About two weeks ago we shot this cute video below with Katie Orth and 20-Houston where we talk about http://hollyroseribbon.org/ foundation's fundraising events benefiting cancer survivors & their familie along with Executive Director Lily Paxson-Salinas and the upcoming HOLLYwood HOLLYween BASH!
Famous silhouette artist Cindi carves paper profile heirlooms
Wedding silhouette entertainment!
Friday, September 30, 2016
Silhouettes for Survivors - How to Hire a Silhouette Artist for your Charity fundraising parties and events!
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and one of my greatest passions is to host silhouette fundraising and other charity events via the Holly Rose Ribbon Foundation and other charity fundraisers to help those affected - this October we are launching my new website http://silhouettesforsurvivors.org/ to that end, where I also share with you how to hire a silhouette artist to host your own fundraiser event in your community - I would love to travel to you as well I often do many silhouette events and weddings along with corporate events in NYC New York, Denver Colorado, Aspen, all over California especially Los Angeles and of course Houston Austin and Dallas Texas and love to travel as much and as often as I can!
About two weeks ago we shot this cute video below with Katie Orth and 20-Houston where we talk about http://hollyroseribbon.org/ foundation's fundraising events benefiting cancer survivors & their familie along with Executive Director Lily Paxson-Salinas and the upcoming HOLLYwood HOLLYween BASH!
About two weeks ago we shot this cute video below with Katie Orth and 20-Houston where we talk about http://hollyroseribbon.org/ foundation's fundraising events benefiting cancer survivors & their familie along with Executive Director Lily Paxson-Salinas and the upcoming HOLLYwood HOLLYween BASH!
Saturday, August 27, 2016
Silhouette artist Cindi Rose, takes New York fashion week!
From the silhouette of the clothing, to the hand sketched fashions fine artist Cindi Rose can do in front of crowds, this smart New York City girl, has the savvy that adds the wow to all events.
Even more impressive is when she takes her scissors to paper finely cutting out portraits. Enjoy her artistry this week at many high-end retail stores as she hand-cuts profiles for stars, designers, and VIPS.
She is available by internet for silhouette orders at CindiSilhouettes@gmail.com and for your weddings, private parties, fundraisers, and branding.
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
HBO Clip- featuring Erica Rose, Cindi Rose, & Dr. Franklin Rose
http://www.silhouettesbycindi.com We did an HBO documentary which won
many awards, on what people think beauty is. Of course, I said it was the
aura, kindness, heart. Please tour my art with me and see my creations, and
the way I decorated my home.
many awards, on what people think beauty is. Of course, I said it was the
aura, kindness, heart. Please tour my art with me and see my creations, and
the way I decorated my home.
Monday, June 27, 2016
TV's Erica Rose's Tickled Pink Silhouette Portrait Baby Shower. Plan a great wedding or baby shower and have silhouette artist Cindi Rose create custom portraits of the guests and decorations for the event! This is special for weddings, showers, and corporate events! You can have the silhouettes made in any color and on your company logo, or with the name of the couple or person you are honoring, and the date! Silhouettes are keepsakes and last forever!
Friday, June 24, 2016
How to do a silhouette of your dog, or favorite pet, for the non-silhouette artist.
Take a profile photo of your pet.
Laser or ink jet print it to the size you will want to frame.
Decide if you want it in a color or black as I have done.
Cut a small circle around the pet's silhouette from the ink jet or laser paper.
Scotch tape this to the colored or black paper you will want for the finished art piece.
Straight-edge scissors will work best. Many find barber scissors of high quality.
Slowly cut the pet's profile out.
If the pet has markings, as this one does, just cut them out of the paper as I have done.
For details, you can take your scissors and snip little hair-like pieces to give the doggie or
pet silhouette a life like look.
Paste this with a glue stick or repositional spray mount on the colored or white card stock you
will want as the background.
Enjoy your own bird, dog, cat, pig, horse, silhouette and be proud of your silhouettes of your loved ones!
If you need a fund-raiser for your school or non-profit contact CindiSilhouettes@gmail.com
I am also available to do portraits freehand, without the photo, by looking at you and directly cutting them out, for parties, events, weddings, holiday gatherings, business conventions, and Bar and Bat Mitzvahs. A real silhouette artist normally just cuts from viewing the subject, but there is no reason, you should not enjoy a Do it Yourself Art project!
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
How to hire a wedding, Bat Mitzvah,CindiSilhouettes@gmail.com or corporate silhouette artist. Wedding planners, event planners, this will make your event! Cindi often charges local rates with enough notice. Have scissors will travel!
Most people go to "The Knot" to find a wedding silhouette artist, however, most silhouette artists do not make enough to advertise on The Knot (which is thousands a year), we would rather charge you less and have you find us organically. The best way to find a good silhouette artist is to merely type in some of the less expensive agencies and type in the reviews. You really don't want one that does not do the interior details or use the correct paper. There is an artist who uses sticky vinyl and cuts out the same picture for all, mostly children. He is fast, but the vinyl does not lead to a lasting profile, nor a clean, smooth cut. In England they use paper from a craft store, with scotch tape to stick it down. This will fade in time, and they are not mounted except to immediately fame, or put in a drawer. They are put in a folder that is loaded with an ad on the back about the artist. They are smaller, (this is a good thing) and have no inside cuts so they are mounted with no mess, and the artists roam (more fun), but can normally do just 12 per hour, due to the walking. However, they have a unique, classic, sophisticated style, and look beautiful being solid black.
Odd, but Martha Stewart who does not really know the art, hires som of the least talented silhouette artists, mostly due to either the city they live in or their knowledge of search engine, and the nice computer silhouettes they have on line. She did not know that a good silhouette artist does groupings, and is personable, and can do the details such as pearls, without a sketch. People are still happy since they don't know the difference, but many of these kinds of artists make someone have a thicker bodice, and also, a bulky old-fashioned approach.
The problem is that you can't tell who is legit and fake on the net, as some people call themselves a silhouette artist and they use other people's work (such as Augustine Edouart's full figure cuttings of children) on their site as their own, or worse, they use a computer image. This is fine for an internet order, and it would be no different than if you used a photoshop ap and just darkened a photo. It would not be an authentic silhouette hand-cut from sight without sketch (which makes the accuracy less). I don't take internet silhouette orders, but will come to your city for a school, church, no-profit, museum, fashion or children's store event or fundraiser. I do many silhouette weddings and Bat Mitzvahs and those fun New York City fashion events.
DisneyWorld and DisneyLand used to hire the best silhouette artists when Walt and Roy Disney were around. I actually worked at Disney World when Roy Disney was alive! We worked from a very strict, lease operator, Jess Rubio, who made us cut the perfect profile in one cut with no mistakes. He would have spies examine our work and trash, to make -sure we did not waste a second of precious amusement park time re-cutting our mistakes and actually creating an awkward cut that was rough. We learned that the faster we were with our first impression portrait miniature profile cut the better the likeness and the smoother the cut.
Good news! Some of the original silhouette artists still work at DisneyLand and are good. I worked there before they even worked there. Silhouette cutting of exact portraits and profiles and full-length individuals by sight, is complicated and hard to master.
"How did you learn this?" People ask. I did not. I did not read someone's book that says all faces look this way and cut the profiles similar and that it does not have to have a likeness. This is what most of the non Disney artists do. They can not do the beautiful couples together either, or the difficult hair and earring, details. All, but the English, put in eyelashes. Many display their paintings of profiles or sketches of profiles. Honestly, there is not a silhouette artist in the world that was not first a portrait artist. Most of these artists who display a painted or pencil sketch is doing it like tracing from a photo, not live as we had to do at Disney. The questions you want to ask are: How many people can you do in an hour? It should be at least 20, 30 is better. Can you hand-cut couples together? That is adored at weddings, and if they are really talented they can do full families of 3 to 13 from one sheet of paper. I was born an artist from a mother who could draw portraits and was an architectural designer. As a child I drew and painted full face portriats and profiles. I also painted and sketched animals, and nature. I love doing silhouettes for holiday events. My favorite cities to work are Dallas, Houston, Austin, New York City, Denver, Washington DC, London, LA, San Diego, and San Antonio. I love to work in Singapore too! If you want to see my work I have a channel on YouTube and am on instagram as cindi.silhouette, of course, I have silhouettesbyCindiFacebook, which shows much of my work. . .I donate a part to charity! You can hire me as a fundraiser for your non-profit or favorite toy, children's, stationery store, or monogram shop.
How to hire a wedding, Bat Mitzvah,CindiSilhouettes@gmail.com or corporate silhouette artist?
Most people go to "The Knot" to find a wedding silhouette artist, however, most silhouette artists do not make enough to advertise on The Knot (which is thousands a year), we would rather charge you less and have you find us organically. The best way to find a good silhouette artist is to merely type in some of the less expensive agencies and type in the reviews. You really don't want one that does not do the interior details or use the correct paper. There is an artist who uses sticky vinyl and cuts out the same picture for all, mostly children. He is fast, but the vinyl does not lead to a lasting profile, nor a clean, smooth cut. In England they use paper from a craft store, with scotch tape to stick it down. This will fade in time, and they are not mounted except to immediately fame, or put in a drawer. They are put in a folder that is loaded with an ad on the back about the artist. They are smaller, (this is a good thing) and have no inside cuts so they are mounted with no mess, and the artists roam (more fun), but can normally do just 12 per hour, due to the walking. However, they have a unique, classic, sophisticated style, and look beautiful being solid black.
Odd, but Martha Stewart who does not really know the art, hires som of the least talented silhouette artists, mostly due to either the city they live in or their knowledge of search engine, and the nice computer silhouettes they have on line. She did not know that a good silhouette artist does groupings, and is personable, and can do the details such as pearls, without a sketch. People are still happy since they don't know the difference, but many of these kinds of artists make someone have a thicker bodice, and also, a bulky old-fashioned approach.
The problem is that you can't tell who is legit and fake on the net, as some people call themselves a silhouette artist and they use other people's work (such as Augustine Edouart's full figure cuttings of children) on their site as their own, or worse, they use a computer image. This is fine for an internet order, and it would be no different than if you used a photoshop ap and just darkened a photo. It would not be an authentic silhouette hand-cut from sight without sketch (which makes the accuracy less). I don't take internet silhouette orders, but will come to your city for a school, church, no-profit, museum, fashion or children's store event or fundraiser. I do many silhouette weddings and Bat Mitzvahs and those fun New York City fashion events.
DisneyWorld and DisneyLand used to hire the best silhouette artists when Walt and Roy Disney were around. I actually worked at Disney World when Roy Disney was alive! We worked from a very strict, lease operator, Jess Rubio, who made us cut the perfect profile in one cut with no mistakes. He would have spies examine our work and trash, to make -sure we did not waste a second of precious amusement park time re-cutting our mistakes and actually creating an awkward cut that was rough. We learned that the faster we were with our first impression portrait miniature profile cut the better the likeness and the smoother the cut.
Good news! Some of the original silhouette artists still work at DisneyLand and are good. I worked there before they even worked there. Silhouette cutting of exact portraits and profiles and full-length individuals by sight, is complicated and hard to master.
"How did you learn this?" People ask. I did not. I did not read someone's book that says all faces look this way and cut the profiles similar and that it does not have to have a likeness. This is what most of the non Disney artists do. They can not do the beautiful couples together either, or the difficult hair and earring, details. All, but the English, put in eyelashes. Many display their paintings of profiles or sketches of profiles. Honestly, there is not a silhouette artist in the world that was not first a portrait artist. Most of these artists who display a painted or pencil sketch is doing it like tracing from a photo, not live as we had to do at Disney. The questions you want to ask are: How many people can you do in an hour? It should be at least 20, 30 is better. Can you hand-cut couples together? That is adored at weddings, and if they are really talented they can do full families of 3 to 13 from one sheet of paper. I was born an artist from a mother who could draw portraits and was an architectural designer. As a child I drew and painted full face portriats and profiles. I also painted and sketched animals, and nature. I love doing silhouettes for holiday events. My favorite cities to work are Dallas, Houston, Austin, New York City, Denver, Washington DC, London, LA, San Diego, and San Antonio. I love to work in Singapore too! If you want to see my work I have a channel on YouTube and am on instagram as cindi.silhouette, of course, I have silhouettesbyCindiFacebook, which shows much of my work. . .I donate a part to charity! You can hire me as a fundraiser for your non-profit or favorite toy, children's, stationery store, or monogram shop.
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Dallas Texas - Silhouette Art Keepsakes for Fathers Day Gifts By Cindi Rose
A silhouette makes a perfect and unique Fathers Day gift to be treasured for generations. Meet the World’s Fastest, Most Skilled, and Most Renown Silhouette Artist Cindi Rose at Swoozie's at Preston Center - Contact or visit the store to book your appointment. 214-890-0433 or dallas@swoozies.com
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Saturday June 18th
12:30 - 5:30pm
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Swoozie's at Preston Center
8417 Preston Center Plaza Drive
Dallas, Texas 75225
P: (214) 890-0433
dallas@swoozies.com
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Don’t miss the opportunity to have your child’s Silhouette done by the amazingly talented, Cindi Rose. This is a perfect and unique holiday gift for fathers, uncles, grandparents and a cherished family keepsake. Cindi’s hand cut images take 2 minutes and last forever. C. H. Rose is the world’s fastest and most accurate silhouettist with intricate details. Children do not have to sit still. Cindi can capture wiggly children and adults, fixing hair and double chins as requested.
This is also a great idea for engaged couples to have their silhouettes done together, for a family heirloom, and Cindi can do pets too ~ just bring in a printed profile photo of your pet to your appointment.
Price for the silhouettes- $35 for the original and $10 each additional copy. Cindi is able to do more than one child at a time or each child separately, your choice. The silhouette will be matted and framed while you wait, so you are able to take it with you. Frames range in price from around $15 to $40.
Appointments requested as the day fills up!
Never settle for less than the best, have a hand-cut silhouette by 4th generation fine artist, Cindi Harwood Rose, former Disney top artist, to benefit hospital art programs and children affected by critical illness.
Proceeds this June will benefit Silhouettes for survivors – learn more about the program here: http://
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Cindi Rose is one of the few silhouette artists in the world who can do groupings - Have America’s best paper profilist Cindi Rose hand-cut a flattering likeness of you, your child, or loved one for a unique heirloom gift that will be cherished forever. Cindi, a natural artist has drawn portraits since a child, and cut silhouettes for Disney as a teen, she is the world’s fastest and most accurate silhouettes, descended from generations of established artists. Rose honed her talents as a child drawing portraits and at 15 years old discovered that she could look at a person, and capture each profile feature (in a flattering and stylish point-of-view) in a minute or less, making her the world’s fastest authentic silhouette artist in all history. She is also the best with unmatched details and an intuitive twist. She has traveled the world, cutting silhouettes for Elvis Presley, Muhammad Ali, President Obama, President Bush, Queen Elizabeth, Dr. Phil, Tony Bennett, Elvis Costello, Liberace, Patricia Arquette, Ashley Judd, and many other celebrities.
Cost is $35 per person, Extra copies are just $10 per person.
Cindi Rose, a third generation fine artist, has done silhouettes over 35 years, and is considered the world’s fastest, most accurate premier silhouette artist. Please view Cindi’s videos on Youtube:http://www.youtube.com/
Monday, May 23, 2016
World Famous Silhouette Artist Cindi in Dallas area. Father’s Day Event at Plano Store Culinary Connection.
Father's Day Silhouette Schedule!
Are you looking for a fabulous Father's Day gift ?
Or perhaps you’re looking for a precious keepsake for grandfathers, uncles, and your children or grandchildren? If you’ve got 5 minutes of time, then we’ve got the gifts for you!
Number One Silhouette Artist Cindi Rose Comes to Plano In Dallas, Texas!
The world’s foremost silhouette artist, Cindi Harwood Rose, will be making an appearance at the Culinary Connection!
Culinary Connection
Shops at Legacy
7201 Bishop Rd E10
Plano, TX 75024
Sunday June 6th 1:00 - 4:00pm
Cindi Harwood, a fourth generation artist and paper cutter, began drawing portraits as a child, and doing silhouettes as a teen. Her mother, Doris, was an architect, and paper cutter of known skills. Cindi took her talents to both Disney theme parks in order to earn her college degree in fine arts and communications at University of Texas. From the beginning, people where amazed at her speed, and unmatched details. Very few silhouette artists can master the interior cuts, so often they are solid black, and very generic. Also, few can do groupings.
Her fee will be $35 each person, with duplicate copies for only $10 a person, that way fathers, grandfathers, and uncles can have a silhouette, and this is less than a hand-made greeting card.
Plus, Cindi Harwood Rose, is acclaimed as the top silhouette artist in America. The silhouette historian, Peggy McClard recommends collecting Cindi Harwood Rose’s silhouettes, they will go up in value, as collectable. Some of her earlier paper profiles (she has snipped portraits for 40 years) have gone for a few hundred dollars!
Appointments must be made to reserve a slot with a $10 deposit. Call (972) 398-9009
Reserve your spot to ensure you get the time you desire http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0c44aca72ea20-silhouette
She will be at the store on Sunday June 6th 1:00 - 4:00pm. All silhouettes will be mounted on 5 x 7 acid free paper.
Cindi will have acid-free mats for $5 available for sale, along with lovely picture frames from $15 to $40, less than retail for the quality she will carry.
Review silhouettesbycindi.com to see many of the famous silhouettes she has done in person, and her videos on YouTube, especially the one made by American Profile Magazine where Cindi Harwood Rose, was made an American Hero for her silhouettes for cancer survivors through the Holly Rose Ribbon Foundation 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) that she and her husband, Dr. Franklin Rose founded. Don’t miss the chance to meet renown silhouette artist, Cindi Rose, and get a lasting cut art heirloom.
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Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Silhouette Secrets UK Film Premiere
Silhouette Secrets Takes LONDON UK!!!
As an associate producer of "Silhouette Secrets" along with Charles and Andi - we are thrilled our art documentary was chosen to be featured among many greats in TWO very prestigious film festivals!
The first is the London Independent Film Festival. We screen there at the Shortwave cinema, Bermondsey Sq, SE1 3UN, at 9pm on Sunday 17th April. This will be our first public screening in the UK, tickets are now on sale at: www.liff.org/tix2016
Feature: Silhouette Secrets
director: Andi Reiss
DOCUMENTARY: A modern-day silhouette artist looks at the surprising world of the shadow portrait and asks “Where did it come from?”
If
you can’t come to London England there perhaps you'll consider joining us in New York
instead? Just two weeks after London we’re screening at the NYC New York
City Independent Film Festival, at 7.30pm on Saturday 30th April. Tickets for that showing are on sale: http://silhouetteguru.blogspot.com/2016/04/silhouette-secrets-takes-new-york.html
I will be heading over to New York and we’ll be joined at the screening by Charles Burns: the fastest
silhouettist in the UK! While I still retain my title as the fastest silhouettist in the world :)
You can learn more about me as well as the history of silhouette portraiture on my website - http://silhouettesbycindi.com/ we are currently updating the website and really look forward to launching our new silhouette cutting website in a couple of weeks!!
I am able to do corporate events and weddings fashion shows, and family silhouettes - kindly make arrangements via email at CindiSilhouettes@gmail.com
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Sunday, April 3, 2016
Silhouette Secrets Takes New York!!!
As an associate producer of "Silhouette Secrets" we are thrilled our art documentary was chosen to be featured among many greats in this prestigious film festival!
We are all so honored that our unique, full-feature art documentary “Silhouette
Secrets” was accepted into the seventh annual NYC independent film festival! I will be
in NYC on the 8, 9, 10,11, and again and
on the 26, 27, 28th
View a 90 second trailer for the film Silhouette Secrets and purchase tickets on the website here: https://www.nycindieff.com/film/silhouette-secrets
I love NYC, and my father was born in Brooklyn, and I make sure to
work in NYC at least 7 times a year, and was fortunate to live there for
a few years. I am listed as a silhouette artist in New York, just to
be there more! You can easily find me by typing in New York silhouette
artists, Cindi Harwood Rose, or Cindi Rose. http://www.
I wanted to share this fun youtube video above from my recent visit to NYC - I also wrote a blog about my exciting visit to snip silhouettes for MAC fashion lovers in SOHO and Times Square http://charmingweb.com/blog/blog/silhouettes-mac-new-york-cindi-rose.html
So thanks for checking out my blogs and video! Wish us luck in the NY Independent film festival and hope to see you in NYC soon if not before!
Saturday, March 5, 2016
America's premier silhouette artist Gallery by Cindi
SILHOUETTE PORTRAIT GALLERY
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Friday, February 26, 2016
History of Silhouette Art/History of Silhouette Artists, Silhouette Artist HistoryConsise History of Silhouette art, past and present
At the beginning of the 18th century a theory called “physiognomy” became vogue. “Physiognomy” was defined as the art of discerning the character of the mind from the features of the face. In 1775, Swiss theologian and poet Johann Kaspar Lavater wrote a treatise Physiognomische Fragmente in which he attempted to elevate physiognomy to the level of science. The translated version of Lavater’s book was a best seller in England and the book’s heavy use of silhouettes to illustrate Lavater’s theories helped elevate the popularity of silhouette cutting.
With the advent of Lavater’s widely read treatise, shade portraits became popular with the masses as a cheaper alternative to full color portraits. Originally called "Profile Shades" or "Shadows" in England, the French coined the term à la Silhouette as a derogatory reference to Louis XV's former French Minister of Finance, Etienne de Silhouette, who was considered a cheapskate. Legend says that when de Silhouette left his government position, he retired to a farmhouse which he decorated with home-made paper cuttings.
The History of Silhouettes - Part 2
The History of the Silhouette
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