{ custom maple leaf silhouette portrait }
how awesome is this? seriously. i saw jennyleefowler's custom birch silhouette in an etsy finds email and clicked on it out of idle curiosity (probably because i loved *this* profile portrait etsy find from turnyourhead so much) -- and these are just so, so delicate and beautiful.
before, i admit i thought silhouettes and portraiture of this kind a bit trendy, cloying, self-involved. maybe even precious. then i saw these little pieces of art -- materials are wonderful, but even more amazing is that she doesn't trace, photoshop, or use shadows -- this woman cuts these out freehand -- with, in her words, "observation and terribly sharp little scissors." brilliant.
and what does this have to do with weddings, you ask? could be a gift portrait for your friends, or the image scanned for a save the date. or... ideas?
more at jennyleefowler.etsy.com and jennyleefowler.blogspot.com
These are amazing! Especially like the ones made from leaves. So creative.
ReplyDeleteThese silhouettes are Fantastic !
ReplyDeleteGosh, now I will be looking at leaves in a whole new light. :)
Love these :)
ReplyDeleteLove them,they are beautiful!
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I think those are so cute! How did they make the ones out of leaves???
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for posting my work. Silhouettes always struck me as a bit stale until I started seeing them as real people in a moment in time. And I like people very much, and time is a bit precious after all. :)
ReplyDeletethese are so cool!
ReplyDeleteThese are so intense! At first I though I was just looking at a leaf. Then I looked closer and I saw a persons profile! Neat!
ReplyDeletewow they are amazing!! wow..triple wow :-D
ReplyDeleteSilvia
Beautiful and classy!
ReplyDeleteLOVE these! What a great way to use leaves in such a unique way!
ReplyDeleteah i love these! thank you for posting.
ReplyDeleteyou are awesome and i adore your finds!!
ReplyDeletewow that is pretty darn amazing.
ReplyDeleteIncredible! They are the perfect bouttoniere for a fall wedding.
ReplyDeleteOh wow, I LOVE the ones made from leaves! My mom has some on the black tissue paper from my brother and I were little. I've been thinking about getting a new one done of each of us so I've been looking at them a lot on Etsy, but somehow I missed these!
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