Heart in Hand Papercutting / Embossed Velvet Frame Tennessee_landscape It is marked Leonard Silverplate

It is marked Leonard Silverplate

I’ve painted for years

The heart and hand pieces are usually made from aged

This is made from vintage floral fabrics on the exterior and interior

Heart in Hand Papercutting / Embossed Velvet Frame Tennessee_landscape It is marked Leonard SilverplateThis artwork is handmade, hand cut, and hand woven using a variety of old papers. The background is an old French paper with shades of red and pink with purple handwriting. The hand is cut from aged, stained paper. The heart is from an old French graph paper that had a few stamps attached. I used a vintage embossed paper from a Christmas card for the cuff. Antique velvet frames are getting harder to find at affordable prices. This one is elaborately