Canadian and Israeli artist Naomi Spiers Biblical Papercuts

Canadian and Israeli artist Naomi Spiers: Papercuts and Bronze

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Papercuts: In contrast to the highly technical and expensive process of making bronze sculpture, the papercut technique is simplicity itself. The only requirements are a piece of paper, a sharp knife and a steady hand. I often choose this medium for subjects which are difficult to do in sculpture because of the necessity for background, or "stage props" as in Pharoah’s Daughter and Jacob’s Ladder. The discipline of the medium is to express the idea in silhouette form and to make sure that every part is joined to another so that the papercut doesn’t fall apart when picked up.

	NEW ! Naomi Spiers: Night Prayer $300 16 1/4" x 16 1/4"; edition of 10; Papercut; Edition of 10; Hand-cut on acid-free paper, white; Shipping, handling and insurance are included. You may choose your color for the papercut background. [ Add to Cart] [ View Cart]
	NEW ! Naomi Spiers: Levites at the Temple $300 15 1/2" x 17 3/4"; edition of 10; Papercut; Edition of 10; Hand-cut on acid-free paper, white; Shipping, handling and insurance are included. You may choose your color for the papercut background. [ Add to Cart] [ View Cart]
	NEW ! Naomi Spiers: The Whole Story of Jonah $300 16 1/4" x 16 1/4"; edition of 10; Papercut; Edition of 10; Hand-cut on acid-free paper, white; Shipping, handling and insurance are included. You may choose your color for the papercut background. [ Add to Cart] [ View Cart]
Naomi Spiers: The Finding of Moses $300.00 22" x 14 3/4"; 56 cm x 37 ½ cm; Papercut; Edition of 10; Hand-cut on acid-free paper, white; Shipping, handling and insurance are included. "And the daughter of Pharoah came down to bathe in the river and her maidens walked along by the riverside; and she saw the ark among the flags and sent her handmaid to fetch it. And she opened it, and saw it, even the child; and behold a boy that wept." Exodus 2:5-6. If you look carefully, you can see Miriam, the sister of Moses, hiding in the reeds to see what will happen. The reeds are papyrus. [Add to Cart] [View Cart]
Naomi Spiers: Jacob's Ladder $300.00 22 ½" x 13"; 57 cm x 33 cm; Papercut; Edition of 10; Hand-cut on acid-free paper, white; "And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold the angels of G-d ascending and descending on it." Genesis 28:12 [Add to Cart] [View Cart]
Naomi Spiers: Advice from Judah ben Toma $300.00 16 ½' X 13 ½"; 42 cm x 34 cm; Papercut; Edition of 10; Hand-cut on acid-free paper, white; "Judah ben Toma said: Be bold as a leopard, light as an eagle, swift as a deer, and stong as a lion, to do the will of your Father who is in heaven." The Ethics of the Fathers 5:23 [Add to Cart] [View Cart]
Naomi Spiers: Jonah and the Fish, the Papercut $300.00 13 1/4" diameter; 33 ½ cm diameter; Papercut; Edition of 10; Hand-cut on acid-free paper, white; each papercut is slightly different; shipping, handling and insurance at cost. "And the Lord spoke unto the fish and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land." Jonah 2:11 [Add to Cart] [View Cart]
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