Originals + Prints Still Available for Sale:
(Scroll down for originals sold, prints still available)
This triptych is based on my trusty Italian bow.
Please contact me at bennett <at> worksongs <dot> org for price and other sundry details about Fiddle Bow Triptych 2
Freedom to Plunk is available as a set of 4 greeting 5"x7" cards, an 11"x17" poster, or as a framed original.
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The original papercut "Beachhead" is still available. Please email me at bennett@worksongs.org if you're interested in buying it!
Birch is available as a set of 4 greeting 5"x7" cards, an 11"x17" poster, or as a framed original.
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Shingle Fern is available as a set of 4 greeting 5"x7" cards, an 11"x17" poster, or as a framed original.
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The original papercutting "Haul on the Bowline" is still available. Please email me at bennett@worksongs.org if you're interested in buying it!
The Gift is available as a set of 4 greeting 5"x7" cards, an 11"x17" poster, or as a framed original.
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Spring Grass is available as a set of 4 greeting 5"x7" cards, an 11"x17" poster, or as a framed original.
Please contact me using the contact page of this website for the price and other details of the original art.
About Bennett's Papercuttings
Using an x-acto, I make these images out of a single sheet of black paper. It is an old technique that I appreciated growing up: I used to stare at an old-fashioned papercutting of my great-grandparents with their children hanging out together beside a model boat.
I make scenes of everyday life: cooking, farming, music, dance. Humdrum moments can carry surprising beauty, and it is up to us to flip the switch to see it. The unifying theme is "the culture of food" and I try to help people flip that switch with all of my work, whether it's food, worksongs or papercuttings.
Creating these images is one of the few activities that brings silence and focus. It takes all of my concentration to figure out if I should be cutting out a void or leaving a connector, and you can't erase a bad cut. But making the right cut is a the ultimate satisfaction.
I am a beginner at this and ask you to appreciate my work as such. In addition to the old-time papercuttings of my great-grandparents, I am inspired by the modern resurgence in this ancient art, represented particularly by papercutters like Nikki McClure, Heather Moore, and Tina Tarnoff. Sabra Field is one of my other major inspirations. I am indebted to their vision and creativity, so if you like what I do, please check them out and support their work!
The original papercut "A is For Axe" is still available. Please email me at bennett@worksongs.org if you're interested in buying it!
The Hills is available as a set of 4 greeting 5"x7" cards, an 11"x17" poster, or as a framed original.
Please contact me for the price and other details of the original art.
Merchant's Row is available as a set of 4 greeting 5"x7" cards, an 11"x17" poster, or as a framed original.
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Stoke the Fire is available as a set of 4 greeting 5"x7" cards, an 11"x17" poster, or as a framed original.
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North Flock is available as a set of 4 greeting 5"x7" cards, an 11"x17" poster, or as a framed original.
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Birth Day is available as a set of 4 greeting 5"x7" cards, an 11"x17" poster, or as a framed original.
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Mystery City is available as a set of 4 greeting 5"x7" cards, an 11"x17" poster, or as a framed original.
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Red Choi is available as a set of 4 greeting 5"x7" cards, an 11"x17" poster, or as a framed original.
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Glide is available as a set of 4 greeting 5"x7" cards, an 11"x17" poster, or as a framed original.
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The Gift is available as a set of 4 greeting 5"x7" cards, an 11"x17" poster, or as a framed original.
Please contact me for the price and other details of the original art.
Originals Sold, Prints Available:
The original papercut "The Poet Farmer" has been sold, but prints and cards are still available.
The original papercut "Balance and Swing" has been sold, but prints and cards are still available.
Scape is available as a set of 4 greeting 5"x7" cards, an 11"x17" poster, or as a framed original.
Please contact me for the price and other details of the original art.
While the original has already been sold, Great-Grandfather's Latch is available as a set of 4 greeting 5"x7" cards, or an 11"x17" poster.
The original papercut "Daisy" has been sold, but prints and cards are still available.
The original "Mystery Flowers" papercut has been sold, but is available as a set of 4 greeting 5"x7" cards, an 11"x17" poster, or as a framed original.
Dream of Summer is available as a set of 4 greeting 5"x7" cards, an 11"x17" poster, or as a framed original.
Please contact me for the price and other details of the original art.
The original papercut "Bowling for Baby" has been sold. But cards and a poster are available!
The original papercut "Edith with Scythe" has been sold, but prints and cards are still available.
Cutting an Onion is available as a set of 4 greeting 5"x7" cards, an 11"x17" poster, or as a framed original.
Please contact me for the price and other details of the original art.
The original papercutting "Viceroy" has been sold, but prints and cards are still available.
Obligatory Puffin is available as a set of 4 greeting 5"x7" cards, an 11"x17" poster, or as a framed original.
Please contact me for the price and other details of the original art.
When I was a kid I used to stare at this old-fashioned papercutting of my great-grandparents with their children hanging out together beside a model boat.
