Tag Archives: lettering

The Calendar Completed (and a Beeston label)

Posted on November 8, 2020 by

This week started with cutting the Beeston calendar strips that I printed last week. After cutting into individual pages came collating into the calendars.

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Summer Memories

Posted on October 4, 2020 by

The main project for the week was completing my submission for the September #areyoubookenough_weathered challenge. I cut it pretty close, but did get Summer Memories finished by the end of the month.

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Inheritance

Posted on September 27, 2020 by

I now have new confirmed dates for my exhibition Square Dance. It will be on at the Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery from January 16 to March 6, 2021. (Covid-related rules will apply.) The last wall piece for the show —Inheritance— … Continue reading →

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… and done.

Posted on September 20, 2020 by

I finally finished Nurture, not Nature! Here’s a quick shot of it on the bench.

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More Slow Progress

Posted on August 30, 2020 by

The weather cooled off, but I didn’t speed up. I have started playing with the final layout for Nurture, not Nature though.

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Working at one quarter speed …

Posted on August 16, 2020 by

It has been a slow-ish week again, so the panels and strips for Nurture, not Nature have not been printed yet. I did fold a test strip to finalize the size of the nine square panels so all the layouts … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: The Art of Writing // MUCA Exhibition

Posted on July 24, 2020 by

In late 2017 the Museum of Urban and Contemporary Art in Munich, Germany held an exhibition of Calligraffiti. Tonight’s flick gives a glimpse behind the scenes during the installation and a brief view of works in the show.     … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Writing Stage Diving

Posted on July 17, 2020 by

Tonight’s flick by director Marco Puccini features individual and collaborative calligraphy by Luca Barcellona & Francesca Biasetton.     You can see more of Barcellona’s work on his Flickr photostream, or watch more of his videos on Vimeo. Looking at … Continue reading →

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The Elements

Posted on July 12, 2020 by

This is the image for the Fire piece from my planned series The Elements.

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Friday Night Flicks: Thread Typography

Posted on June 26, 2020 by

Traditional methods of lettering have long interested me, but I also enjoy creative alternatives when I come across them. Tonight’s flick by Pramodchavan shows an artist creating decorative letter forms with string and ink and paper.     This weekend … Continue reading →

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