Wedding Cake
This papercut was commissioned by an synagogue that wanted to send a thank you to its Kitchen Master when she moved away. She deserved a lot of thanks for her role at the synagogue!
This papercut is based on a photo of a Wedding cake that Nataliya made relatively recently. A beautiful cake! Learn more about the piece here »
Aaron Silver February 2nd, 2014
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2012 – A year of blessing, a Life of blessing
This piece was commissioned to celebrate the year 2012, when significant events happened for nearly everyone in extended family of the person who commissioned it.
Aaron Silver July 3rd, 2013
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A place for you in my heart
This piece was commissioned by HG as a gift for a couple she married. Read more »
Aaron Silver June 22nd, 2013
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How vast are Your works
The on this piece reads: “Ma Gadlu MaAseh Adonoi, Meod AmKu MaHoshVotecha”, meaning “How vast are your works Adonoi, Your designs are beyond our grasp” and it is from the Psalm for Shabbat. It was a commission from a long long-time family friend for her husband on an important birthday.
Aaron Silver November 12th, 2012
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The kind of law enforcement it insists on
This piece was commissioned to be a donation for a silent auction held by the ECCPA, an organization through which citizens support their local police.
Aaron Silver September 7th, 2012
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Louis
Commissioned by AG and JG for the first birthday of their son Louis, named partially for the great musician Louis Armstrong.
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Aaron Silver January 2nd, 2012
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Two Zebras
This papercut was a commissioned piece. The two zebras are calmly intertwined, each doing their own thing, looking at what’s around them, but not with an absence of passion and tension.
Aaron Silver December 12th, 2011
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This is the true joy…
This piece was created as a commission. LR wants to give it as a gift to honor a physician mentor of hers. She chose the quote, which is from George Bernard Shaw and reads “This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one.”
See a full frontal image and piece details here »
Aaron Silver August 10th, 2011
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H.G. Wells loves him a bicycle
Just finished creating this papercut this past weekend. A friend of mine wanted to commission a piece for her spouse for the ocassion of Christmas, the pending completion of their house-renovation project, and just love in general. They are both avid bicyclists and love a good story.
This quote from H.G. Wells was part of the request: “Every time I see an adult riding a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.” It includes 12 es, 7 rs and is, 6 as, 5 ts, and ns, 4 us and os, 3 ds, hs, fs, ls and cs, 2 ys, gs, ms, and ss, and 1 v, p and b. In case you were wondering.
The bicycle itself comes directly from Talia Lempert’s painting of Goldie.
Aaron Silver December 28th, 2010
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laser cut papercuts
In preparation for the art fair I’m going to be at on Sunday, I had five of my designs cut with a laser by Pololu. Today, they arrived in the mail. No, you’re not seeing blurry! There are 10 of each in this photo. These will be for sale for the first time ever on Sunday. Soon after, they’ll be available on this website. Each design is a limited edition. Get them before they run out!
Aaron Silver November 15th, 2010
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Eat Food IV
This is my fourth papercut inspired by the first line of Michael Pollan’s article “Unhappy Meals.”
Aaron Silver July 24th, 2010
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Lo Alecha II
This is my second piece with the phrase starting “Lo Alecha”. This text loosely translates as “It is not for you to complete the work [of repairing the world]. Not up to you to finish it. But neither are you free to desist from it.” This phrase comes from Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers), which is part of the Mishna, the Jewish oral law.
Aaron Silver July 20th, 2010
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Ayelet Engidawork
This papercut was a gift to friends with a new baby daughter. It’s three-layer – white, maroon, pink. Into the white layer are cut gazelles, the name Engidawork in Amharic, and the name Ayelet Ophira in Hebrew. Into the maroon layer is cut the priestly blessing, given over children weekly.
Aaron Silver February 3rd, 2010
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A Secret Commission
I’m starting research and design work on a secret commision – secret because the people who commissioned it don’t know about it yet! I can’t say much, other than this papercut involves a lot of research into how to spell things in a language I don’t know at all. And the due-date deadline for the papercut is unknown. A fun challenge.
Aaron Silver December 23rd, 2009
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Ani l’dodi v’dodi li
Alison commissioned this piece for her to give to her fiance as a proposal token.
She requested two trees with branches entangled and the words connecting the branches as if spread between the atzim of a torah. Despite a relatively short timeline, I think I came up with a really beautimous result!
The text is traditional and means “I am my beloved and my beloved is mine.”
Aaron Silver September 10th, 2008
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