Maria

I have been creating art ever since I can remember myself, experimenting with different media and techniques. The past five years however I work almost exclusively with paper. It is a medium full of creative possibilities. While it deceptively appears to be fragile and sensitive, it is strong and malleable, able to transform and adapt to the requirements of a delicate and yet sturdy design. This contradictory quality visible in all my works challenges and deconstructs our perceptions of strength, durability and fragility and through either “lacework” papercuts, ethereal images, or colourful “carvings” it invites the viewer to reconsider their own beliefs about such concepts. 

Either by it self or in combination with light and shadow it is the perfect medium for me to dream and create new realities and tell stories.The Lightboxes and Paper sculptures I create usually depict secret worlds, oneiric landscapes, and fantastic creatures. Little places and stories I imagine, hand-draw, and then bring to life with my X-acto knife. 

TheLightboxes and Papercuts I create usually depict secret worlds, oneiric landscapes, and fantastic creatures. Little places and stories I imagine, hand-draw, and then bring to life with my X-acto knife. 

All my works are unique, with hand-cut, quality, acid-free, paper. My light boxes are also set in handmade, wooden boxes.

I accept commissions, and I am happy to create something that speaks to you personally, always filtered by my own aesthetic and artistic lenses. If asked, I can rethink and redesign certain older themes,or incorporate patterns of a previous work, but I never remake the entire Lightbox as it is.I never reproduce my works, as I feel that the people who appreciate my art deserve a piece of my secret worlds that is theirs and theirs alone!