Using just scissors and paper as her tools, Danish-Norwegian artist Karen Bit Vejle creates a stunning, multi-faceted world. Now that world, where design, detail, and wonder meet, is coming to Seattle at the exhibition Scissors for a Brush.

Psaligraphy — the art of paper cutting — is an art form that takes painstaking patience and concentration. Bit Vejle’s works are formed from a large, continuous piece of paper that is folded one, two, and three times, and then cut using only a pair of scissors. Every single scissor cut is carefully planned, as the slightest mistake can have disastrous consequences for the finished result.

In addition, alongside Bit Vejle’s work, Scissors for a Brush will feature four original paper cuts by Hans Christian Andersen on loan from the Hans Christian Andersen Museumin Odense, Denmark. This is a rare opportunity to see these fragile works in the United States.

Read more here: http://www.nordicmuseum.org/exhibitions.aspx#scissors