Paper Cutting for Celebrations
100+ Chinese Designs for Festive Holidays and Special Occasions
Whether you are looking for a special birthday gift sure to surprise and delight, or a romantic and unusual gift for Valentine's to brighten your sweetheart's day, Paper Cutting for Celebrations is sure to provide wonderful and unique ideas! Let your imagination shine as you design different paper cutting projects suitable for nine occasions and holidays, including: Birthdays Baby Showers and Births Weddings and Anniversaries Valentine's Day Mother's Day Father's DayFrom window decorations to ornaments, wind chimes to greeting cards, coasters to lanterns, Paper Cutting for Celebrations--and a pair of scissors--gives you everything you will need to create over 100 different paper cutting projects.
Zhao Ziping is a professional paper cutting artist at the Shanghai Arts and Crafts Research Institute. He began his study there in 1962 as a student of Wang Zigan, a distinguished artist known for his Shanghai-Style paper cutting, and in 2005, Zhao was honored as a "Master of Arts and Crafts" by the Shanghai Municipal Government. Zhao has developed a simple and fluid style with a distinctive touch. A rich imagination and deft designing skills allow him to cut paper directly into two vibrant works, yin and yang, without a preliminary draft. He is quite adept at impromptu performance. Through lectures, performances and exhibitions, Zhao has visited many countries, including the US, France, Germany, Holland, Japan and Norway. Major honors include a solo exhibition at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, and an honorary certificate from Peru's National School of Fine Arts.
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