Thursday, August 25, 2011

Create own versions of this cutting-edge art


By Cathie Filian


Rating: 6Leon and Sharolyn Wilson now minister to residents of retirement and assisted-living centers.Rating: 7.2Silhouettes don't have to be tiny. Go big and bold by blowing up your image on a photo copier, and use over-sized black paper. Large sheets of solid and embossed papers can be found at art-supply and stationery shops.Rating: 9"Legendary. I've never had sweet potato fries. My life is complete now.""I like to see old spaces turned into something like that.""That was his ambition," Leon said. "He was in the Volkswagen salvage business down at Lexington."- PencilStep 1: Choose a photo that is simple, preferably with a profile view of a person or object.- Dale Boswell- Utility knifeRating: 5.4Cut your image using the traditional matte black paper, or show off your wild side with a small, striped print or a hot-pink glossy paper. Frames and backing papers can be coordinated to your room's palette. For a cozy look, consider attaching your cut pieces to a small canvas covered with linen or velvet.Only two in the group had set foot in the museum where they were about to see a world-class exhibition of fat people, many of them naked.Silhouette artists have been creating cut masterpieces for more than 200 years, using their scissors to capture images. The process of cutting your way to a masterpiece has just a few steps, and the results are simply stunning. You can create silhouettes of family members, friends and pets.Time for a drink at Blondie's with Nate Windham, one of Colorado Springs' most decorated bartenders who regularly wins the Best Of. While more than a few in the group abstained, others eagerly downed lemon-meringues and exotic rum drinks from long-forgotten recipes.It wasn't long before eyes were popping at the gargantuan Botero figures in the galleries upstairs. Some were unpleasantly shocked by the content, but all felt they had genuinely seen something new and surprising as they took it all in over tapas and wine from Caf?36.Rating: 6.6- Erich Vinson

Cathie Filian is a lifestyle expert and craft-book author. Learn more about Cathie by visiting her blog at www.cathiefilian.com.




Author: Cathie Filian


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