Take Cao Cao-one of her Chinese Expressions series-as an example. Western paper sculptures focus on layered and overlapping techniques to portray facial expressions. Wu was looking for a face rich in expression to experiment with and it was this desire that caused her to consider one of the key characters from Annals of the Three Kingdoms.
以〈千古風流人物──曹操〉為例，由於西方紙雕相當注重利用層次堆疊出臉部表情，吳靜芳就想找個臉部表情特別豐富的人物來嘗試創作，隨即聯想到的是《三國志》中代表人物曹操。