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MARY CALEHUFF / NODDERS
PAMELA DALTON / SCHERENSCHNITTE
SUSAN DAUL / FRAKTUR
KITTY FORSETH / VICTORIAN
FRED PELTIER / FRAKTUR
ELLEN ROBERTSON / SILHOUETTES
MARTA URBAN / FRAKTUR

Traditional fraktur and scherenschnitte artists share in common biblical themes, watercolor decoration and hand lettering.

Detail of Young Girl in Blue Dress by Ellen Robertson

Detail of Young Girl in Blue Dress by Ellen Robertson


types :   Scherenschnitte, fraktur, silhouettes, papier-mâché, handmade rag papers; die-cut paper objects such as pop-ups, Advent calendars, and Christmas ornaments; marbleized decorative papers.

& techniques :   scherenschnitte, silhouettes, and die cuts - scissors, Xacto blade, or laser cutting; for papier-mâché - sculpture, sanding, carving, paint decoration; paper-making skills - mixing, drying, rolling, and cutting; and marbleizing techniques - floating and patterning paints or inks in liquid medium, adhering it to sheets of paper


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