For a truly thoughtful Christmas present and following on from the craze last year of mindfulness anti-stress art therapy, the latest must have Christmas present is the Adventures in Paper Cutting book by renowned paper artist Emma Boyes who has joined up with expert craft makers Katy Sue Designs to produce their very first paper craft pad, containing ready to cut design sheets. This is the perfect present for busy, stressed individuals who need a break from their iphones, ipads and emails, allowing their stresses to melt away as they become absorbed in creating a hand designed present or piece of artwork. The creative cutting book increases in levels of skill with 12 different designs from simple to more advanced art, including dream catchers, trees, flowers, birds and many other designs. With the process of cutting, the designs becoming a meditative process by which you become intently aware of the intricate designs, shape and process of creating a stunning, hand designed piece of delicate artwork, perfect for framing.
Adventures in Paper Cutting is available to pre-order from the Katy Sue Designs from November 27th priced at £19.99 https://katysuedesigns.com/crafts/Adventures-in-Paper-Cutting/
Emma was an invited guest of Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas on channel 4 to be broadcast this winter and it’s anticipated paper crafters and people across the UK and beyond will be inspired to give this therapeutic craft a go. Emma as a perfectionist and can spend weeks working on one of her intricate commissioned pieces. Emma said “I love that a simple sheet of paper can be totally transformed into something truly beautiful with just a pencil, scalpel and whatever my imagination allows. I am very excited to be working with Katy Sue designs as this enables me to pass my passion on to those either coming to this craft for the first time or developing on their journey”.
Katy Sue’s Managing Director Sue Balfour said, “I am a busy working mum so I know how important it is for us to find activities that allow us to switch off and feel calm. I have long been a personal admirer of Emma’s work and to finally work with such a truly amazing designer is a great honour. We will be working with her to develop a full range of paper craft products during 2018”.