Girl Scout Silhouettes!

Yesterday, I tried something new. I was asked to do a short presentation to a group of Girl Scouts, who were doing a badge pertaining to history...and my silhouettes were a perfect fit! I made up a Powerpoint showing some c.1798 silhouettes of George and Martha Washington, to show them how people loved having affordable likenesses of family members done by travelling artists...because there was no other way...unless you had the money to hire a painter! Then I did some demonstrating. All 18 girls received a silhouette, and they asked great questions! It was a very pleasant experience for all of us. :-)

IG Reel

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You can see Martha Washington's silhouette on my laptop screen, it was done in 1798 by her granddaughter, who had some art training.

These two young ladies were the daughters of the Scout leaders so I was permitted to photograph them, here they are with their silhouettes!

And here are the rest of them!

Thanks for having me and for my swag: a box of GS cookies! :-)

College Spirit Day Stealth Mini-caricatures!

 Well, they started out as Stealth Caricatures! My gig, using yellow/purple and branded 5 x 5 papers, was held in the student union's lounge at WCU.

But soon, folks caught on and a line formed...

so I just went with it and drew them from across a coffee table:

Not too many boys dared...wonder why?

Thanks for having me, what a blast!

Here's the IG Reel. :-

Alice-in-Wonderland-themed wedding reception caricatures!

What a wonderful and unique reception! I hand-drew beforehand, this Alice-detailed border on the bride and groom's caricature; for the guests I drew the same, and had copies made on blue paper (the wedding color).

My Victorian attire was happily worn to this one:

The ambiance was absolutely delightful:   Reel 1

The bride requested photos of all the drawings, so here they are:

And here's a Caricature Reaction: Reel 2

Thank you to my lovely Client and to Gigsalad for putting us together!

Silhouettes at lavender-hued wedding reception!

 Another weekend brought another silhouette event for me, this time 

a lovely and intimate wedding reception ...

...where everyone wore shades of lavender and purple (including me!)

All the guests' silhouettes were pasted onto lavender backing cards...here are the bride and groom, whom I did while they were having photos taken:

I'll be doing their full-length silhouette (from a photo) in my studio. 

They opted for a guest book (purple of course).

Here are all of the duplicate silhouettes!

The photographer was so excited to get a silhouette, here you can see the lavender backing card:

The bride left this review for me on Google:

I was thrilled to have the talented Emily providing silhouette portraits at my wedding this past weekend, it was the highlight of the reception! Definitely will be recommending her services to anyone interested!

Thank you for having me (and for the review, I appreciate it!), Brooke and Chase! Best wishes!

Silhouette baby-shower favors at the Hotel Dupont

For the second time in eight days, I did a wonderful event at the Hotel Dupont---this one was an elegant baby shower, held in a gorgeous wood-paneled room I'd never actually been in before...

This baby shower, curated by my friends at  ThePartyGirlsDE (look at that branded mirror they provided-- the purse and scarf are mine--it was too warm to wear--so I draped it on the mirror along with my 

Minnie-esque handbag) was decorated in black, red and gold, with a Disney touch...

All my backing cards reflected that with a tiny, tiny Mickey on them!  Here is the beautiful mother-to-be:

and a few of the guests:

I also did some guests by stealth: 

The Bash put me in touch with my lovely client, who told me her baby boy had her nose already, they could tell from the ultrasound! I just emailed her and told her to send me a photo so I could do a in-utero silhouette for her (which would be a first!!)

Thank you for having me!