Spiritual Calligraphy book
See God’s Word glorified in these 16 passages from the Gospel of Mark, each one beautifully illustrated with stunning calligraphy paired with an insightful meditation. Full color throughout. Also includes information and photos about the calligrapher’s tools used throughout the book.
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The Worth of a Soul
Diversity in unity exists in a well-formed local church, each part doing its share so it contributes to the whole: to mirror Christ. Christ, not self with its divided loyalties, conflicting philosophies, and chaotic thoughts. Like a calligraphy piece.
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Bible bookmark for you
I love God’s Word and I love doing calligraphy of God’s Word. So I created this bookmark for my use. All the verses are about God’s Word and our relation to it. I can use these verses to get my … Continue reading
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Artwork Process: Celtic “Peace” of John 14:27
I attended an Orange County Society for Calligraphy monthly meeting when Sharon Allende gave a workshop on making Celtic knots.
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3D Printed Calligraphy Pens
When my employer decided to start selling some spare parts for the radio-controlled race cars it designs, manufactures, and sells, I began to familiarize myself with the processes so I could do my part. We are using Shapeways.com sell product. … Continue reading
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The Creative Power of Calligraphy
When we read the Bible from the beginning, what is the first thing we learn about God? “In the beginning, God created . . . .” He is a Creator. He makes things. He made them for form and function, … Continue reading
“Psalm 148” artwork process
This project began as a homework assignment in which we were to put text in a circle using Copperplate. I drew a couple of circles for the baseline and x-height that would fit neatly on 11 x 14″. I drew … Continue reading
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The “Our Father” prayer artwork process
This project began as a homework assignment in Barbara Close’s workshop at her studio space in Costa Mesa, California. We were to do a piece with Fraktur or Gothic lettering paired with gold gilding. I settled on this text because … Continue reading
Making of the Life of Christ artist’s book
One assignment we had for our class with Barbara Close was to make an artist’s book of painted paste paper. We brought in Arches Text Wove paper for the pages. The benefit of using paste takes place when we mix acrylic … Continue reading
Artwork process: “Bless the Lord”
Our class assignment, given by Barbara Close, was to do a piece in Italic in two nib sizes and two colors. I had the idea of doing Psalm 103 after my pastor spoke on it the following Sunday. With Psalm … Continue reading
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Artwork process: “Rushing Mighty Wind”
For this class assignment, we were asked to create a work combining Gothic and swashes, an example being a large initial cap with swashes. However, I challenged myself to think of a reason for them to appear together. In what way … Continue reading