Silhouettes By Megumi

With snips of her silver scissors, out of rectangles of paper and within just a few minutes, Megumi cuts out your guests portraits, in profile (shadow). Rest assured you are in an understanding and safe pair of hands, as she maintains the highest quality of artistry throughout the engagement.

Megumis portrait painters eye and outstanding hand co-ordination, enables her to produce extremely fine and detailed silhouettes which are something of a rarity on the contemporary art scene. These beautifully handcrafted cameos (traditionally in black) are mounted onto presentation cards which are then handed over to the guests as mementos of your event.

Megumi is a highly talented artist from Japan, a country well-known for its outstanding arts and crafts which have a very long history and are highly appreciated worldwide for their fine technical qualities and beauty. She is widely regarded as the finest silhouette cutter entertaining in the country today - a unique and highly personalised touch to any occasion.

In addition, Megumi has designed items for television, feature films and major advertising campaigns. She is a highly regarded illustrator in the world of publishing creating books for children and adults on behalf of Penguin Books, Random House, Barefoot Books and David & Charles. One of her bestselling publications, Origami Inspired by Japanese Prints, produced by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, was on the New York Times book list for ten weeks. She has made inroads into the international marketing scene and her publications are available worldwide.

Since 1986, Megumi has introduced silhouette cutting to the corporate market and private hospitality world, so making it a popular form of entertainment To this very day, Megumi is one of just a few artists who continue to promote the tradition of creating elegant silhouettes. Megumi's warm, charming and good-humoured personality combined with her exquisite silhouette artistry works in any social situation.

Megumi has created silhouettes at a wide variety of functions, including product launches, corporate dinners, society balls and trade shows. She has taken her artistry across the world, having performed in many European countries, plus Australia, the United States and Japan. Megumis exciting and visual performance can be presented with Japanese, French or English patter hence making Silhouettes by Megumi suitable for an international audience. She always leaves a memorable impression on guests for a long time after the occasion is over. The perfect icebreaker for any celebration or prestigious venue!