City Scapes
Lighting is everything. This morning, it's a grey, snowy day here in Chicago. The kind of day that makes a girl glad that she and her trusty computer are indoors with a nice cup of warm green tea and some entertaining toys. And this time, it's not just AddiTurbos and wool -- it's Exacto knives, paper and glue!
Initially, I wasn't going to post the silhouette shot, but it really is emblematic of so many December mornings in Chicago... quiet and grey with tall buildings reaching fingers into the sky. The flash shot shows off the results of my cutting and trimming and pasting and punching and gluing -- a nifty little city scape that will provide a little extra decoratation for our holiday party. This was a lot of fun, and hardly took any time at all, because Paper Source does all the hard work (i.e. cutting out the city form) and puts all the pieces (and I mean all the pieces --- including a glue stick and a punch for the snowflakes) into one little box. All I had to do was use my imagination and my scissors to get my own little version of Chicago in profile. (For a look at all the goodies that came in the kit, just click here.) How could I not love the cut out shape that looks like the Hancock Tower? Or the Prudential building tower spike?
Of course, art does imitate life in this case. Guess what you can see right outside my window:
Oh how I love Chicago. If I lived in a large city, Chicago it would be. It's such a beautiful town, with lots of diversity.
I'm toying with the idea of visiting Chicago for a few days this month. I've always wanted to spend some time playing tourist there. Your post is fueling my desire to go!
oh yes, yesterday was a perfect day for a scarf, as was today (alhtough not as windy, thank goodness). i am so glad your little kit worked out well!
wasn't the snow beautiful today? nothing left on my lawn here in the west 'burbs. but i got to watch it outsdie my school window alll day downtown
Your cityscape is cool--I love cutting stuff out too. And I think every blogger ought to post a picture of the view out their window. So great to see your neighborhood!