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Knerq 🌀 Iris paper folding by Nicole Gauvin 🇨🇦 There’s love in every crease! ❤️ DM for custom orders 🖼️ They had such a good time that she was inspired to keep it up.

Nicole Gauvin had been making art for 10 years for friends and family before she ever sold anything. It wasn't until she started watching the TV show Supernatural with her husband and wanted to go to the convention that she ever considered selling her art. Putting herself out there was scary but the risk paid off - Nicole earned enough to buy the weekend gold passes for her and husband! Now she's saving up for front row tickets!

06/01/2026

I’m an artist. My art is called iris paper folding. Each piece is handmade, one layer of folded paper at a time. Using upcycled materials.

05/31/2026

In DC at Flash tonight with .between___collective_ taking in all the art and meeting other artists!

“Women in Sports, Golfing” is a new piece I made to celebrate the power and athleticism of women in sports. You can see ...
05/01/2026

“Women in Sports, Golfing” is a new piece I made to celebrate the power and athleticism of women in sports. You can see it in person at Cameron Cafe in Alexandria, Virginia.

I didn’t set out to make greeting cards that felt this personal. At first, I just wanted something beautiful—something t...
04/16/2026

I didn’t set out to make greeting cards that felt this personal. At first, I just wanted something beautiful—something that would catch the light, something that felt delicate in your hands. But somewhere between the first cut and the last fold, these cards became something else entirely.

I remember holding the metallic paper up to the window, watching it shift from soft blush to bright fuchsia as the light hit it. It felt a little like memory, how it changes depending on how you look at it. I cut the strips of paper slowly, carefully. That’s always the tension with paper: it’s fragile, but it demands confidence. When the petals finally came together, layered over each other in that spiral, it felt like watching something bloom.

The yellow poppy was different. It was more grounded. The folds were tighter, more contained, like they were holding something inward instead of opening outward. Paired with the deep green leaves, it felt like resilience, the kind you see in small, steady moments.

The patterned rose feels closest to the truth. Not perfect, not uniform, and full of variation. The paper itself carries a story, with its scattered colors and shapes, and when it’s folded into the rose, those fragments come together into something cohesive. It reminds me that love, especially the kind we celebrate on Mother’s Day, isn’t one solid color. It’s layered. Messy. Pieced together over time.

As I worked, I kept thinking about mothers, grandmothers, and chosen family. People who have shaped lives in ways that aren’t always visible but are always felt. There’s something fitting about iris paper folding for that. You build from the outside in, layer by layer, until you reach the center. It’s a quiet process, but it creates something beautiful.

These cards aren’t just greetings. They’re small, hand-held reminders that care takes time, that beauty can come from careful attention, and that even the most delicate materials can create something that lasts.

Custom Minecraft Creeper, iris paper folding art made for a client’s 9 year old son
04/08/2026

Custom Minecraft Creeper, iris paper folding art made for a client’s 9 year old son

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11/03/2025

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Approximately 109 layers in this 12x12 rose.
10/23/2025

Approximately 109 layers in this 12x12 rose.

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