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Calligraphy for Mark 6:51

I just completed another calligraphy piece for my iPhone app, Steps of a Disciple, where I cam creating one calligraphic work for each chapter, featuring a verse from that chapter. This one is for Mark chapter 6. I used watercolor … Continue reading

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Two more calligraphy pieces for the iPhone app, Steps of a Disciple

I’m making an attempt to do a calligraphic treatment for each of the chapters in the gospel of Mark. One verse per chapter. Here are two more verses I worked on today that will be included in the next update … Continue reading

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  Classwork. Using a Popsicle stick to write with!

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Happy Birthday card

I created this card for my sister-in-law on Vellum, then attached it to colored card stock in the corners with sticky foam dots. I attached colored buttons to the corners to cover the dots. I had fun doing the swirls … Continue reading

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Mother’s Day card, 2012

I made this Mother’s Day card today. I made two, one for my mom, and the other for my wife’s mom. I used Parallel Pens and gel pens. My wife punched out the corners with one of her Stampin’ UP! … Continue reading

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New artwork: “Joy to the World”

I created this artwork, fashioning the word JOY out of the names of the person who is the reason for the joy.

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Steps of a Disciple iPhone app updated with chapter 11

I’ve been updating my devotional on Mark’s gospel, Steps of a Disciple, chapter by chapter. I’ve included a few calligraphic works too. My goal is to have one artwork per chapter throughout all of Mark’s 16 chapters. It’s a challenge … Continue reading

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Homework Assignment, monoline

Here is a homework project I recently completed. I’m attending a Barbara Close workshop held in Costa Mesa, CA, learning Roman Monoline. This project constraints included using two colors of gouache paint and two sizes of round pen nibs. (Gouache … Continue reading

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2011 Christmas Card Design Process

I thought I would describe the design process for my 2011 calligraphy Christmas card. After several false starts, I decided on a circular design, with “Merry” repeated around “Christmas,” flourished inside and out. I was determined to keep it simple … Continue reading

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