Paper Cutting Workshop

Christine Green is our paper cutting teacher, leading our one day workshop in central London.

Christine is a prolific crafter and artist taking on a range of roles including most recently making the display cushions for Antiques Roadshow. She started papercutting a few years ago while staying in Canada and being dismayed at the choice of Christmas and birthday cards to send friends. It was the perfect craft to do in a small space as it needs very little equipment and before long she became an expert cutter specialising in typographic designs.

Christine holds paper crafting workshops all over the country for individuals and organisations like the Women’s Institute and Art in Action. Christine also made our title boards – painstakingly cut by hand over several hours.

Curie Scott is a trained medical doctor and lecturer but recently gave up her profession to become a full time artist and study for her PhD which is researching our perceptions of getting older through drawing and artistic expression. She’s a keen artist and crafter who not only attends regular workshops but sometimes holds them too. She loves drawing and painting but her favourite craft is origami. She believes that the act of making things should be a regular fixture of all our lives. Curie’s card is inspired by Trafalgar Square, a place with special personal memories.

Richard Snatt and Mark Sheridan have been together for 22 years and live in Crystal Palace. Richard is a trained artist and now lectures in art and design. He’s an accomplished drawer and confident crafter despite never having tried paper cutting before. Mark works at St George’s Hospital in Occupational therapy and hasn’t drawn since he was at school. Both of their works are inspired by Crystal Palace, an area they love. Richard chose its ornate abandoned subway as his inspiration and Mark’s paper cut is inspired by the Victorian dinosaur park, built in 1854.

Ankita Anand is a 21 year old student studying design at London College of Communication. She grew up in Saugor, a small town in central India, but now lives in Hackney. She came to London 3 years ago to study women’s fashion and absolutely loves the city. Ankita is a keen artist who experiments in several mediums and is especially interested in the differences between the perfections of digital design and the imperfections of something handmade.

Jimmy Taylorson and Eri Panasci are both in their early 30s and have been married for just over a year which means they recently celebrated their paper anniversary. Eri is originally from Connecticut and now lives in London with husband Jimmy. Eri is a keen crafter with her very own craft box and loves nothing more than taking time out to make something for herself or for friends, even better if she gets to do it with someone else and a bottle of wine. Jimmy is a keen runner, a pastime that inspires his paper cut representing what he sees on his daily run around his local park. He’s less likely to crack open the craft box than Eri but appreciates the value of something made by hand and is keen to learn a new skill.