VISUAL ARTS + MUSEUMS

Archway Gallery presents Cutting Edge: work by Catherine Winkler Rayroud. Award winning paper-cutting and ceramic artist Catherine Winkler Rayroud will present the paper-cuttings she created over the last four years in a solo show taking place at Archway Gallery, from May 1st to June 3rd 2010.

Paper-cutting is a mind-boggling art that uses a single sheet of black paper folded in half and cut in highly ornate and intricate patterns with tiny nail scissors. With amazing patience (it can take up to 3 months to create a single cutting) Catherine produces stunning pieces that have a visual narrative with a strong sense of humor. Together with her paper-cuttings she will present a collection of ceramic pieces on which paper-cuttings have been used as a decoration before being fired.

Catherine Winkler Rayroud was born in Switzerland, where she lived and worked until 1999. In January 2000, she moved to Houston, TX.

Winkler will be doing demos on 2 Saturdays from 11-4pm, May 8 and May 22.

For more information please visit the Gallery’s website at www.archwaygallery.com  and the artist’s website at www.catherinewinkler.com.