Kirigami

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For other uses, see Kirigami (Soto Zen).

Kirigami (切り紙) is a variation of origami that includes cutting of the paper (from Japanese "kiru" = to cut, "kami" = paper). It is also called "Kirie" (切り絵). From "Kiru"= to cut, "e"= picture.

Typically, kirigami starts with a folded base, which is then cut; cuts are then opened and flattened to make the finished kirigami. Kirigami are usually symmetrical, such as snowflakes, pentagrams, or orchid blossoms.

Mon-Kiri is the Japanese art of paper cutting.

External links

• Kirigami artists both living and historical
• Guild of American Papercutters
• Kirigami videos
• Kirigami in Spanish
• Kirigami´s video
• Yee's Job
• The site of an Italian paper artist
• Kirigami model of Durban stadium
• ANN Handicraft