About

 

Thanks for visiting PAPERCUT21. I’m Jane Palmer, a collage artist based in Reading, Pennsylvania. I cut up magazines and picture books, then reassemble the fragments into new visual stories. I’m drawn to the meditative rhythm of hand-cut collage and the chance to reimagine the familiar.

 

Most pieces begin when I pair a single image with shapes, colors, and textures that feel like they might want to join the conversation. From there, I experiment: swapping, rearranging, listening for resonance. I’m drawn to bold color, birds, blooms, fabric and beautiful paper.  I tend to keep recognizable images intact but place them in unexpected pairings to invite reflection and shift perspective.

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For me, collage mirrors the way we move through the world—piecing together roles, expectations, and truths. Cutting and pasting becomes a quiet act of reconstruction, a kind of mercy, a way to make meaning.​