Swarthmore College Silhouettes

This was a VERY special silhouette event, as the McCabe Library at Swarthmore College brought out some antique 18th-century Quaker silhouettes from their Special Collections to share with students and faculty. This was to fit into the theme of "Body Liberation" week on campus. Having this artist there to cut live silhouettes was the icing on their cake!

 

I will be going back in the summer to visit, so I can really spend some time looking at some of these precious works of art... and some very scholarly books on the subject (just couldn't do so on this day, as I was non-stop busy!)

Here are some of the ones I cut for some very delighted subjects:

(you can click on them to see them at a larger size)

These two silhouettes are of the same person, one from kindergarten and one from 2024!

Thank you for having me! It was all my pleasure!

Thousand Acre Farm Bridal Show--Silhouettes

 

My 60th birthday on Sunday saw me happily cutting silhouettes in the barn loft, at 

Thousand Acre Farm near Delaware City, Delaware. This show was a much more intimate affair than the recent huge one I also participated in...but I've already gotten a gig from it, yay!

I had a little friend who was interested in watching me set up!

This time, I limited the silhouettes to just brides

, and I was still slammed the whole time! Here are a few:

Thank you for having me and hope to be back doing weddings at this gorgeous venue!

Can you spot the silhouettist in this photo?

Finally, the view from the loft:

Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 Celebration---Silhouettes!

 On Sunday, I headed to a really cool whiskey bar in Philly to cut silhouettes for a Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 (go ahead, I had to look it up, too!) celebration/promotional event. 

My client, a Jack Daniels brand ambassador, found me via The Bash, and it was a perfect opportunity to practice an old-fashioned art form AND wear my Edwardian dress and hat!

Here's a better view of my hat!

Happy, surprised and numerous guests sat for me!

There were some other fun vendors there too:

a snazzy jazz band, fab photographer and a very skilled event artist,

who painted on a whiskey barrel top for a raffle at the end of the night!

This is my view of the venue, from my spot on the 2nd floor of the parking garage across the street. Wish all my city parking situations were this easy!

Thanks for having me!

Winter Wedding caricatures!

I arrived at this lovely backyard wedding celebration, right after doing my afternoon gig about 35 miles away... So I set up and immediately starting drawing in the family room, as the guests filtered in from the twinkly, warm tent outside!

Lots of couples!

Couple on right had been drawn previously by the mighty Ninjasketch in Hawaii! That's what she's showing on her phone screen!

The guests were all pretty thrilled with the caricatures. It was a fabulous night that flew by!

Thank you for having me and booking through The Bash!

Mini-THON caricatures, Hollywood Style!

 Friday afternoon found me doing my speedy, line-drawing-only caricatures at a high school Mini-Thon (a dance marathon to raise money for pediatric cancer).  Drew about 50 faces in 2.5 hours. Thank you for hooking us up, Gigsalad!

My feather boa actually gets a lot of use for Hollywood-themed events! 

Here's my spot in the gym, which they had decorated for me quite nicely!

Lotsa happy high-schoolers!

This crocheted bunny starred in two of my caricatures!

Thanks for having me!