Laura & Eli

My friend Laura recently got married. I wanted to give her, and her new husband Eli, something special. Now, I'm not always 100% sure about gifting my own artwork to friends. Some of them are rather puzzled about what I do. Some of them quite possibly don't really like my style of art. That's okay. Laura has always been very supportive of my work though, so I hoped that a special piece created to mark their wedding day would go down well.

It did!

Laura likes the shabby chic style. I sketched and then hand cut this piece which included their names, the Gregorian and Hebrew date of their marriage, and a Magen David (Star of David), to include a Jewish element in the design. A heart, flowers and leaves gave it a pretty, country look, and my signature little bird made it on to the papercut too. I hope that the lovely spotted backing paper - which unbeknown to me, matches their new dining room perfectly - completes the shabby chic look.

Laura and Eli loved the papercut! Laura wrote to tell me that she thought it was a beautiful gift. I had hoped that she would like it, but she tells me that Eli often comments how nice it is as well. "That's a man talking, so you've definitely made an impression!" she said.