Layered paper-cut collage illustration, textured cut paper, soft studio shadows, tactile and handmade. A child astronaut silhouette, cut from deep blue paper, reaches toward a spiral galaxy made of concentric rings of pearlescent and gold paper. Below, a tiny paper planet with craters and a ringed moon rests on a stack of books. Warm lamp light from the side casts gentle shadows, palette of midnight blue, cream, ochre, dusty rose, mood of quiet awe and discovery.