Scissors

This Ana Inciardi mini print depicts a pair of scissors rendered in a straightforward, object-study composition against a plain light gray background. The handles are a bold, flat yellow-orange, each formed into an open oval loop. The blades are rendered in pencil-style graphite shading, giving them a textured, almost tactile quality that contrasts with the clean, solid color of the handles.

The pivot point is visible as a small circular detail between the blade and handle sections. The word "scissors" appears in lowercase handwriting at the lower left, with "ANA INC" printed at the lower right. Scissors are among the most universal hand tools, appearing in households, studios, and workshops across cultures and centuries.

The design of the modern scissor has remained largely unchanged for hundreds of years, which contributes to its status as an iconic everyday object. Collectors are drawn to this print because of its directness. Inciardi treats the scissors with the same earnest attention she gives to food subjects, plants, and city objects, stripping the composition down to the thing itself without decoration or narrative context.

This approach is consistent across her catalog and part of her broader print series of ordinary objects observed without irony. The graphite blade texture against the flat yellow handle shows a subtle interplay of technique that collectors familiar with her work will recognize immediately. The print pairs naturally alongside her other everyday object subjects, and works well grouped with pieces that share her characteristic hand-lettered labeling style.