In this very special family event, participants will sit for their own silhouette portraits, in profile, with silhouette and papercut artist Jenny Lee Fowler. Family members will take their own likeness home to cherish and display just as was common in the nineteenth century.

This program introduces children ages 4–12 and their accompanying adults to folk art through interactive discussion-based tours in galleries followed by hands-on artmaking activities inspired by objects in the museum. Museum admission is always free. Space is limited; registration required.

Jenny Lee Fowler is a traditional silhouette artist working in paper, bark, and leaves. Most of her pieces are cut freehand, through close observation of an image or living model. Jenny draws from many folk traditions—Scherenschnitte, Kirigami, Wycinanki, and others—to create custom and heirloom-quality papercuttings. Her work celebrates a love of people and the natural world.