Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

On Sunday, Feb. 11, the Charles B. Wang Center at Stony Brook University held a Chinese Paper-Cutting Workshop with Master Ming Liang Lu. “Cutting Through Culture: Chinese Paper-Cutting Workshop” was ...

Researchers have built a mechanical computer inspired by kirigami, the Japanese art of paper-folding and cutting. The proof-of-concept computer, which includes no electronic components, has 64 ...

Polytechnique Montréal engineers designed parachutes based on kirigami—cutting paper into intricate patterns—that can automatically adapt in mid-air. The design has the potential to make air ...

Kendra Baker photos Martha Link Walsh discussed and demonstrated the art of paper-cutting to a group of about 20 seniors at the Wilton Senior Center on Monday, Oct. 23. Walsh spent more than 40 years ...

Alum and paper-cutting artist Bianca Levan begins with a sketch, laying out the main structures and composition of the piece, showing the negative space that she will cut away. (Courtesy) Bianca Levan ...

One of Welborn’s hand-cut holiday ornaments, the white hand-cut snowflake and its black hand-cut shadow nestle in a small red ornament frame. Natalie Welborn came to the age-old art of paper cutting ...