The Watchful Garden 2 | Original

It’s hanging in my hallway now and every time I pass it, I swear the little leaves are tracking me — exactly the feeling the artist described. The paper-cut layers create real depth, with the botanical shapes casting soft shadows that shift through the day. I keep catching myself staring longer than

The layered paper-cut style gives this piece real depth—from across the room it looks like a shadow box, but up close you can see every tiny leaf and stem. It’s made me pause and grin every time I walk past, like the garden really is watching me.

I keep catching myself staring at the botanical cutouts longer than I planned—the layers really do give it that sense of the garden watching back. It’s the second in the series and the Scandinavian paper-cutting style is so crisp, it fits perfectly in my reading nook.