow," she told him. He was suitably impressed.
This morning when he woke up, his first words were, "It's spring today!" He ran to the window and looked out. "Hey, there's still snow on the ground!" he said, extremely put out. "Why is there still snow on the ground? Will it be gone later today?"
Further discussion revealed that he'd expected to see green grass, leaves on the trees, and flowers in full bloom. If only it worked like that. I don't expect him to be comforted by this paper cut L bursting into bloom I just bought him but, well, it comforts me.
I almost sprang for this one, too:
The artist, who isn't named on the site, works with rice paper in the traditional Chinese style and has almost two hundred paper cuts, some of them incredibly intricate, in her shop.
Magnificent.
I feel really foolish asking this, but will you mount these inside glass? how are they displayed?
Posted by: genevieve | March 20, 2009 at 02:16 PM
You shouldn't feel at all foolish -- that's something I've been musing on, too. I think I'll use an archival adhesive spray, maybe, or just those tiny glue dots and yes, mount them behind glass. I kind of want the 3d effect to show, though. So... still thinking. I can't believe how cheaply this artist is selling her cuts -- you usually buy prints of the cuts, not the cuts themselves, for these prices.
By the way, genevieve, I think you left me a note on fictionaut but I haven't been on the site in ages and have forgotten my password -- otherwise, I would've replied!
Posted by: Steph | March 20, 2009 at 02:38 PM
You're tagging the baby with Sisyphus, aren't you?
Oops - should I have not said the name??
;)
Posted by: daysgoby | March 20, 2009 at 03:31 PM
Now I'm going to be obsessed with "s" names. Is it Sacrosanct? Simpkin? Salacious? Sibling? Stamen?
I always wanted to name a little girl Shaunacy. You are welcome to use that if any of the above don't work for you.
Posted by: Nela | March 21, 2009 at 10:15 AM
Passwords are the Debbil.
Thanks for your craft insights, admiring your art acquisition skills too. I have gone quite blank about girls' names starting with S apart from Gaelic ones - Sian, Sinead. Stephanie is probably one of the nicest S names I know.
Posted by: genevieve | March 22, 2009 at 08:15 PM
This is amazing! I have done a few designs myself as well, thanks for this paper cut portion in your blog; paper cutting is really one of the few things I am keen over and this blog is helping me a lot!
Posted by: Carrot | December 13, 2009 at 01:41 PM