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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!

Saturday, April 26, 2014

Recipe For Love - The Finished Product


So, the last time I posted, I talked about Scotch Removable Tape. I just found out about this tape, and I am thrilled. I used it around the outside edges of this piece (in the earlier post, you can see it). In taping around the piece like this, you make sure that none of what you are about to do will get where you don't want it to be. I was going to use pastels in the bottom rectangle and in the "LOVE" area, but wanted to make sure no pastel color got beyond the edges. 

As you can see, none did!

I used cosmetic cotton "rounds" and rubbed them on the pastel sticks, then rubbed that color into the watercolor paper. Fun! I think it is a wonderful effect. 

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