More Silhouettes

I love that the original silhouette portraits were named after Étienne de Silhouette, a French finance minister who, in 1759, was forced by France's credit crisis during the Seven Years' War to impose severe economic demands upon the French people, particularly the wealthy.  Because of de Silhouette's austere economies, his name became synonymous with anything done or made cheaply and so with these outline portraits. Prior to the advent of photography, silhouette profiles cut from black card were the cheapest way of recording a person's appearance.

Here are mine from the last class, also made very cheaply...  I definitely am in the market now for an overhead projector.  There must be hundreds lying around in school basements.

My "Dancing Tree" photograph enhanced with ballet dancers

On Blue with movement!

Swimming in Ice

A little whimsy added!

Tatted Snowflakes