Weddings, Baby Showers, Bat Mitzvahs, Birthdays...

To each their own individual event. To each their own touch. All sentimental and all memorable to those who book me for their event. And as for me, early on in the whole scheme of things. I am contacted as the process begins and the details are discussed. And alas, as the days draw near to the very special occasion. (And sometimes it is a very last minute call). And things are buttoned down as they say. On the day of the event, I arrive at the time arranged, dressed up, supplies in tow and ready to cut. My specific working location is usually unknown to me until I get there. But it always works out great and very do-able. Now and again, I could hope for better spot or brighter area. I put on my bright smile and scissors in hand the silhouettes are cut and pasted on the white cards for the happy guests to take home.

I keep in the fore front of my mind the effort of each event, whether it be a wedding, baby shower, bar/bat mitzvah or a birthday party, etc. how much effort, time and energy is spent in making their day a very happy memorable day for the families and friends they share their celebration with. I am a part of it and what I create stays with the guests and the hosts. What a wonderful experience! I have an art that will last a lifetime or pass on for generations to come. And to know that, and I have been doing this for years... is even better. Wow!

Another Month Flies By...

And I haven't made time to keep up with this blogging thing. Oh my. Well, let's see. I have been cutting silhouettes at some weddings and that has been keeping me busy. I guess I will include a couple of the double silhouette I have done for my wedding couples.

My problem is that I get so busy with cutting silhouettes of the guests, I don't have time to stop and take photos of my area and finished product. Maybe the photographers will send me some later. The reviews I get back are great though. I am proud of those.

Take a Pose

I have a collection of different silhouette cuttings and these are just two of several of these type. My plan was to put them in a setting that would be very appealing. But I put these two in a square black frame.

Barbie Themed Birthday Party

This weekend I was quite busy. A Wedding in Manhattan Beach, Barbie Themed Birthday Party and Oktoberfest in Huntington Beach with Weiner-dog Races. Talk about variety. A few quiet moments. Aahhaah! yep! So, I thought it would be fun for the 13 year old recipient to not only get her silhouette done. I would give her a Barbie Silhouette that seems to be part of the popular Barbie thing now, as for the party decor. Just a fun party idea.

September Here I Come

Well, It's September and I have lots to do. I have been picking through some things and recently found a silhouette of Jasmine (my daughter) I did of her when she was about 7 yrs and a recent on I did of her. You could see the similarities in her profiles from then, and now.

Well it's about time-Ava's Birthday Party

I couldn't post anything for awhile cause the little circle wouldn't stop spinning. I finally figured out what to do. So.... in the meantime Sylhouettes by Sylvia has been a little busy. Not too much but has been a little busy I need to get caught up here. So for now. I am going to post some pictures from Ava's Birthday Party

Sylhouettes by Sylvia and more.....

So Today I am adding pictures to Picasa and realize that they will link to my blog. an aha moment for me.So click on Miss Huntington Beach and you will see my work and as I blog I will add more pictures and more artwork..

April Showers, Mother's Day, Babies, Weiner Dogs, Walks Grads and More

Okay, So It's been a month and  life has been a little hectic. But I still accomplished much. Not as much as I wanted. But yes I did accomplish what I set out to do. Sylhouette's by Sylvia is doing well. March I did March of Babes Walk a March of Dimes sponsored Event at Fashion Island in Newport Beach.I was there for about 3 hours.  And per the organizer of the Family Fun Zone. Sylhouettes by Sylvia was the Hit of the walk. I had fun doing the event. Following that event I immediately drove to a 5o year birthday party. A private event at a yacht club in Long Beach. I cut silhouettes there for about  2 hours. It was a beautiful day overlooking the water.


For Mother's Day I cut Silhouettes for a Kindergarten class and they presented the silhouettes to their moms at their annual Mother's Day Breakfast. The mothers were so happy to get something very different. A keepsake and I created it.


Then it was dogs at the Old World Village  Crafters village. Weinerdog races every third Sunday of the month.  Then it was off to a Graduation party.


Now I have a Carnival this Friday, and AIDSWALK O C at the Great park on Saturday. Maybe Sunday will be Chivo's Birthday. That will be fun. 

The Beginning

This is the place for where it began for me. A litle cart. A little old man. Who knew at the time for this moment in time, I was a little girl. My mom worked in those shops in Fiesta Village at Knott's Berry Farm. She became friends with the concessionaire who owned the little Silhouette Cart. That little man with the cane and his partner whom is not shown.

I spent a lot of time at Knott's Berry Farm while I was growing up, it was very much like my very own playground. As time would have it, the little cart became a permanent fixture in Fiesta Village. Growing up KBF as we would call it, the sounds of barking seals, tooting trains, the mixture of Mexican Folk music and the Merry Go Round organ in the background. I can remember as I watched Frank the Monkey Man, he was the Organ Grinder, as the children gave their pennies to the little monkey and I could hear the laughter, and cries of children at the same time. It all seemed very natural. Watching tourists from around the world buy their souvenirs, stand in line to buy their tickets to go on rides or wait in line to eat. The aromas coming from around, food, cotton candy, the Animal Farm nearby and yes the horses. The good ol Animal Farm and the Stage Coach.

And yes, people stood in line to get their silhouettes too. And as I got older I too found my place at KBF, I soon began to work there after school. At the Silhouette Stand in Fiesta Village. Within a few short months I too was cutting silhouettes. Growing up at KBF, it seemed natural for me to sit in that chair as I made the transition from my playground to workplace. Not only did I know KBF like the back the of my hand and grown accustomed to the lifestyle of an amusement park setting, I now was officially employed as a Silhouette artist at the age of 14 years.  To Be Continued.

Busy Week

Well, where do I start. I have been trying to create a website and when that is done I will add my link. Being creative is something I love to do. However, doing that and being sick at the same time is almost like hitting a brick wall at 90 mph. I wasn't feeling very focused. Knowing what I wanted. But not knowing how to get there. So I thought I would take a slight break. I have redone my silhouettes to give them more of an appeal as far as presentation is concerned and. I will include some of the pages. However, I have much more to accomplish with many more ideas to complete. It will come together. Problem is. Is that I have already done it all. Just not very good at recording it all and lost a great deal of it during the moves. I have tried to dig some of it up but to no avail. Some of it will slowly surface.

Well it's been a long time...

Yep, I lost touch for awhile with the ol' blog here. Just after I started a relationship with it. I wanted to get this thing started and then a series of events got in the way,  like life got . I hope the blogger can forgive me. As I start anew, I promise to write most everyday. Add a new piece of artwork or picture or perspective to go with it. It's still early in the year and Sylhouettes by Sylvia has gotten off to a slow start. But we will get there. God willing. It's Holy Week and Easter is around the corner. Maybe it's a better week to get this blog off the ground.

Angels Heard on High

Angels heard on High....
Earthquakes in Haiti and  many people are suffering.
I watch the news and see the rescue efforts being made to help.Thank God, for humanity and compassion.
Thank God for hope.I hope the efforts continue ahead, forging forward to make Haiti, a better country .The people had so little and now have lost it all.In America, we have so much, too much. And we take it for granted.I cannot begin to imagine what it must be like for the people in Haiti, to suffer their losses. To suffer their pain, to suffer their hurt.I can only pray for them.I can only pray.My comparison of recent loss;
I lost my job last year. I have struggled, financially.
I have struggled, so I thought.  Depression has met me.
I have desparately worked hard to keep from losing my apartment. And thank God, I have managed to still have a place to live, eat a car to drive, a place to brush my teeth and shower. I have so much. Haiti, I pray for you. I am grateful. God has been good to me. I pray God will be good to you and you recover quickly. I give to you an Angel to watch over you , pray for you and protect you from any more danger..

Silhouettes a Lost Art

Silhouette Art done by the Silhouette Artists who can perform a lost art indeed.

Based on the number of artists, whom as a whole who can

actually do this art. They are set apart from those we call

formal artists also known as  painters, singers, dancers, and photographers and all the rest.

Silhouette Art an art classified all unto itself. In the bigger picture,there are only a few, less than a handful in the spectrum art. Silhouette artists who share a talent of the past, an art of hand and paper cutting  that has no room for error.

In the modern world we live in, we have paper cutting machines that can do the  work for us quickly but yet, does not replicate the actual detail that can be had from the hand cut paper art of a Silhouette Artist.  -Sylvia-