Sample silhouettes

Silhouettes By Hand creates lively, personality-filled portraits that takes only minutes to create but last for generations.

Lauren Muney creates silhouette portraits that look like the sitter. They are not done in a stylized form – they are created in a true- to-life representation, although always flattering: silhouettes can’t show wrinkles!

There are just a handful of silhouette artists in the United States; each artist has his/her own style, and many artists are stylized. Silhouettes By Hand makes every effort to create an authentic, personality-filled representation that shows the actual features of the sitter. Customers have been able to pick out their favorite features, or even tell the difference between twins – just from their silhouette portraits!

Create your own family tradition, begin the family heirloom portraits, or just try a silhouette for fun. Remember that Grandmother has those beautiful silhouettes on the wall? Or have you found Great-Grandmother’s profile portrait hidden in the attic? You too can create that type of excitement for your family for future generations.

These portraits take approximately two (2) minutes to cut – so they are easy to accomplish for even energetic children or Type-A adults. They are cut freehand with scissors, which means that there is no drawing ahead of time, or tracing any shadow. This was a common historical way of cutting portraits: many historical portrait signatures say, “Cut with common scissors without drawing or machine”. Lauren’s silhouette portraits are amazing to watch the process, or even have done for yourself live in person.

Event requests:

Events can amaze their own guests their special event or facility. Silhouettes are faster and more elegant than caricatures, and the guest takes home a beautiful reminder of his/her special day. Contact Lauren with your event ideas to get an information sheet, and arrange for custom quote for your event.

Individuals and Mail-Order:

Individuals can visit Lauren at her numerous events for a live sitting, or create a memorable heirloom from your own home by making a mail-order. Whole families can have their portraits created, and mats and frames are available to make your gift-giving easier. Mail-order silhouettes are able to take more time.

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