Calligraphy in Winter Wonderland

Well, it's a winter wonderland outside! Finally getting to cross country ski.

 But I digress. Just a happy girl to be outside playing in the snow, breathing & taking selfies.

A few examples of recent items playing with "Modern Calligraphy".  Still trying out different nibs and inks. Gouache is the smoothest and infinite color possibilities. Water color is fun if you are going for translucency.

 Here is the favorite nib to date, very flexible if that's what you need.
A Brause "Blue Pumpkin" or steno nib.
 As with most things practice practice practice is needed.  Note to self.

Home Improvement

Happy new year everyone!  I am not in the habit of making new year resolutions as I try to switch things up as needed all the time. Having said that I am pledging to make better use of my blog and post more often, goal twice a week.  So I urge you to sign up for updates with the promise that you won't be inundated with emails. I have also started some new boards on Pinterest, the one with my art has a link to the blog which I hope will create more traffic. Another ploy to make sure I crate & post more.

The past 9 months have been full of remodeling for us and I now have a gorgeous new (improved, not new really) space.

Carpet gave way to Vinyl flooring, A half wall was constructed which gave lots of room for cubbies and a new flat file which I LOVE!

All this now gives me no excuse for getting into this marvelous new space more frequently.

Did lots of second hand pieces as well. The most fun was two of these lamps. Before & After (&during) below.

Playing with glaze & color to antique the metal parts was fun!

That's enough for today. I'll get some pics of calligraphy & book stuff in the next post. I welcome any comments you may have including suggestions on anything I talk about.

Fabric Sculpture in Show

I am thrilled to have been accepted in the Jordan River Arts Council "Rare Threads" show.  My piece "Bursting at the Seams" started as a fabric vessel idea and morphed into a wonderful flower.

 

The leaves and center are seperate pieces with bb s for weight. The petals and stem have wire so they can be bent and curved in any direction. I think Imay have hit on something I want to continue with. Fabric large scale flowers with wire supports.  Maybe even creatures?