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Centre for Rare Arts and Forgotten Trades acknowledges the Wadawurrung people as the Traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and to all of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who live and work on Wadawurrung Country. We acknowledge their unceded sovereignty over Wadawurrung Country, and the ongoing hardship and trauma as a result of colonisation. The history and continuous culture of the Wadawurrung people is an important part of our shared story.

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The practice of cut-paper illustrations originated in 4th Century China with the invention of paper and is a tradition common to cultures the world over. Learn the art of traditional layered cut-paper illustrations with visual artist Ellen Sørensen. In this full day workshop, you will create a scene from a series of cut paper panels which will be layered and mounted in a light box. You will learn to handle the scalpel to effectively cut watercolour-weight paper before creating your own designs and building a light box display. This workshop will cover composition, layering, framing and working in miniature as well as how to get the best out of your subject matter when working with light. At the end of the workshop, you will take your finished artwork home ready to be put on display.

Snacks, lunch, water bottle, notepad and pen.

Comfortable but fitted clothing with no baggy sleeves. Long hair pulled back. Closed-toed shoes

All instruction, tools and materials provided

In this workshop, you will learn the rudimentary elements of paper cutting and gain the skills to build future paper cutting projects independently.

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Ellen Sørensen

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The Centre for Rare Arts & Forgotten Trades - 383 – 389 Bradshaw Street, Ballarat VIC 3350

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Introduction To Paper Cutting

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Centre for Rare Arts & Forgotten Trades | Introduction to Paper…

Introduction to Paper Cutting

The practice of cut-paper illustrations originated in 4th Century China with the invention of paper and is a tradition common to cultures the world 
over. 
 
Learn the art of traditional layered cut-paper illustrations with visual artist Ellen Sørensen. 
 
In this full day workshop, you will create a scene from a series of cut paper panels which will be layered and mounted in a light box. 
 
You will learn to handle the scalpel to effectively cut watercolour-weight paper before creating your own designs and building a light box display. 
 
This workshop will cover composition, layering, framing and working in miniature as well as how to get the best out of your subject matter when working 
with light. 
 
At the end of the workshop, you will take your finished artwork home ready to be put on display.

Introduction To Paper Cutting

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