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above: detail from Rice Husband
Like Peter Callesen, Helen Musselwhite, Yuken Teruya, and Yulia Brodskaya, here's yet another artist who's very talented with a pair of sharp shears. An illustration graduate from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Lorraine Nam paints, illustrates and hand-cuts paper like no one's business. The results are Asian-influenced storytelling with highly detailed cut paper silhouettes.
These three stunning and intricate pieces are crafted from a single piece of mulberry paper that measures approximately 22" x 30".
Rice Husband:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjro5y2KOEoU4oj7S5V0iqgJPuWvC_sz6Tk54HqCi59Aav8iTHdscn-TF9E36W6YzjzKxVPmfDfIaU4RvvhWC3Bex2iiEV4S2dT6yjfT74zKParxnbIe7vWtxGhvc-lbs-aJ4gPreU-Ft4/s400/rice-Husband1.jpg)
Rice Husband, detail:
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Rice Husband on black:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtcSSo-ds9NwahcJXz3aVKHxJLMgXCMxsctfHSogDReAf3LpMb5ohHedT0wQ0Ktav-2uByfBt4q1WUy6zN6eVtp9F5gLQmSPDyztsN9IU5anH5-jt_JdMLwB4UaotqXK3y7fSzEAssR4/s400/rice-husband-on-blk.jpg)
Asphyxiation:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjD5JlOtbXrhR2KYLr6Lpe5CsUrLiYCmaxmF8p94aui6vu53L3nLKNUebt3U3bY82cZzKzrHfpAaTc6gnsUtO_jBFI9brcBwmra0hlDu05vPwi8b18BhL9kCvGIpQojGaJ1DliiLuC0E/s400/asphyxiation1.jpg)
Asphyxiation on black:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduVXtB0jG3aV9G1n_uXYy9CirxxuRhECgkRJlQhLhKLYQtguSlsllQ9JbCxsttD_Ph7n8oHKoe-MIPIJU_hYp0Rn3I4sbW5umrAIlKAoAPD5A6ySy4QtNFKzOz9Jb2pm0cmiiWu3ebjo/s400/asphy-on-black.jpg)
Asphyxiation, detail:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91HR-r5E8pZxE4N6dqafKe2f0grQzOaD3VdpGTCGlJn3NFRNmzd0rnqOO4I5mewAo4xSVVEsIMOFMI6wcH-yMfbPG_beD4LjxjfepGwiJJDZOBDWjvJ2RI60SlX2eaCUW6Zbra1zL9CI/s400/asphy+detail.jpg)
Asphyxiation as a cover for a RISD publication:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgon8TOEWfSF-CbUsP2ggHd0rNYn3MvvPldy-4OLx0OjXnFQjMnDnNqIGT0uRj16KO8ywjpsh3nIsyOS83epe4WqL0L2cVE_0kx6Lf_FZm-fN5Sp9af78SVunOXkghHSJtfoPorHy8hGkE/s400/asphyin-use.jpg)
Gender Role, cut from one sheet of Mulberry paper:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqItx9SNbgS-ITOC6uEpWiRbTWcIEh24YNvgh2wKuUAkWjtPDSakPXEx1t3sd1IDzzbxWSoazsU-e6H2ak7wjypX-I-zSJ_BFdQWovlJ4y2YTDaH4dMyXdoGU6zde_KYq86p0dkkelFLo/s400/genderrole.jpg)
Gender Role, detail:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmgPLgl-IRA2QP8woBQjDPcjsQmq6TDHWnGoxHAvWexQfMWWB4Ctzy17pif30K2Td6I2oIYnUMEMbrTNmpf8KbXE6Q7SBdUb9rHtrWgXRx3i6gd77B5Fb34TdA4BxiQwM6txxWEkqKIE/s400/gender-role-detail.jpg)
Other examples of her hand-cut paper art:
Joy Luck:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8InBIIrWKazIGoW3dFietN1-pXj17yy5CImbOBw593sI_hhdaCEUn831BulcRFTvyh7FZEKdY00H9YBvIRWVtG2BiMAZw5_4FmAIdkVB7Re8yMkQ2PubNOhaCI5sbmze3UFEdWLt0TQ/s400/joyluckclub.jpg)
Joy Luck, details:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_6VlRlzn58q_-Ytp4LaZ2D3VoL4FU-jPbPfkpV3jrT8afSEvsJMGhMh1jYtZ-smmifhr8UpZLEdqsLHIke4cshhA2tVacTEN73WuKoTL1AIemz15hXUaGoaN-uePDmPdiiXIsRjDC8M/s400/JLC-detail.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqu_jmfM12qtv0aAGssmbsdTjIlkdwPuG_syRswpvvzYtfJPu6FN5H13F1gp1_9Iz3qy_-QiXV6mKKCqzOhn8FqXLiBRz6m7vN9J7i6iUeH5U1ut0JUeA690zs0avUGvb-Fa8Gd7EiyY/s400/joyluck_kids_detail.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_ZVNy-5ajU3xtCO_mTL4eWV9i1iHWNKtFCl4pSmjhc62BaTAnrfZEaer7rsBlmFyHVTE9Lh-0l0eTWG81xqY8aSpKBpSWYgBU5iKjbL8Tj1Lm41nd84BknnvFrp_jzSataLxazKJQt0/s400/joyluck_birds-detail.jpg)
Starling:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzA2urnH56SK9vDamjwWFiP7ElptbX44t1dg3NvV_O1fGxKtn4OtyZyjBAQmUmX6VLgEUKHhUCWvHV7xJWZBfxTzeqpHvsSz9Rq3nix6O1pWhiMpyGLSx4wnY_hYDZHDoK_K-e_8YenM/s400/17_starlingweb.jpg)
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Starling, detail:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DPb5QYYwLZXuvJ0WDYAois7flHaVrpSn1JlhaAyOwAf98KtmcOn-SwSnT8upnf0n_OebFXP8YW1PPj3jF6o9Yf2aMrvcarw0uL6uLiYQ7-6XIBppPzAg3iXRlYWdwYBsCWH1TCLB6_M/s400/17_starlingflockweb.jpg)
Self-portrait:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4oTWUsBmkZYxhpR3s1Ve2Oncm51l7BGpG03DN6L_hmqwh2ouOVvfWJhDq9vLZcWwCfCzzb5onI5WCu_uLow5b2FuzsbaUhHP_6T_Flnd4tECjekhHrSpiKjMIfjy121Yp3JZ6bfyam8/s400/selfportrait.jpg)
Be sure to see Lorraine's other work, such as her illustrations and paintings, like the bird and green eyed boy shown below.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQYNKYINXxjtttOs_Q__5P6W6TM4gVd1ZE7-XykDWCWNKjyqZaehHfXSpVx1o5_gX_XK78xhFrVGrJXY7hhseyNVwtox8DC4pWY7ZpHXasuMNQesP8buJaKSkGp13RNCrBY8_Ok5ABv4/s400/bird-illustration.jpg)
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Lorraine Nam