Craft: Kirigami

Now that law school's over with, I have all this free time, and better yet: free brain space! So, I'm looking into what kinds of creative outlets I plan on having. One thing that I definitely want to do is some form of paper craft...and I think kirigami (also sometimes spelled kiragami) is gonna be my solution.

What is kirigami? Well, it's a traditional Japanese folk art of paper cutting (think origami, plus scissors). It also goes by origami architecture, paper cuts, paper sculpture, etc.. There are a few books out there, which I plan on checking out. But a brief web search has shown me that there are many types of art out there that people are calling kirigami.

Some Examples:


From Marivi's Origamic Architecture:

(Marivi actually offers free downloadable patterns for this and some other cards. This one's called 2 Cupids--send it to the one you love!)



From lilzabubba on Flickr:


From Gerry Stormer's Web Gallery:

(Gerry includes lots of links to other Origamic Architecture sites, for those who want to see more.)