Step inside the fantasy worlds of Anna Talbot and Tatiana Warenichová, two artists who create original, one-of-a kind jewelry and wall-mounted paper cutouts inspired by fairy tales and folklore.

United in their fascination with the magical stories that we fall in love with as children and carry with us into our adulthood, the artists choose elements that have inspired them, from castles, to forests, to the fawns that live there, to create wearable works of art. However, while their work is imbued with similar decorative elements, the artists’ approach to creating the work is highly varied. Using different techniques, Warenichová layers and cuts paper, which she combines with silver and wood, to create three-dimensional images. Talbot works in layers building up characters from anodized aluminum, wood veneer, brass, and gilded metal and silver. Both artists create work that is reminiscent of pop-up books yet made for the body, although on occasion the scale of their work can easily be at home on a wall.