idea!

Ok, so I got this idea from some crazy good porn-o-graphic graphic novel I recently read. Part of the story was drawn in a very Victorian style: as a cut paper silhouette. Most commonly used in portraits of the head and shoulders during the 1800's, but also used often in illustrating children's novels during the same period. At the very least, you can get one made at the Tragic Kingdom of little Jimmy in rodent ears.

Anyhow, this really appealed to me. I had a book of Sleeping Beauty, I believe, while growing up. I always thought the illustrations were amazingly cool and pretty and portrayed so much, considering they were all just black silhouettes. I don't think these days there is really any appreciation for this art form. Really, I think if most people were walking through a museum and saw a piece of cut paper art on the wall, they'd recognise it for what it was, but wouldn't take the time to really registed what the picture was *of*.

So, here's the idea:
*Get book on cut paper silhouettes from Amazon (check.)
*Learn overnight how to make stunning, intricate and detailed silhouettes. Never encounter any setbacks or frustrations.
*Make said stunning silhouettes of things that would cause people to do a double take and really press their nose to the glass to make sure they were seeing right: silhouettes of things sexual in nature, like female dom propping her foot on groveling man, or couples in kama sutra poses, or two daddies on a harley, etc. etc. Or maybe designs similar in sexual content, but with people in period garb (genteel lady holding a parasol in one hand and a leash in the other... conected to a man in a top hat on all fours. Hmmmm....) Make sure they are done with as much Victorian styling so as not to be obvious at first, complete with oval shape and delicate scroll/floral/period border.
* Get them displayed in a coffe shop in The City. Act suprised when they all sell. Be gracious when asked to do a show in a real gallery.
*Earn quirky notoriety and fame.