by Torben | Jun 18, 2021 | engelsk
The corona lockdown earlier this year, which in many ways was a tough time, boosted my online paper cut workshops with Danish, American, and Japanese participants. So in the middle of this sad lockdown, something exciting happened to me. In March 2021, I did two...
by Torben | Mar 18, 2021 | engelsk
Here is a screenshot from Saturday’s online workshop with Japanese participants. You can also see some of the participants’ beautiful paper cuts. It was a good experience, although it also became dramatic at one point. Suddenly I could see that the...
by Torben | Feb 27, 2021 | engelsk
I just did an online workshop with 45 kids from the Narihira school, which is located in Tokyo right next to the Tokyo Skytree. It was a huge experience. The Japanese school children were incredibly kind and very diligent with the scissors. I am amazed that it is...
by Torben | Feb 18, 2021 | engelsk
I am doing my first online paper cutting workshop on March 20th, 2011 with Japanese participants. At the workshop, the Japanese participants will hear about what I have experienced in my almost twenty years in the service of the scissors. In addition, they shall learn...
by Torben | Nov 2, 2020 | engelsk
I have just hung up an exhibition at Kolding Library, where it can be seen from December 1th to December 20th. I have not been to Kolding Library before, but I must say that it is both big, bright and beautiful. The exhibition includes 19 framed cut paper cuts people....
by Torben | May 19, 2019 | engelsk
In May 2019, I traveled to the United States in the service of the scissors. The University of Wisconsin-Madison had invited me to attend the symposium “Sustaining Scandinavian Folk Arts in the Upper Midwest”. The event was attended by Scandinavian and American...
