Ella Richards

I believe that art is one of the most important means of communication. Art touches our lowest and highest emotions, it gives us happiness or sadness, and it helps us to understand and reflect on everyday emotions. Art breaks down barriers. Life is art. Art is life. Two colors and simple lines are all i need to create my art. I am a minimalist and my tools are simple, black paper, watercolor paper, cuticle scissors, and a glue pen. My process begins with an original drawing which I cut out of black paper using scissors, which I glue to watercolor paper. some pieces are intricate one-line cuts that takes a month or more to complete. When I create a piece, we become friends. I like to give the piece a poem as a title; some I write and some I find to express my thoughts on the piece. For me, art fairs are the way to communicate through art. I have had some wonderful and inspiring conversations about my art and what it means to others are intimate and personal. https://www.scissorsdrawings.com/