About seven years ago I pulled out my Birds of North America Guidebook and began sketching robins, cardinals, hummingbirds and crows onto black paper. I cut the shapes out with my tiniest sewing scissors and ornamented a bare branch in our living room with this flock of silhouettes. I enjoyed watching the birds and I enjoyed watching my [then] newborn baby watch the birds.
Now cats. Now dogs. Now our neighborhood and the city. I'm sketching, cutting, painting and exploring.
Here is a preview of my work (in progress):
silhouettes on white vellum
my Irvington Dog design
cutting and lifting shapes
finished cut-outs
Irvington Cats (cut-outs painted black)
Indy @ Delaware and East Washington
Irvington Dogs
Irvington Cats as a lantern (orange cellophane lining)
And...this evening's sky over Irvington (uncut!)
I am particularly intrigued by the lanterns. Do you glue the cutouts to the vellum,? And you can still roll it into a cylinder?? Also, with the paintings/drawings: especially like the hydrant and the farm tools. But all are really nice.
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