Common Thread: Animals

Łowicz Roosters and Flowers

Inspired by Łowicz paper cuts (wycinanki), Łowicz, Poland.

Łowicz Roosters and Flowers, a scene from Common Thread inspired by Łowicz paper cuts (wycinanki)

Layered, symmetric paper cuts with roosters and flowers in many colors, from the Łowicz region of central Poland.

Community: Poles of the Łowicz region

Sources

  1. Łowicz County government: Wycinanka. Read 2026-09-26.
  2. National Museum in Wrocław, Ethnographic Museum: Wycinanka łowicka (kodra), Łaźniki, Łowicz county, 1968, accession MNWr E-4205. Read 2026-09-26.
  3. Wici association: In the rhythm of folk paper cuts, Museum in Łowicz, part 1 (2019). Read 2026-09-26.

This scene is our own artwork, inspired by the tradition named here. It does not reproduce any particular object.

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