Birds Reflected - Kirigami Mandala

Cynthia Emerlye: I will be gearing up to add many more kirigami mandalas and bifold hearts to my Etsy shop for the holiday season. To do this I will be cutting every night from now through December. I cut on the loveseat (my Night Studio) while watching movies. After cutting ten or twelve, I laminate and package them. You can find my kirigami in my shop at www.EmerlyeArtsKirigami.Etsy .com

Here is one of two mandalas I cut last night, each about a 3/4 movie creation. My daughter likes this one so much she thinks I should frame it instead of laminating it to hang. If so, then it will be in a 10 inch frame instead of the 12 inch frames my larger mandalas are in. This is an 8 inch cutting, although it is a bit more elaborate and complex. The outer edge is folded four times (8 layers.) I then opened it to create the birds in the center, which are folded only twice (4 layers.)