Star Tribune from Minneapolis, Minnesota • Page 74

(4 MINNEAPOLIS SUNDAY TRIBUNE Nov. 17, 1963 45,000 Snips of Scissors Make One Scherrenschnitte States, but he wasn't happy. "They put colors, diamonds and tinsel on my work, I had quests." bait he catches no fish. For relaxation, he gardens A GREETING card firm and fishes. Since he uses no brought him to the United The scissors cutouts familiar to every child have been made into art by Walter von Gunten, a KNICKKNACK to sit in a box where they could always watch," he said.

But he likes America. "In cutting. Then I go back to cooking." Picture Frame Tip To prevent a picture frame from leaving a dirt mark on the wall, try cementing little pieces, of rubber to the bottom corners of the back of the frame. This will also prevent the picture from Gardening Switzerland, who can afford a house with a big yard? In the United States I can." Awl Swiss whose work will be shown this week in the concourse of the First National bank building. The Swiss call it scher-r nitte, Schooled in both fine arts and as a.

chef, Von Gunten By William Rieck says in a matter of fact way, "One day I will have to stop Living Bookends Von Gunten 7 Each pot should take from three to five plants. The type of plant used here 3 Mix one handful of spackling plaster to a heavy consistency and put V2 inch in the bottom of each container. This will prevent water leaks. 4 Mix a batch of heavy mud by adding water to dirt and kneading until you get the consistency of putty. needs very little water.

One watering every three weeks should be a 2:: by Empire A COMPLETED SCHERRENSCHNITTE literarry scissors cuttings. Using a 90 cent embroidery scissors, which he has sharpened every morning for 10 years, Von Gunten snips from 45,000 to a million times to produce one scherrenschnitte. "You have to know this scissors like your wife if you're married (he isn't) or like your children," he said at his home in Madison, Wis. Sitting by a north window, Von Gunten makes 30 cuts a minute, working five to 10 hours a day and from five days to two months on one cutout. THE BLADES follow the lightly pencilled lines of an original drawing by Von Gunten, who was a painter but not the best.

You have to do something special." Some artists fold the paper in half and produce a double result. Von Gunten does not, thus doubling his work. At the end it is a tangled mass which has to be laid flat for mounting. In constant danger of tearing, it is Sand down two scraps of lumber of the dimensions shown. Nail them together.

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Plants should be planted without roots. Cut succulents 22 inches long and make your cut near a joint. Remove the bottom leaf on the stem. Poke holes in the mud with a pencil and insert ends of plants. Pack mud carefully around the stems.

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SO FAR AS he knows, Von Gunten is one of only two or three persons in the world making scherrenschnitte. Aged 33, he started at 12 and took 12 years to become proficient. In Switzerland Von Gunten gained recognition but made few sales. "In America when something goes, it is like a stone that rolls and cannot stop," he remarked. "I'm- nervous now and tired trying to keep up with re- AMUSEMENT ROOM 12x20 Prefinished Mahogany Paneling, Floor Tile, Ceiling tile, Recessed Fixtures, $Q99 Wk.

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