"Peril" (2021) Lauren Iida, hand-cut paper, watercolor, 50 x 38 inches (127 x 97 cm)

" Seattle artist Lauren Iida builds entire worlds from fragile paper cutouts. Her intricate hand-cut artworks depict everyday objects — electric fans, reading glasses, playing cards, etc. — to create magical webs of recollection.
​If these are “traps,” they’re highly seductive ones.
​And they all tell a story. "
- Michael Upchurch,
​The Seattle Times