SILHOUETTE ON THE SHADE by P.B. Lecron

This silhouette is not really an ombre chinoise,  but it does make me think of the charming French term for hand shadows.

For the young at heart and kids: the Cité des Sciences & de l'Industrie has a printable Web page with hand models showing how to make animal shadows 

For a short but entertaining video of ombres chinoises, click here.
Vocabulary
silhouetter: to outline
ombres chinoises: shadow graph; shadow show or pantomime
une ombre: shadow
ombrer: to shade
un store: a window shade

Text & photo ©2011 P.B. Lecron