Masterful Silhouettes from a Master craftsman.
*** GIVEAWAY ***
You could win a free silhouette ($25 value) for your child! Leave us a comment (in the Speak Your Mind section), and tell us where you’ll hang up the silhouette in your home if you are the winner. Comment entries will be accepted until January 27, 2012. A random winner will be drawn, and the winner will be notified by email.
Austin Area Events: To schedule an appointment, you need to call the store location where you would like Karl to create a unique silhouette of your loved ones.
Austin Area Silhouette Events
Tuesday, Feb. 7th
Gingersnap Kids
201 University Oaks Blvd Suite 520 Round Rock, TX 78665
512-716-0800
Wednesday, Feb 8th
All Things Kids
703 S Main St
Georgetown, TX 78626
(512) 868-2659
Thursday, Feb 9th
Baby Bugaloo
5700 W Slaughter Ln #220
Austin TX 78749
512-301-3800
Friday, Feb. 10th
Izzy & Ash
3663 Bee Caves Rd #2C
Austin TX 78746
512-306-8687
Saturday, Feb. 11th
GRO
Hill Country Galleria
Austin, TX
512-263-7070
Sunday, Feb. 12th
Brilliant Sky Toys & Books
The Village at West Lake
701 Capital of Texas Hwy Ste D 480
Austin TX 78746
512-347-8697
About the Artist:
Master scissor artist Karl Johnson of Cut Arts, has never been daunted by a profile he can’t render, a scene he can’t capture, or an image he can’t memorialize. Karl’s silhouettes are all hand cut, created from the objects and people he sees in the world around him. These are not computer generated– something hard to believe with the detail and precision that attends each piece.
Silhouette art is a rare craft that was handed down to him by his father when he was a young boy. One of the reasons his work is so exacting comes from only being able to see out of one eye. Because he was born deprived of the binocular vision we take for granted, he had to learn how to judge the distance of objects by examining their shadows and rendering images from them. Each creation is extremely detailed and meant to become a treasured piece to be showcased in any part of the home. From children, couple silhouettes, to pets, to the great outdoors, nothing is out of his reach.
Since the age of ten he has cut hundreds of thousands of images, and worked both small scale portraits to large projects with big name designers. (Jonathan Adler, Amy Coe, Irvine & Fleming, among others.) Looking for a unique and talented guest to perform at important events such as weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, or parties? Karl can be booked to create meaningful and useful keepsakes for any private occasion. His
wedding silhouettes are a beautiful and touching gift for a happy new couple, and his silhouettes of guests are a hit as favors. In addition, the host is given a scrapbook with every guest’s silhouette mounted inside.
He was recently selected by Martha Stewart as one of the best wedding ideas in 15 years. A recent Appearance request came from Marc Anthony to create silhouettes of Jennifer Lopez, and her guests, at her 40th birthday party in NYC. In addition to celebrity homes, he has been asked to create silhouettes of guests at events held at both the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC, the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, Universal Studios, 20th Century Fox, movie premiers, Galas, Charities, etc.
Karl’s work may be seen adorning the walls of many Hollywood notables such as Jennifer Garner, Alicia Keyes, Leah Remini, and the entire cast and crew of the hit show “How I Met Your Mother.” His work has also appeared in numerous TV shows and movies, including Spiderman 3 and the soon to be released Natalie Portman film Black Swan. His work has been featured in numerous publications including The O
List in O magazine, People, Parenting, InStyle, Elle décor, and Martha Stewart Weddings.
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What beautiful work! My husband has one of him when he was a child. How fun it would be to compare his silhouette to our daughter’s. This would be a beautiful addition to hang in her bedroom.
Lovely! I would totally center a picture frame arrangement around one of these…. such a precious keepsake!
How beautiful! Would love to have one of these of my daughter and hang in her bedroom.
How special! I would love to have this for my son. I would hang it on the front of his bedroom door.
Right next to his mothers silhouette, that was possibly done by your father in 1964! I’m not sure of the date, but am so excited about the sitting and possible genetic link!
These are so great! Would love one of each of my kids to hang in the hallway at the bottom of our stairs by the front door!
How cute! I would hang this in my son’s room.
Adorable! I would hang it in my daughter’s room.
Wow! Amazing! I would hang one of my son in my bedroom where I could see it before I go to sleep at night!
Beautiful craftsmanship! I would place it in our front hallway.
I have a special hardbound book I am doing for each birthyear of my child. I would put it on the inside cover and probably order an update from this artist each new book year. I order the books from one of those online picture sites.
I would live to have one of these! Actually I have 2 sons so I would pay to have another one done. I would put them on a wall behind our couch.
I had a renowned silhouette artist cut a picture of me in Germany. It was an amazing experience and a very unusual skill. I would love to have one done of my daughter- I would hang it in her room.
This is awesome! I have been wanting to capture my son’s profile in a special way and this is too cool. I would hang it in the hallway between my room and his.
Too cute! I would hang my daughter’s profile on the wall in the living room next to the first pic taken of her as a newborn
the memories
Wow these are beautiful! I would love one for my daughter.
I think these are so beautiful! I would hang it in my son’s room and know we would keep it forever. Amazing talent!
These are beautiful. I would hang in the our son’s room.
I’d not hang it, but put it in a frame on my desk, right next to my computer.
Beautiful. I would hang it in a special spot in our hallway.
Love these! I’d hang it in my son’s room!
I would hang them in their bedrooms right next to their bronzed hand and footprints from when they were babies.
In the living room, of course…right above the fire place! I love these!!
I would give them (I have 2 little girls,) to my mother, to hang beside the one of my niece that my sister gave her for Christmas, so that she would have them for all 3 of her grandchildren!
We are looking for a new home for our growing family so I would find the perfect, most visable spot for all to see there. So beautiful.