www.miyokoyoshida.etsy.com

japanese paper art
the beautiful world of chigiri-e, japanese paper art.



please visit: www.miyokoyoshida.etsy.com

for her early works, please also visit: www.chigirie.studioyoshida.com



*CHIGIRI-E ("chigiri" means to tear, "e" means pictures.) =japanese paper tearing art. WASHI (japanese handmade papers) are torn by fingers and glued to a thick backer board to create a picture. it is like a water-colored painting, except using papers instead of paints.