Guild of American Papercutters (GAP)

Last year I decided that I needed to be apart of an art/craft organization and looked up what type of paper cutting memberships were located the USA.  In my search I found the Guild of American Papercutters (GAP) based in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The organization is comprised of amateur to professional paper cutters and range from beginners to instructors. There are yearly membership dues and as a member I will receive the annual newsletter First Cut that features various members and showcases their artwork. Also, as a member I am able to receive the yearly calendar featuring artist paper cuts and information about up coming shows.

For this year I was featured in the Summer edition of FirstCut. I was honored to have my bio amongst some of the great paper cutters that I have followed like Rob Chambers and snowflake master Keith Bonnstetter.


Here is a quick look!

Ways to honor a family member - My brother's story

I did a quick paper cut of my brother. Took me about 1.5 hours to draw and cut the paper. He use to model when was younger and he played the trumpet in high school.

I like this picture because of the great details in the jacket and the trumpet. It is a good reflection of how happy he was, how vibrant and exciting my brothers life was at the time.

My brother is a stage 4 cancer surviver. He found out he had cancer when he was in his late 40's. Getting that news really put him in a depression. By the grace of God he was able to get through his treatments and surgeries successfully. It has been a long process but he proudly tells others his story and offers help to those dealing with cancer. I am honored to design and cut this cut paper art gift for him.