Art has always been a part of Gloria Cosgrove's life. Gloria started sketching as a child and worked with pastels, watercolors, oil paints, and created quilts before discovering scherenschnitte (paper cutting). Together with her daughter, Alison, she maintains a mail-order business selling original art work and paper cutting patterns. For more of her work, visit www.papercuttingsbyalison.com.

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