Articles with ideas on how use silhouette cutting at any corporate event, from an important client event, or product launch, to the staff Xmas party.
THE FIRST QUESTION, whether from a wedding couple or a corporate event organiser, is usually “How much does it cost?” Pricing is obviously key, but for such a specialist arts entertainment it isn’t always easy to determine. So here’s an honest attempt to explain the factors which influence it.
BURIED IN MY COLLECTION are a number of silhouettes by Henry Harrison (or Henri, as he called himself when working in France).
THIS IS A QUESTION I hear a lot. The answer is “not quite…”. Silhouette cutting does occupy a tiny niche in the world of art, but I’m not the only one.
WHENEVER I THINK ABOUT PROMOTION I’m reminded of the old Covent Garden street artist’s mantra: Make ’em StopMake ’em StayMake ’em WatchMake ’em Pay
YOU MIGHT ASSUME that the market for guest speakers on silhouettes would occupy the tiniest of niches in a niche of the already niche market for speakers about art! Yet silhouettes touch a deep nerve in all of us.
ONE OF THE FREEDOMS I enjoy while working at corporate events is the opportunity to make silhouette caricatures. We have a lot of fun with these lively and ridiculous cuttings. With their large heads and tiny bodies they poke fun at the guests but never cause offence.
SILHOUETTE WALLETS are the folding cards I use to present silhouettes to guests on the day. These can easily be branded with a corporate logo and a short message. This is a great way to make the silhouettes into a memento of your event. Choose from three kinds of card: standard, branded or bespoke.
I’VE ALWAYS LOVED offering silhouette workshops. I’m aware that “having a go” an be a daunting prospect, particularly if you can’t draw. Yet if I put a pair of scissors in your hand the results may surprise you.
NOT EVERYBODY KNOWS what a silhouettist is. When I describe what I do,I’m often met with a blank stare. “You mean, you cut up bits of paper for a living?”
