04/08/2026
Artwork of the Day
Credit: Chau Tran
Papercrafted Mother's Day Card
I did not always follow the path of creativity. Growing up, I was told to choose the safer route, so I chose science. I used to be a Medical Laboratory Technician, and got to learn so many things about the human body, and meet many great people. But I always noticed something that I kept going back to, and that was the curiosity and yearning to create something. I would either draw, or do origami when a sticky note was nearby. Something kept getting my attention deep within to keep going. Next thing I know, I'm painting, and learning new forms of papercrafting. Origami was the first thing that really hooked me into messing around with paper and creating something meaningful from a simple piece of paper. It's cheap and readily available. I didn't get to explore my creativity much as a child, but my teachers helped nurture that for me, which was how I got to learn origami. The reason I created papercrafted greeting cards was because it felt like it was something that needed in the world. The effort that takes to make precise incisions and what type of object you want to create from paper is a lot more impactful and meaningful for the hard work mothers do for their families. I felt like this is a good representation of that.
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