For Elsita ( and anyone else who loves papercuts)

I never thought I would ever see anyone who could make papercuts smaller and more detailed than those of my dear friend Elsita . That is until I visited the Musee des Miniatures with my husband , Maria and Miro. Here they have a large collection of the work of Engelhard Schmitt. You have to see them in person to believe just how tiny they are. Some are no larger than postage stamps or small coins. I was very happy that it was one of the few museums in Lyon where they allowed cameras. I wanted to share with you some of my favorites. Once Elsita is rested up, has new glasses and has sharpened her magic scissors maybe Mr Schmitt will have some wonderful competition. This was an incredible museum with all sorts of other treasures. My other favorites were the ship carved out of a tooth. The carved eggs by Gilbert and Caroline Timsit. Unfortunately my memory card was full and I didn't have a spare when we saw the incredible work of Dan Olhmann, the genius behind this museum. I would have loved to shrink down and inhabit one of his miniature rooms if only for an afternoon. I think Miro took some pictures of my favorites so I may ask for a copy. The 70's living room was incredible. Tomorrow I think I will take you out to the countryside near Lyon for an event that I had the great pleasure to observe first hand for the first and perhaps only time in my life ( since it only happens once a year) that involves les poissons ( fish).

Comments

[Elizabeth]

Wow. Wow. Wow. Those papercuts are amazing. I love the joy of the house and the beauty of the cityscape. Thanks so much for sharing!

[Rane]

Glad to see you are back and
that you enjoyed yourself.
I hope you are settled back into
life with little fuss... I know
that Jet Lag always gets me
really bad.
Take care of yourself, it is so
easy to get sick after travel too!
Your photos as my 12 year old
said.."awsome!!"
Thank you for coming back to us,
Rane and kids
~~~~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[saganaga]

The carved eggs are amazing!!!

[rebekah]

WOW. i will have to have a look for myself in february!

[Wendy]

Ooh my!

[Kristena]

Wow! Those papercuts are amazing.

[Angelique]

Those papercuts are amazing! I especially like the one with the multi-leveled house (How funny is it that the artist included someone using the bathroom?).

Glad you had a fun trip!

[mayaluna]

Phew! My hand hurts just thinking of trying to make anything so intricate and so tiny! Thank you so much for sharing these with us... you knew we'd be an appreciative audience. Those eggs are spectacular, too!

[mary]

That was an incredible journey into artistry ..
thanks for sharing Margie..

[Tara]

breathtaking!
(I was so relieved to see that this was not a post about the kind of paper cuts I have after wrapping my Christmas presents!)

[Elsita]

Oh Margie!!!!!!
You're going to kill me with these photos!!!! I can't believe what my eyes see! I would be the happiest person on earth if I could go to that museum one day and see everything in person!
The papercuts are amazing and the eegs too and everything else. I can't wait to get my new glasses so I can try to make some miniature papercuts myself. I will have to find a thin paper, I am going to start my research.
Over here is crazy, so much going on, but this post makes me sooo happy!
Lots of love and thank you for taking these pictures! Thank you to the museum too!

Elsita :)

[Marie]

Incredible work! Every bit of it!!

[Lisa]

Those papercut pictures are really stunning!

[dutchbaby]

Breathtakingly beautiful art. I agree with you, Elsita is serious competition for these artists.

[La Donna]

How very, very wonderful! Thank you for sharing! : )
Please know that you are welcome to drop by my little papercutting world any time!
La Donna : )

[Sonya]

That looks like an amazing museum! Thanks so much for sharing.

[Margaret]

I so enjoyed my adventure today on your blog, my first visit, and especially the chance to come along with you to the markets and the museum. Incredible. Thanks for the treats.

[lush bella]

oh my goodness. this is all so amazing. thank you for sharing this.