Japanese art and culture have a lot to offer, and many artists have seen them as a major source of inspiration over the years. Georgia Low is one of them and she specializes in crafting miniature papercut art that celebrates the immense beauty of this country.
Low hails from London, but she spent most of her life in North Wales after moving there in her youth. She first discovered papercutting when she was just 15, but only came back to it a few years later and fell in love with the artistic process of using paper as a medium.
Low fell in love with Japan when she traveled to this country in 2005 to visit her sister who was working there as a teacher. She’s been obsessed with Japanese art ever since and she wanted to explore it through her papercut creations, even though she knew it’s a very niche subject. Luckily, she found her audience, and she still enjoys researching Japanese paintings and woodblocks when looking for inspiration.
Her art is also largely inspired by her love for nature, and she even published a book called Nature Cuts, where she collected some of her best papercutting patterns inspired by the natural world.
“Growing up surrounded by beautiful countryside and wildlife has definitely given me a lot of inspiration for my work! I am also hugely passionate about the environment, climate change, endangered species, mental health, and Japanese culture – so regularly try to include these issues in my designs,” she explains on her official website.
