by Erica | Oct 28, 2013 | calligraphy, contemporary calligraphy, contemporary pointed pen, copperplate, lettering, modern calligraphy, pointed pen, pointed pen calligraphy, Uncategorized, zentangle
I’ve been working on this “big project” for months now. I wanted it to be just right before putting it out there. I finally set my date to launch and made it happen. As those of you who have been reading my blog since the beginning know (you still...
by Erica | Oct 6, 2013 | christmas lettering, pointed pen calligraphy, Uncategorized
Today is October 6th, the first weekend in October. Know what that means? That’s right – it’s time to start planning your holiday gift giving and start shopping! Every year I do a handmade gift for the loved ones on my giving list. Last year, I made...
by Erica | Oct 5, 2013 | doodling, joanne fink, lettering, Uncategorized, zenspirations, zentangle, zentangle book, zentangle monograms
I love zentangles! And I also love Zenspirations and Joanne Fink! That’s an up front disclaimer. 🙂 I do think Zenspirations Dangle Designs is a must have for anyone creating either zentangles or zenspirations. Although it’s a slim book, it is packed...
by Erica | Sep 28, 2013 | contemporary calligraphy, handlettering
I taught a workshop last year for our guild that was really fun. Everyone had wanted to “get around to” making one of those folded pens out of a soda can but had never found the time. So I did a little investigative work and came up with a handout. I...
by Erica | Sep 26, 2013 | calligraphy, calligraphy decoration, Celebration Calligraphy, contemporary pointed pen, handlettering, logos, Uncategorized
My oldest baby turned 16 this past week. She decided against a party as she has been planning celebrating her sweet 16 at Disney World for the past 7 years! I had a lot of fun designing this logo and made t-shirts and tote bags for the girls. I also made some mouse...
by Erica | Sep 18, 2013 | calligraphy, creativity, logos
I started homeschooling my two youngest this year. The youngest is in 3rd grade and was feeling awkward about no longer wearing a uniform when she left the house on school days. So I thought it would be helpful to design a logo for them and make it feel official....
by Erica | Sep 12, 2013 | calligraphy, contemporary calligraphy, contemporary pointed pen, copperplate, cursive, gestural writing, handlettering, pointed pen, pointed pen calligraphy, Uncategorized
I began lettering somewhere in the early 1980s (I was about 10) using two books – one by Margaret Shepherd and one by Ken Brown. I hardly met anyone else who knew about or studied calligraphy until I was in high school. My art teacher was quite good at Old...
by Erica | Sep 9, 2013 | calligraphy
I always loved that line from the Vice Presidential Debate of 1992. Yes, I am quoting from a VP debate of 1992. That makes me … officially old. Lately, I’ve been feeling like I am in the midst of a “mid-life crisis.” I never really knew what...
by Erica | Sep 2, 2013 | calligraphy
I’m really excited about the re-launch of my website and blog. So many things have taken me away from my lettering and I am finally in a place to get back to it. Additionally, my two youngest are homeschooling this year. So time is really a commodity these days....
by Erica | Mar 21, 2013 | calligraphy, cursive, sequester, white house calligraphers, white house calligraphy
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, the other using a computer and printer. Is calligraphy worth a quarter of a million dollars? The White...
by Erica | Dec 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
It’s me! Yes … I’m still here! Have had a fabulous, terrific year but ran out of energy somewhere around July! I saw this beautiful post on  Makinglemonadeblog.com about photo advent calendars and was totally motivated to make one of my own....
by Erica | Jun 16, 2012 | calligraphy father's day card, contemporary calligraphy, fathers day card, free card, greeting card design, Happy Father's Day, lettering for greeting card, printable
Hello to all you out there in letter loving land! Haven’t posted in a bit and I’m on the run but wanted to share this little Father’s Day printable. It prints 2-up on an 8.5×11. No scaling – should print as is and can then trim with a...