The process

Built by hand, layer by layer.

Every piece starts flat — paint, paper, and a pair of scissors — and slowly stands up into something with real, physical depth. Here's how one comes to life, from first spray of color to final varnish.

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Up close: cut edges catch real light and real shadow — this is paper, not paint.

From the studio

Or just watch it happen.

The photos below show the layers — these show the hands. Two short visits to the studio, straight from Jennifer's camera.

Six steps from a flat sheet to real depth.

Paint comes first
Backgrounds get painted and big sheets of paper get sprayed with color and pattern — the raw material every piece is cut from.
Cut from life
Real fronds come in from the yard to be studied and traced, so every leaf keeps its true, imperfect shape.
Hundreds of scissor cuts
Every shape is cut by hand — fronds, feathers, petals, waves. A single piece can hold hundreds of them.
Compose, shuffle, repeat
The cut pieces get laid out, moved, swapped, and moved again until the whole composition clicks into place.
Layer and glue
Only then does the glue come out. Layers go down one at a time, building the physical depth the work is known for.
The painted details
Last come the hand-painted touches — highlights, flower centers, the little sparks that make a piece feel alive.

The finished piece

Sealed, signed, and ready for a wall.

Originals are one of a kind. Signed giclée prints are finished with a raised, textured varnish that keeps the layered feel of the original — no glass, no glare, ready to hang the day they arrive.

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