While most people think of art museums as unmoving, static (even boring?) walls of framed art, many art museums create exciting day-or weekend-long events that celebrate new exhibits. Celebratory events or museum festivals use the exhibits as a springboard to help its visitors learn and enjoy the culture of the artwork’s genre, artist, or themes. … Continue reading »
Looking for a unique entertainment for a party or gala? Consider silhouette portraits for your guests. Imagine this: Lauren is your silhouette artist, with a small area at your event that welcomes guests to sit for a portrait. Her outfit perfectly reflects and celebrates the theme of your event. Guests can wander to this silhouette … Continue reading »
Your artist Lauren Muney creates silhouette portraits freehand with scissors (no drawing, tracing, shadows, or using any machine) in the traditional manner so popular for hundreds of years. Silhouettes By Hand makes every effort to create an authentic, personality-filled representation that shows the actual features of the sitter. Visit the SAMPLE SILHOUETTES page to see more.
Silhouette artists are rare, and getting to a silhouette-artist event might be difficult. That’s the challenge of working an uncommon, handmade trade. The Solution to the Quest for An Elegant Gift: Mail order silhouettes – you send a photo by email or mail; the silhouette is cut freehand with scissors – and returned to you … Continue reading »
A mail order customer sent me photos of her request for silhouette portrait – and she also purchased an oval frame and a white mat so the family can have a copy, and their college student would have a copy too. The charm of these portraits is not just the image – the charm lies … Continue reading »
Silhouettes By Hand just cut silhouette portraits of guests at an intimate, darling wedding. The bride loved silhouettes, and especially wanted to portrait her loved ones. (To protect the privacy of the wedding party and the location, these photos will show very little of the setup or the people). Silhouettes are becoming more popular for … Continue reading »
This quick post shows a recent full-body silhouette portrait created at an 18th-century living history event. The subject requested the portrait. (The photo was taken about 5 or 10 minutes after completion, which explains why the head tilt varies from the portrait). This was my first full-length profile portrait. It was done completely freehand, without … Continue reading »
A snapshot of a museum visit. A museum sponsored Silhouettes By Hand to create silhouette portraits for guests during one day of its holiday celebration. This little girl had her own silhouette portrait made. She “helped” other children prepare for their silhouette. Then she asked for her doll’s silhouette portrait. The guest line for silhouettes … Continue reading »
