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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!

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Deb's Heart


Let me take a moment here to brag on my student. Today was her last day in my Italic Brush Lettering Class, and at the end of the session I wanted us both to do a finished piece. We had fifteen minutes. She finished hers. I did not!

She is very creative and has a lot of depth to her emotions, so she puts them both into her art, into her lettering, and probably into everything she does in life.

I just wanted to share her talent with you all.

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  1. AnonymousSeptember 9, 2015 at 5:57 AM

    may I use it for a collage on my blog? P.

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