Students are required to design the overall form and create a plan of attack to construct it applying the handbuilding skills they are developing. Students are also required to design the cut out...and of course, cut them out! That's the hard part!
As part of their research for design inspiration and possibilities, I am encouraging them to check out these links to different cultures and artists who work with cut paper. Cutting clay is a VERY different experience than cutting paper - but seeing the possibilities are always inspiring.
German paper cutting: Scherenschnitte
Chinese Paper Cutting
Beatrice Coron
Peter Callesen
Bovey Lee
