Very Fine Cut Paper Weaving #1 platypus plate Nicely worn

Nicely worn

It seems that he was in his 20s or so when in North Carolina

Though this old stork has lost his body

I'm not completely sure

Very Fine Cut Paper Weaving #1 platypus plate Nicely wornI just found three of these lovely old cut paper weavings, listed individually, and think they must have been done by a very dexterous and meticulous school girl, or perhaps her teacher, as they are quite finely crafted. This and one other are a combination of black and cream, with a third that is burgundy and silver. As I list them right next to a gridded mandala painting, it occurs to me how deeply embedded is our tendency toward linear