Donna Ruff

2.12.11, handcut newspaper, 16 x 11.5 in, collection New Mexico Museum of Art 

Frieze VI, burn and gold leaf on paper, 28 x 21 in

3.21.11, hand-cut newspaper, 13 x 11.5 in, collection New Mexico Museum of Art 

CodexV, burn and gold leaf on paper, 9 x 9 in

12.14.12, hand-cut newspaper, 16.5 x 11.5 in

I love these hand cut newspapers and burned paper works, by artist Donna Ruff. Their focus on pattern, repetition and architectural forms make for wonderfully complex, densely layered and beautiful works.

(All images ©Donna Ruff 2000-2012. Via BOOOOOOOM)