Description

Explore exclusive art designs made usingpaperquilling.

Quilling or paper filigree is an art form that involves the useofstrips of paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued togethertocreate decorative designs. The paper is rolled, looped,curled,twisted and otherwise manipulated to create shapes whichmake updesigns to decorate greetings cards, pictures, boxes, eggs,and tomake models, jewelry, mobiles etc. Quilling starts withrolling astrip of paper into a coil and then pinching the coil intoshapesthat can be glued together. There are advanced techniquesanddifferent sized paper that are used to create 3Dminiatures,abstract art, and quilled flowers among manythings.

Many quilled art works can be found on cabinets and stands,cribbageboards, ladies' purses, a wide range of both pictures andframes,work baskets, tea caddies, coats of arms and wine coasters.Storageboxes, larger than most jewelry boxes with drawers and/ortops thatopened, quilled lock boxes, and much more. Some itemswere speciallydesigned for quilling with recessed surfaces.Quilling was alsocombined or married with other techniques such asembroidery andpainting.

Today, quilling is seeing a resurgence in popularity withquillers(people who practice the art of quilling) on everycontinent and inevery walk of life. No longer confined to the"upper classes", thisis a peoples art form and the beauty of theart is always expandingthanks to innovators and rapidly growingnumber of quillers.Quilling is great for all ages thanks to thesimplicity of thetechniques and how relaxing it is. The craft hasbecomeincreasingly popular due to the low cost of the material. Itisused to decorate wedding invitations, for Christmas,birthannouncements, greeting cards, scrapbook pages, and boxes.Quillingcan be found in art galleries in Europe and in the UnitedStatesand is an art that is practiced around the world.[4] One ofthemost well-known quilling artists in modern times is Russianartist,Yulia Brodskaya.

Quilling is relatively easy to learn compared to most othercrafts,and with the resources available today, it can be learned byalmosteveryone. Basic quilling techniques can be learned almostanywhereand there are several videos online that can teach you howto startquilling. There are more exotic styles of quilling thataren'tcommonly taught, but can be learned through books that teachthespecific style you are looking for.[6] Quilling is also agreatcraft for kids as it teaches them fine motor skills and is agreatcraft to train their hand-eye coordination. To see quillingused inthe classroom, you can contact your child's schooldistrict.