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 | 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 | Oct 10, 2011 | copperplate, flourishing, Mike Kecseg, pointed pen
Just returned from another fabulous workshop with the Scribes of Central Florida. What a nice group they are! And wow – such amazing pointed pen talent in that guild!After many, many years of admiring his work, I finally met and took a class with Mike Kecseg....
by Erica | Oct 6, 2011 | copperplate, flourishing, learning spencerian, zentangle monograms
I was digging through old photographs (well, OK, I was whizzing through old photograph files but that sounds way less nostalgic) and found some old monograms I did. This was during the time my son had autism and life was a complete blur. No offense to any of the...