“To find joy in the sky, the trees, the flowers… There are always flowers for those who want to see them.”

- Henri Matisse

This weekend my older daughter and I had a little mother/daughter time, which for us often times leads to something artsy (who says art can't be done on off-school hours?).  Recently, we had checked out a book from our library called Over in the Artic, which is illustrated by Jill Dubin.  Ms. Dubin uses cut paper art for the illustrations.  I was really intrigued by this art, I think it's beautiful!  Using scrap pieces of paper, any kind, you can create beautiful artwork.  Here is an example from the book (you can see more at her site):

Scrapbook Papers




Hannah's Beginning Work




Mom's Beginning Work



Continuing to Work




Mom's Finished Spring Scene



Hannah's Desert Scene

I think this is become a favorite of ours to do from now on, there are so many possibilities!