Chirogami Jazz Quilt in Grey, Surface Design

Chirogami Jazz in Grey, © 2016 Sheryl Karas

I used to make quilt designs in paper using a variety of handmade and Japanese papers. This one, I thought, translated into a decorative surface design for a variety of creative purposes. For example, it makes a nice scarf from Red Bubble:

Or a comforter from Society 6:

Contained Chaos, Cut Paper Collage

Contained Chaos, © 1989 Sheryl Karas

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Long ago I made cut paper collages that I called "Paper Quilts." This was part of a favorite series of mine in which I was exploring the concept of chaos versus order. I could have just taken a photograph of my house, but let's not go there!

The original piece was made of Japanese chirogami paper and handmade art papers. Prints and a variety of products are available at Fine America and Pixels.com.