Author Date

2026-04-22

Degree Name

Department

Communications

College

Fine Arts and Communications

Publication Date

2026-04-22

First Faculty Advisor

Robert Walz

First Faculty Reader

Othello Richards

Honors Coordinator

Pamela Brubaker

Keywords

Quilling, Paper Filigree, Yulia Brodskaya, Erin Hayes, Josie Jenkins, Jane Jenkins, Paper Craft

Abstract

This thesis explores the journeys of four contemporary quilling artists and their works. It dives into the creative process of conducting the interviews, capturing the footage, and making the documentary. The documentary also explores the history of quilling including its resurgence in the 1980s and the complicated process of navigating the declining numbers of the International Quilling Guild while the craft spreads across the internet, potentially losing its rich history and standards of excellence. Since quilling is a lesser known art, this thesis is also an attempt to spread the knowledge of the craft since there are very few scholarly publications about the topic.