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I grew up in Raleigh at a time when the nuns taught at Our Lady Of Lourdes. They lived out back of the school and wore those imposing yet Holy Habits that commanded your adoration, attention, and, quite frankly, your fear. So, when they asked you to "sit up straight" with your "feet flat on the floor" and compose your letters properly according to the Palmer Method of Handwriting, you did just that! I believe it was at that impressionable age that I became infatuated with the formation of letters. When I was introduced to calligraphy in 1978, it was no wonder I fell in love with this beautiful art form. My first taste of the calligraphic world lasted no longer than one hour. The instructor turned a piece of chalk on its edge to form calligraphic works of art from A to Z on the chalkboard. That was that! But it was all I needed to fire the embers that had been sparked in elementary school. Watching the slow, rhythmical shaping of those letters was like listening to classical music. It was not until 1997 that I enrolled in my first formal calligraphy class. Boy, were my eyes opened! I knew I had a lifelong road of learning ahead of me. It's been 38 years since that white piece of chalk was laid on its side. I am still learning. Come learn with me!

Friday, January 21, 2011

Albuquerque


A side note. I was in Albuquerque last weekend, and this was the view from our hotel window. We certainly do not see a backdrop of mountains to any of our shopping centers or malls here in Raleigh! And since everything is so flat, the sunsets are brilliant. When I go on trips, I try to take my Artist's Journal Book with me. I do simple watercolor sketches along with writing. Interspersed in the writing part are tidbits of calligraphy. Just trying to put both the sketching with watercolors with the lettering. It's fun!
Come learn lettering with me. Then add it to your journals!
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