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(peaceful music)

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- Hi, everyone, my name is Mou Saha.

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I am a mixed-media artist,
a coloring book author,

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and an avid art journaller,

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always looking for fresh techniques

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to add to my creative repertoire.

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Most of us are familiar
with paper cutting.

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Paper cutting starting
a long time ago in China

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and is known by many
names around the world,

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such as kirigami, papel picado,

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scherenschnitte, et cetera.

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Paper cutting can be

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simply beautiful to intricately gorgeous.

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The act of cutting and gluing paper

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is also very therapeutic, both
physically and emotionally.

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In this class, I'll share with you

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simple techniques of coloring
the papers you will cut,

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composing, and doodling that you can use

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to express yourself in
your own art journals.

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A cut paper art journal is very personal

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because you are creating
every single component

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of your page from scratch.