Paper Art & Cut-Paper Illustration

Layers,
cut by hand.

Every piece is built from hand-cut paper layers — texture, shadow, and color composed like a sculpture, not a drawing.

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Cut paper magpie in flight with blue wings and green tail among green leaves on an orange gradient

Selected Work

Cut paper portrait of a king vulture with a purple, red, and orange head against a blue sky
King Vulture
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Monochromatic pink cut paper portrait of a man in a fedora holding a bunch of balloons
Man with 30 Balloons
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Cut paper antlered deer wearing a red bandana among green trees with a golden moon
Jackalope
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Cut paper open hand cradling four orange birds against a pink sky
Birds in Hand
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Abstract pink cut paper figure holding a rose and an arrow among clouds
War of Roses
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Abstract cut paper collage with orange circles, a red arc, and a pink form on black
Rosie
Cut paper collage
Cut paper brown monster with fangs and blue clawed feetSold
Monster
Cut paper
Cut paper portrait of a bearded older man in a black robe and cap
Glen
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Cut paper penguin-faced scarecrow in a burlap hood and red plaid scarf among autumn leaves
Scarecrow
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Cut paper sock monkey in a golden turban with a flaming heart, halo, and condor overhead
Loyalty
Cut paper, 12 × 18 in
Intricate black cut paper flowering plant over a blue background with an orange sun
Breath
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Cut paper blue-toned vulture bending forward on green grass with a pink sky
Cinereous Vulture
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Abstract blue cut paper composition with a red seed-pod form, colorful dots, and green leaves
Breathe
Cut paper and acrylic, 8 × 10 in
Cut paper brown vulture with a pink face swooping over green ground
Lappet-Faced Vulture
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Cut paper red-orange saguaro cactus with golden spines against a green landscape
Family Garden
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Abstract cut paper of three blue curved forms rising from brown earth on a cream ground
KBT
Cut paper
Abstract cut paper view down a revolver barrel with a green dot and blue accents on yellow
Mistaken Identify
Cut paper
Cut paper profile of a woman in a black beret and dress smoking against a red background
Curator
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Black cut paper line art of two intertwined hands with pink negative spaceSold
Divorce
Cut paper
Cut paper jackrabbit dressed as a wizard in a green robe with a gray beard and pipe
Bunny Gandolf
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Cut paper brown sock monkey dangling from a yellow hand against a blue background
Parlor Monkey
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Abstract cut paper composition with a stylized tree and sweeping red and yellow curves
Untitled
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Cut paper yellow leopard in a pink inner tube against a deep purple background
Talisman
Cut paper, 9 × 10 in
Cut paper portrait of a blonde woman in sunglasses and an orange bikini at the beach
Becky
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Cut paper portrait of a bearded man in a navy suit with a red pocket square holding a phone
Michael
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Cut paper yellow bloodhound with a green halo on a green background
Washcloth
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Cut paper clown in a black hat, red nose, green glasses, and red vest on yellow
Puddles
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Cut paper profile of a bald man with a brown feathered collar against turquoise
Vulture Man
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Cut paper rainbow trout beneath a cloud and an evergreen treeline
Trout
Cut paper, 12 × 18 in
Cut paper blonde bearded Viking in a horned helmet holding a goat against navy
Viking
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Cut paper self-portrait of two intertwined red-outlined faces on a navy dotted ground
Self
Cut paper and acrylic, 8 × 10 in
Cut paper jack-in-the-box zombie leaning over its box against a blue background
Zombie
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Cut paper stylized rooster with a red comb against a pink background
Rooster
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Cut paper portrait of a yellow labrador with a pink heart-shaped nose on green
Rosie
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Cut paper cartoon man in an orange shirt standing outdoors under a cloudy sky
Payton M. H. Simpson
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Cut paper grinning mushroom character with a red polka-dot cap on blue stripes
Mushroom Man
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Cut paper portrait of a gray-haired woman in a checkered dress among green trees
Mers
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Cut paper of two blue-and-white teddy bears on a yellow and gray patterned background
Bears
Cut paper, 8 × 10 in
Cut paper portrait of a gray-bearded man with a pipe in a red coat on gold animal wallpaper
Nick
Cut paper
Cut paper magpie in flight with blue wings and green tail among green leaves on an orange gradient
Magpie
Cut paper, 18 × 24 in
Cut paper pink lotus on green lily pads over blue water with a black crane flying near a cloud
Lotus
Cut paper, 18 × 24 in
Cut paper black condor with a golden halo standing amid feathered arrows with red lightning across a blue sky
Patron Saint of Rage
Cut paper, 18 × 24 in
Portrait of paper artist Kristen Wright

About the Artist

Kristen Wright is a paper artist working entirely by hand.

She started working with cardstock to learn paper engineering for pop-ups. Drawing from nature, dreams, and folklore, every composition starts as a sketch and ends as individually cut, hand-layered pieces of paper.

A Colorado native, Kristen works from her Denver studio, taking on gallery shows and select commissions throughout the year.

Get in touch

For commissions, exhibitions, to purchase any of the Selected Works, or for general inquiries, reach out below — Kristen replies to every message.

or email directly at jinxcommissioner@gmail.com