What can I expect from Charles Burns?

Charles Burns creates hand-cut silhouette portraits using scissors and paper. Guests can watch their likeness take shape during the event, making the portrait both live entertainment and a keepsake. Share your guest count and available time so the service can be planned.

How many guests can take part?

Tell us your guest count and available drawing or cutting time. The number of completed portraits depends on the chosen format and detail, so ask for a realistic estimate. Discuss whether the artist should work from a fixed position or move among guests.

Can we discuss keepsakes or a company theme?

Ask about presentation, personalisation and any branding you would like. Agree the format and materials in advance. Share the venue layout, lighting and access so the artist has a suitable place to work and guests can participate comfortably.

How do I check availability and pricing for Charles Burns?

To enquire about Charles Burns, send Connections your event date, venue postcode, guest numbers and preferred timings. We will check availability and confirm the service, total price and booking terms in your quote. Ask us to confirm any travel, extended-time or other additional charges before booking.

Charles Burns | Silhouette Artist for Weddings & Events

Charles Burns

Corporate based in Reading

1 x Artist based on 3 hour 0 minutes

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ABOUT- Charles Burns

Charles Burns is a silhouette artist, author and speaker who began his career as a Covent Garden street artist. Using scissors and paper, he creates profile portraits for guests at events in the UK and abroad.

A portrait and a keepsake

Guests can watch Charles cut their likeness by hand. The process combines a personal portrait with an informal entertainment moment. Afterwards, the silhouette gives the guest a keepsake from the occasion.

His enthusiasm for the craft is part of the experience. If you want entertainment that encourages conversation, this can offer a distinctive alternative to a stage performance. Tell us how you would like the portraits to fit into your event.

Planning your Charles Burns booking

First, send Connections your date, venue postcode and guest numbers. Include your preferred timings and whether the activity will take place during a reception, dinner or another part of the celebration. We can then check availability and the proposed format.

Also ask how many portraits can be accommodated in the available time. Presentation options, working space and access should be confirmed before booking. This helps you set clear expectations for your guests.

Ask about your event

Use the enquiry form to discuss Charles Burns for your celebration. Connections will confirm the agreed performance, pricing and any travel or additional-time charges in your quote.

What to Expect

You can book Charles as a speaker or an artist for your corporate event, wedding or charity function.
When booked as an artist, Charles will wander among your guests cutting portraits as he goes. Cutting a silhouette takes him between 30 seconds and 3 minutes, so many of your guests will have a chance to pose for him. Charles will talk about his work and answer questions as he goes. Each silhouette comes mounted on an attractive card for guests to take away as a souvenir of your event.

When booked as a speaker, Charles will take the audience on an entertaining journey back in time, exploring the history of this traditional English craft. Charles has been cutting silhouettes for more than 20 years and has recently published a book “Mastering Silhouettes”, so he surely has something to say! The talk will be tailored to your event, and he will bring up a key audience member or two, to have their faces cut out and some secrets of his art revealed.

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