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. š 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 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 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 | 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 onĀ Ā Makinglemonadeblog.comĀ about photo advent calendars and was totally motivated to make one of my own....
