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Distinctive papercuttings. Original eclectic designs. Meticulously hand-cut.

David Jenkins Papercuttings showcases the intricate craftsmanship of self-taught papercutting artist David Jenkins of Arlington, Virginia. Explore his galleries to discover his original-design, eclectic papercuttings, each meticulously hand cut using an X-acto knife.

Cutting Edge News!

The McLean Holiday Craft Fair recently recently compiled a video commemorating last year's 30th anniversary fair. Check out Dave and his work at the 1:26 minute mark: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25prPR3bjxM
Dave is now a member of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsman and will be participating in two of the Guild's craft shows this year: Wilmington, Delaware in July, and Lancaster, Pennsylvania in November.

Catch several glimpses of Dave's papercuttings on display at Stifel & Capra on this recent ABC news piece on Small Business Saturday. http://www.wjla.com/video/2012/11/small-business-saturday-a-success.html
Three of Dave's papercuttings are featured in the Guild of American Papercutters' recent publication, The Paper Illustrator, which contains illustrations of folk tales, rhymes, and children's stories in cut paper. (See Dave's pages below.) Hard copies of the publication are available at the GAP museum shop in Somerset, Pennsylvania. And, a soft-copy version is now available through Issuu.
Dave was awarded the Juried Crafts Award at the 2012 Bluemont Fair, held in Bluemont, Virginia in mid-September! Read the Leesburg Today article.