Isaiah 40:8 done with Moon Palace Sumi, a Zebra G for the lettering, and Scruffy Brush for the illustration. You can learn more about Scruffy by clicking HERE.
I'm a freelance calligrapher working out of my home studio. I love it! I have a passion for calligraphy and have an insatiable appetite for learning new things to incorporate with my lettering. I also enjoy journaling, traveling, baking, reading and watching Purdue University basketball. I am married to my best friend and we have two great kids. Feel free to email me about my work, but please do not take or copy my work without my permission.
inspiration monday
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once you've made a brand new journal, and decorated the cover,
it's time to tackle all those blank pages inside! if you're like me, this
can be both exc...
117: Half Gothic
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If you give the hexagonal letters of medieval Gothic a rectangular base,
they become *Half Gothic*. It's a useful alphabet, somewhat more legible
than tru...
Pour L'amour de Cezanne
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This is my attempt to break out of my color comfort zone and push some
paint around. I was inspired by one of Cezanne's paintings. I love many of
Cezann...
stella - greek key
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hey stella...i think this is the last in the stella series
and i think it is my favorite
it is pretty simple
and it probably needs more
but, i just love the...
Background glimpses
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Calligraphers are often looking for backgrounds on which to place their
words. Sometimes simple black words on a white page are just what you need.
Other t...
On a Good Day
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I just found this photo of my computer desk on a good day.
Since then I have made the wall behind the computer a gallery wall, adding
Glen Epstein's gift ...
Titivillus
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Titivillus is the daemon who harass calligraphers, provoking stains and
copy mistakes among other distasters.
He shows most of the times when one doesn'texp...
Western Calligraphy Workshops
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These are listings on the GoLibrary website for two workshops I conducted
in the month of May 2013, at Serangoon Public Library on Saturday the 11th
and ...
The Etiquette of Inner Envelopes
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It's National Etiquette Week! I thought I'd celebrate by "addressing" the
subject of inner envelopes. ("Addressing," it's a pun! I slay me.) Once
upon a ti...
Stain Glass Windows
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I love stain glass windows! I purchased a "Lot" of windows that were
shipped from England at an auction house in Oklahoma. I sold most of the
windows throu...
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Even though I have not been posting much lately, I have been so busy in the
studio. I made one hundred sets of "Think Good Thoughts" and for the last
mon...
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NORTH SUBURBAN NEEDLE ARTS GUILD IN CHICAGO
The Rebel Calligrapher presents a Two day workshop and lecture!
I was made to feel so welcome and treated ...
Valentine pop-ups In Ft Meyers for SWFLN!
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I got a chance to work with Librarians in the South West Florida Library
Network this year...we had a fun day of making pop-up cards, pop-up books,
even c...
The Tattoo Logo
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Some logo projects require a lot of sketching. With commercial lettering, a
concept no matter how beautiful may not be what the client has in mind.
Wit...
The Passionate Pen
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Now and then, I can see my work evolve. It is usually a subtle change that
starts to dominate my thinking. In this recent evolution, my desire to
discover ...
New Brush!
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I just bought a new brush – the Liquitex Freestyle – a full six inches wide
and looking like it just might be able to create a calligraphic stroke! I
am ex...
Exposition gravures et sculptures à Toulouse
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J'expose mes gravures, avec les sculptures/moulages de Matt Roussel, du 13
au 18 mai à Toulouse. C'est à la Galerie des Carmes, 33 rue des Polinaires.
No...
PLAN campaign
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The recent campaign by plan: ‘Because I am a girl” This project was a real
challenge, as the chalk lettering needed to look as though it was done by a
novi...
Elegant Eye
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Here are a couple of images of some of my work at the exhibit *Elegant Eye *at
the Metchosin Art Gallery. The opening was this past Saturday and the s...
New Addressing Style
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With the New York Stationery show coming up soon, Sugar Paper is doing a
mailing to their clients to let them know what booth num...
ALSO
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Reason for not visiting the blog is FACEBOOK. No! I am not spending (rather
wasting?) time on social networking for liking and gossiping and poking in
othe...
Age as Art
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A little commission for a fiftieth birthday card: Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art. ~ Stanislaw Lec.
I need to have this etched on...
A is for Anemone
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At the end of last year, my friend *Heather* and I decided if we would
create an illuminated or decorated letter every other week (although I may
have ...
Fitzwilliam piece in House & Garden UK
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Available now in newsagents.
I have finally managed to lay my hands on the House & Garden UK January
2013 issue
in which the editors have used my w...
Scrapbook Live Event
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On the 9th May I'll be showing work at the *Scrapbook Live Event*, Griffin
Gallery, London, organised by my agent *Illustration Ltd*. I have my pens,
brush...
Signs and Logos
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Open Sign for The Word is ART Gallery
Closed sign for The Word is ART Gallery Door
These are 2 logos for the same company, a menswear line
Best wishes, Kelly and Zack
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My nephew Zack married Kelly yesterday. I took lots of photos, of course,
but I wasn’t the official event photographer, and I will save most of those
for f...
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Hi, A week from now I’ll be on a plane to Minnesota, where my American tour
kicks off. It’ll also bring me to Montana, Washington, Oregon and Illinois
for ...
A little bit more about my new machine
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My last post was about the Silhouette Cameo machine that I panuary and I
wanted to share some more about it. I am NOT an expert on this machine and
am stil...
Calligraphy on "Blown" Eggs
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There is no limit to what calligraphy can adorn! With a simple carton of eggs and Sharpie's new brush marker, I now have Easter words like "Hosanna", "forgi...
MARCH AND APRIL 2013
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Finishing School Handwriting!
Sometimes an unexpected rush job during the height
of wedding season comes along and there is just simply
no time for class...
Studio Spring Cleaning
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Spring is upon us, and my studio is in transition; some things must go!
Fellow calligraphers and other artists, if you happen to be looking for any
of the...
White House Calligraphy
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I saw this posted on Facebook by a local news channel. It said, "Can you
tell the difference in this photo? One side of this invitation was written
by hand...
Baby Name Gift for a Friend
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Just finished this gift for a friend's baby. I used some caps that I
learned in Yves Leterme's "Drawn Capitals and Modern Versals" workshop last
year. Yves...
So Sweet!!!
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Recently, I visited an Etsy shop called Edelweiss Post, which is owned and
curated by a handsome young man from Minneapolis named Patrick... this is
his ph...
White-throated Sparrow
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Passing Through
White-throated Sparrow
5 x 7 inches Acrylic on canvas panel
$75
It seems with each new acrylic painting there is a new experience. This I
...
The End of Posterous
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I just found out today that this is the end for Posterous. Posterous will
go dark on April 30th 2013. Posterous is the blo...
Calligraphy video. January 2013
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New video from Barbara Calzolari * * * Short film from a four-day intensive
on calligraphy and lettering in Kiev. In lead roles: Victoria and Vitalina
Lopu...
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You ask me where I want to be;
I wonder where the lights could lead us.
Never knowing what lies ahead
Is a terror or a thrill.
You let go of the wheel ...
Guest Book Alternative
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A bride I worked with recently sent pictures of one of my signing scrolls
on display during the reception - always a treat to see my work "doing it's
job"!...
kickstarter...
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received in the inbox this week ....
"We are publishing a limited edition of a handmade book of facsimiles of
some fantastic hand lettered practice sheets...
Gilding Workshop Memphis 2012
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Here are some photos from last weekend’s gilding workshop in Memphis. Two
accordion books featuring techniques learned in class Lovely collage
created by C...
Copperplate Calligraphy – Extended Studies Workshop
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Before I tell you about my upcoming workshop, I feel the need to share my
guilt and apologize to those who follow me (although I well-know that
pointing ou...
NEW Bird Flourish #2
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This flourish is on a 10x14 black Cardstock paper in white ink. This
original flourish is $200 by check or money-order only. Please email me at
swlilly...
HELP!
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Оригинал взят у *marichcka* в HELP!
Друзья, у меня тяжело больна моя любимая младшая сестренка, самый мой
родной человечек и лучший друг http://www.facebook...
My Madonna with text
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Which comes first: Illustration or text? Normally I would do the lettering
for a project and then add the illumination, but to achieve the faux
stained g...
To Share or Not to Share
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By now you may have notice the No Pin Zone graphic on my site. It’s
recently come to my attention that, unlike Facebook and Twitter, photos and
videos cap...
Monoprinting play!
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At a recent artist's 'play day' (as we call them...) 6 of us got to explore
the process of monoprinting using plexiglas plates, a variety of papers and
wa...
A thank you gift...
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Today I put together a gift for a friend as a thank you to her. An avid
horsewoman, I thought she might appreciate a decorated horseshoe to hang on
a wa...
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*Guerlain- Noir G de Guerlain Refillable Mascara*
What will you remember most about the month of January 2012?
The things that come to mind most for me a...
New Work
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Work in progress... click on photo to enlarge.
This piece is quite subtle. Lettered in a light blue gouache, with blind
embossed, overlapping layers of clo...
New wedding calligraphy blog
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I’ve launched a new blog and calligraphy website called Calligraphy For
Weddings. Please visit, subscribe to my feed there and browse many more
calligraphy...
Christmas Card 2011
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Ah! a Blog again!
This is what our Christmas Card is like this year.
This year I thought I would make something beautiful. What I did not
anticipate was i...
“In a word”
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Repetition is the easiest form of organizing. Understanding vertical
downstrokes at a 45% pen angle as the basis for letter construction is a
practice that...
Love it! Thanks for posting! :) -Jason W.
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