Paper Cuts ✂
Over the past few years, I have leaned into paper-cutting for my artistic practice—a medium I return to for its versatility and uniqueness. Working with paper allows me to construct scenes that feel at once delicate and a bit strange. My approach often blends some traditional techniques of Pennsylvania German Scherenschnitte with design, incorporating digital photography and post-processing to create layered, atmospheric compositions.
Many of these works walk a fine line between beauty and discomfort. By playing with light and the tactility of real materials, I aim able to create environments that are grounded in both reality and imagination. Many of these compositions emerge as single pieces, while others serve as illustrations for independent book design projects.
Whether through quiet landscapes or more haunting, figurative forms, this process-driven practice continues to shape my work as a designer.
The Dead Calf
This booklet is my artistic/designer’s interpretation of Wendell Berry’s poem, The Dead Calf. These illustrations echo the tragic self reflective nature of the poem which asks how good a person is, and how easily they can belong to the world. There’s a sincere feeling of disconnection and sadness in the poem which I emphasize with highly emotive visuals what make use of paper-cutting, light, and photography.
