The Shadow Studio

Hand-cut paper silhouettes of three of silent cinema's greatest comedians: Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd.

Hand-cut wedding portrait of Grace Kelly.

Another tribute piece, this one for the great, glamorous, whip-smart Lauren Bacall.

I hope that somewhere, her atoms are finding Bogie's and they get the eternity together that they deserved. Rest in peace, you fabulous woman.

The incredibly lovely Sylvia Sidney, who is probably best known now as Juno the caseworker from Beetlejuice, but who worked steadily in film and television from 1929 until 1998.

To see more of my hand-cut silhouette portraits, come visit me on my Tumblr or in my Etsy shop!

I love it when people commission Classic Hollywood actors! This is Jeanette MacDonald and Maurice Chevalier in The Merry Widow.

To see more of my hand-cut paper silhouette portraits, come find me on my Tumblr or in my Etsy shop!

I recently bought a wonderful book called Harlow in Hollywood: The Blonde Bombshell in the Glamour Capitol, 1928-1937 and of course I had to use all of the fabulous photos as references to cut a Jean Harlow silhouette.

To see more of my hand-cut paper silhouette portraits, come visit me on my Tumblr or in my Etsy shop!

Tippi Hedren as Melanie Daniels in Hitchcock's The Birds.

To see more of my hand-cut paper silhouette portraits, come visit me on my Tumblr or in my Etsy shop!

Two of the most genetically blessed people of the 20th century... Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn as they appeared in Roman Holiday.

You can find them and many of my other hand-cut paper silhouette portraits in my Etsy shop!

I watched Gone With the Wind last night (so many costume dramas to watch while my partner's out of town!) and wound up with Scarlett, Rhett, Melanie, and Ashley silhouettes by the end.

You can find them and many more of my hand-cut paper silhouette portraits in my Etsy shop!

Today's silhouette is another legend of silent film, America's (Canadian) Sweetheart, Mary Pickford!

You can find her and many of my other hand-cut paper silhouettes in my Etsy shop.

I only had time to cut one silhouette today, but the fabulousness of the subject should make up for it: presenting the world's first 'It' girl, silent movie star Clara Bow!

You can find this fabulous flapper and many other of my hand-cut paper silhouettes in my Etsy shop.