Paola Dcroz still uses her art school scissors

Circling Issue #23, featuring Paola Dcroz

Paola Dcroz is a collage artist originally from Colombia and now living with her family in Madrid, Spain. She makes paper collages inspired by the female form and by “the idea of transforming vulnerability into a source of infinite and subtle power . . . going through emotions and creating pieces that bring calm and relief." Paola studied art in both Colombia and England before settling in Spain. During the Covid-19 pandemic, she began making collages as creative outlet while in lockdown, and has done it every day since 2020. Paola lives with her husband and has three grown children.

I discovered Paola’s work a couple of years ago through the power of the internet, and was delighted to be able to speak with her over zoom despite a 7-hour time difference! I love the way she speaks to carving out a new space for art in midlife — both physically, transforming the landing above her stairs into a studio, and spiritually, returning every single day to the practice and trusting that it will f…