Large Silhouettes

My favorite etheral beauty, Kelby. She has had about three portraits done by me now! She is featured on my website www.paperportraits.com , the little girl riding the carousel dragon.

11x14 Large Hand-Cut Custom Silhouette.

More and more the new trend seems to be the larger Silhouettes! I am so surprised by all of the requests as of late. Folks are happy to find that I am ready, willing and able to make Silhouettes like these for them in just about any size they need.

Please send you inquiries for hand-cut custom Silhouette portraits to kathyart@earthlink.net. I can make the traditional 5x7 silhouettes, and the 8x10's, and 11x14's. If you need them larger, or in specific colors, just let me know!

Attention Orlando Brides!

Come visit me at Central Florida's Largest and Most Popular Bridal Event!

I will be cutting FREE* Silhouettes in the Pre-Function Room, starting at 9am!
*You must purchase a ticket to the show*

Sunday, June 14, 2009
The Show itself runs from Noon to 4:00 PM



Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa
1900 Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32830
Valet Services Available
This is Central Florida's most popular bridal event and they are putting everything bridal under one roof in one afternoon!

Get ideas!
Meet vendors!
Have fun!
Win prizes!
See fashions!
Save money!
Save time!

Visit me at the show to discover how I can help you have the wedding you've always dreamed of! I can't wait to meet you.

For more information about the show or to pre-register for your Buy One, Get One Free Tickets, click here.

I look forward to seeing you there! No matter what stage of planning you're in...there's something there for you!
Buy One, Get One Free Tickets!
Click here to pre-register for your Buy One, Get One Free Tickets! This is an amazing event you won't want to miss. I look forward to meeting you there!
Offer Expires: June 13, 2009

Silhouette Restoration

Doug McQ. of Apopka, FL brought in this Silhouette that was made of his wife Lynn-Dee when she was just 4 years old. He was hoping I might be able to make a nice restoration of it, as it was literally crumbling apart.

Doug brought in the original cutting (a tiny thing, maybe 2x3 inches mounted on a 5x7 inch card) plus this scanned photocopy for me to work from.

I cut it for him there on the spot, trying my best to replicate the hand that originally made the Silhouette. The original work was created in 1950, and signed by an artist named LaBoche. If anyone knows anything about the artist in question, do let me know!

Silhouettes at Weddings

I just love weddings! Cutting silhouettes at weddings, to me, is a big honor. I always keep in mind that these sweet images will be kept for a lifetime. This lovely couple held their wedding reception at Narcoossee's Restaurant at the Grand Floridian on Walt Disney World property.

Heidi and Tom. Wedding Silhouette by Silhouette Artist Kathryn Flocken.

That's me, hard at work...about ready to cut a Silhouette of the Bride's Mother.

It was a great day, and I cut about 65 Silhouettes or so in 3 hours. These folks were all military, so they knew how to line up! What an organized bunch!

Heidi's review on www.Disboards.com:
We had Kathryn Flocken, a silhouette artist in the Orlando area at our wedding. She was great, and our guests loved it. She would simultaneously cut two silhouettes, so the guest would get one (in a 5x7 card) and she saved one for us. So...whenever I get around to scrapbooking, I have silhouettes of all our guests!

For more information and samples, go to my website www.paperportraits.com. Send email inquiries with the date, time and location of your wedding reception to check for my availability and rates.

    NEW!!  

I am now including either a small or large Guest Book as part of your Wedding Package.  The small Guest Book is for a Wedding party of 100 or less and just me as your Silhouette Artist.

The large Guest Book is for a Wedding  with over 100 Guests, and myself and one other silhouette Artist.

Please inquire with me for a second Artist, I can get one for you!          

Sonogram Silhouette

I often get asked, "Do you do baby Silhouettes? What's the youngest person you've ever done?" When I tell people I've even worked from ultrasounds, they feel a lot better about my capabilities to have their "Wiggly Kid" sit in my chair!

So, I was thrilled to get yet another opportunity to make a Silhouette from a sonogram. This time, however, I asked the Mom-to-be if I could borrow the picture to scan, and put the photo plus the Silhouette up on my blog.

Patty and Richard C. are 12 weeks along, and this is their Baby, and the Silhouette made from the ultrasound! Congrats!

You can have your child's sonogram made into a silhouette. You will get your choice of 8x10 background in either pink, blue, soft green, or soft yellow.

Move Over, Tupperware!

Lisa B. of Orlando saw me cutting Silhouettes recently and asked for my card. She had remembered me from a book signing at Barnes & Noble book store on Colonial and Bumby years ago when my book came out. She said she was going to contact me with a really "cool" idea.

Soon after, Lisa sent me an email and asked if I might be interested in doing a party where she'd gather the people together in her home on a specific date, and they would purchase Silhouettes, frames and merchandise from me directly on the spot.

I decided why not! It was something different, close to home, and would only take about three hours. So, we set a date. A few weeks later, I went to Lisa's home and set up my Silhouette goodies on Lisa's dining room table. Lisa had gathered about 15 families together, and they all took numbers and hung out in the back yard while waiting for their turn in line.

Silhouette Artist Kathryn Flocken hard at work...

This family used a musical card to entertain their daughter while I cut her Silhouette.

"Weeeeee! This is much better than waiting in a long, hot line at a theme park to get my Silhouette done!"

More fun hanging out in Lisa's back yard...

So, there were Silhouettes, food, and lots to drink for all. The kids got to play, and the parents had some time to relax and have a glass of wine with their pizza.

If you live within a 90 mile radius of East Orlando and would like to host a Silhouette a party like this at your home, email me! All you have to do is gather about 15 families, and we'll coordinate a day for me to come by and have everyone's Silhouette made.

MORE INFO HERE: http://silhouetteparty.blogspot.com

Silhouette Event at Sam Flax~ Open to the Public!

Come have your Silhouette hand-cut by Master Silhouette Artist Kathryn Flocken at Sam Flax Art and Design store in Orlando! Walk-in's welcome, but do call ahead if you'd like to place an appointment.

Date: Saturday May 2, 2009.

Time: 11:00am-1:30pm.

Place: Sam Flax Art and Design

1401 E. Colonial Dr.

Orlando, FL

32803

Phone: 407-898-9785

Web: http://www.samflaxsouth.com/

Silhouettes on Fun Items!

Go to my Etsy store http://www.paperportraits.etsy.com/, and have your hand-cut Silhouette put on loads of fun items! Silhouettes by Kathryn Flocken.

Silhouette Decorative Throw Pillow.


Personalized Silhouette Tote Bag.


Personalized Silhouette Baseball Cap.

Silhouette Keepsake Box.

Personalized Silhouette Wedding Invites & Thank You Notes.

Your message placed inside FREE!

Personalized Silhouette Note Cards.

Silhouette Christmas Ornament.

Personalized Silhouette Mug.

Personalized Silhouette Plate.

All Silhouettes shown are by Kathryn Flocken.

http://www.paperportraits.com/
Purchase these items on

http://www.paperportraits.etsy.com/

Silhouettes of Your Precious Pets.

Our four-legged friends are so dear! What better way to show they are valued family members than to have their shadows "immortalized" along with yours!

You can have your Pooch or Kittie's Silhouette cut...and even have their special markings added in if you like.

Equestrian Silhouettes.

Cat Silhouettes. Collars can be added in at no additional cost!

Dog Silhouettes. You can have multiple pets in a Silhouette portrait, too.

Silhouette Artist and pet lover Kathryn Flocken with Mei Mei.

"I'll take extra care to do a great job making your pet's hand-cut Silhouette!"

To see more samples, click here:

http://www.paperportraits.com/GALLERY_PetPorts.html
*Special requests are taken, so don't be afraid to ask.*

Silhouettes at Your Special Event~ What You Get!

Each Guest will receive one copy of their Silhouette portrait mounted on either a plain white 5x7 inch piece of white card stock paper, or they can have it mounted on a very nice card with a scroll pre-printed on it.


I also make an additional loose copy of each Guest for you to keep and
scrapbook, or to make a collage from as a remembrance of the day!
**NEW! Guest Book or collage made on the spot at your event!

If you would like your Guests to have frames, they are available at a discounted bulk purchase rate.

I can normally do about 100 portraits in 4 hours at most parties. At weddings, however, there are breaks in the schedule to cut the cake, make announcements, etc. Because of these breaks (where it would be impolite to work, as attention is focused on the Bride and Groom!!!), I can do about 60 portraits in 4 hours. If you would like to have a second Silhouette Artist, I can arrange that! With two Silhouette Artists at a wedding, upwards of 100-120 Guests can have their portraits made in that time.

When making an inquiry about your event, please include the date, time and location of the event. See more information on the Special Events page of http://www.paperportraits.com/

Special Request Silhouettes

Carolyn R. from Illinois wanted a Silhouette made of her Granddaughter (top photo). She sent a photo of a Silhouette that had been made ages ago of her Great Great Grandmother, and wanted her Granddaughter's to be compatible to it. The Great Great Grandmother's Silhouette (middle photo) measured 2 1/2 inches high by 1 1/2 inches wide, and was a reversed or "hollow cut" style of Silhouette.

It was a fun project to recreate a matching Silhouette of Carolyn's Granddaughter, and the orders are rolling in for these specialty Silhouettes!

If you would like to have a Silhouette made in a certain size or color, don't be afraid to ask. Send an email inquiry along with your photos to kathyart@earthlink.net for a quote!

Silhouettes from Old Photos

Gillian C. from Canada sent an email to me along with the photo above. She explained that she went to my site and saw that I could reproduce Silhouettes from old and archival photos, but wondered if I could make a Silhouette to go along with 2 existing Silhouettes that were already in her parent's collection. Her older brother and sister had had their Silhouettes done years before, but not Gillian. She wanted to surprise her folks with this new, "old" Silhouette.

Gillian is seen seated in the middle in pink with the short hair.

I asked Gillian to take some secret snaps of her brother and sister's Silhouettes (lest the surprise be spoiled!), and give me the approximate measurements of the portraits. I explained if she did this, then I could better "mimic" the size, style and cameo shape of the original artist, thus making her new Silhouette blend in more seamlessly with the older ones.

The existing Silhouettes measured in at an itty bitty 2 1/2" high x 1 1/2" wide! Gillian also went on a Knight's errand looking for a frame to match, and found a good square one to go with hers. She plans on placing the square frame in between the two ovals.

I think it's only fair that she be the focal point after all these years of being MIA!


Some "rather different" Silhouette services I supply are:

1. Making Silhouettes from old and archival photos. Click on this link: http://www.paperportraits.com/GALLERY_Brynner.html to see a prime example in my Gallery section. Academy Award winning actor Yul Brynner and family members "posed" for this very unusual portrait!
2. Silhouettes of your dearly departed loved ones of all ages: children, spouses that have passed, or your precious pets.
3. Silhouettes that have acquired fire or water damage can be reproduced to look like the originals. (I did quite a few of those after Hurricane Katrina!)
4. Family Tree Silhouettes (see my blog here for more information about the subject)

For Silhouettes in any of these categories, please send an inquiry along with your scanned photos for a price quote, as regular pricing does not apply. kathyart@earthlink.net

New Site is now up and Running!

http://www.paperportraits.com/ now has a brand new look! Go see what's new, different and exciting!

Credit cards are now being accepted through Pay Pal. : D

Technical Issue of note: Just a few folks (usually with Outlook Express) are having trouble seeing my page, with the words looking like they are overlapping at the bottom thus making the text garbled and unreadable. Try this simple trick to see if the page might load up properly for you:

• Go to your Toolbar and click on "View."
• Click on "Text size."
• Make the text one level smaller, then go back and look at my page again.

New Silhouette Items In!

Check out the sidebar to shop for fun custom Silhouette items on my Etsy store.

Have your Silhouettes custom made to order, then put on items like note cards, pillows, tote bags, mugs, heirloom plates, hats, and keepsake boxes.

More coming soon: Greeting cards with "Retro Girl", T-shirts, Christmas ornaments and Holiday Cards.

Check back often to see what's new!
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