Papercut Lessons Book

By Odeta Tumėnaitė-Bražėnienė

Language: English and Lithuania

Features tutorials and practical tips to the art of papercutting.

256 pages with plenty of images about practical tutorials.
The book is a mix of a textbook and an artistic book.

The author's knowledge that she shares in this book was accumulated in 40 years of creative and educational experience.

This book is not only for papercut lovers, but to everyone that who has an interest in traditional Lithuanian arts.

About the author:

Odeta Tumėnaitė-Bražėnienė (born in 1964) is Lithuanian folk artist, creator of paper-cuttings and graphics.

Had 100 personal exhibitions in different countries.

She has won several awards including:

• 1999-2000 nomination for First Degree State Award
• 2001 and 2015 Award of Culture and Art of Utena district
• 2005 the title of Creator of Art
• 2006 the Person of Merit of Utena
• 2007 awarded as the best folk artist in fine arts of Lithuania, the Golden Wreath (the most important award in traditional Lithuanian art)
• 2009 and 2014 was awarded by Prize of Lithuanian Ministery of Culture
• 216 was named the Most Successful Certified Artisan in Lithuania

Has published numerous books:

• “Karpiniai” (“Paper-cuttings”) - The album of her paper-cuttings 
• “In the Shadow of Angel” - Poetry book 
• “Mokomės karpyti“ (“Learning to Cut”)
• “Margučių marginimas Aukštaitijoje" ("Decorating Easter Eggs“)
• "Paper Short Curtains" ("Popierines uzuolaideles")
• "Karpiniai Kaledoms" ("Papercuts for Christmas") 2016