handmade envies

Ever since the SMC Aug. swap, I've been on a roll! Have taken my scraps/failed pieces/practice pages and making them into mini env.'s (3.5x5, so they're still mailable).

Top Left, clockwise:

1) folded pen, "Calm" (it's upside down), 2) exemplar with marker, 3) ABC connected with walnut ink,

4) page from usps catalog, 5) practice sheet from online class (Halloween looking!) and 6) fp & gouache

 

Lately... (class)

omg, I'm currently working my way through a class by Sharon Zeugin (LOVE!) but the only thing is that I now want to upgrade some of my supplies!!  :D

i'm loving this class and the projects and her style as well as her meditative approach. She is a former therapist and studied calligraphy in England (by some very well-known calligraphers!) and I love how thoughtful she is! (something more people in this world need)

This project is a study on black using Haiku's. Lately, I've created a few nature-inspired ones (true Haiku's) but this one came to me as I wanted it to represent the darkness and finding the light:

Darkness all around

Breaking free, I see the light

Shining as I heal.

We also made little books from our pages:

The border lettering says, "I shine" and I used color pencils.

I then lettered, "i break FREE" across

This says the first line of the poem, "Darkness all around" in metallic blue, representing the spiral many of us fall into.

The center page (which I want to redo as my ink was either not dark enough or too d*mn runny!)

It's then the 2nd part of the poem, "Breaking Free, I see the light..."

And here I tried to use my cheap chalk pastels.

close up of "seeing the light"

I shine as I heal. Again want to redo as my pastels aren't showing up well.

Then, I converted some practice sheets into a few envies!

(can you tell I'm in the fall mood??!! ;D )

This piece was one of the first things we did: experimenting with our pastels and lettering.

I almost like it. (it's the middle part that needs fixed)  :(

hello Autumn!

diff. angle

I'm loving my online classes!!!

More Horizon nib (bLk JrnL)

continuing with my Horizon nib...

found this layout on Pinterest and tried this quote to go with:

"without rain there would be no life. Rain is grace."

and at the bottom I lettered, "life" over & over, making it look like it was growing from the grass.

 

Connected Letters

Got out my Horizon folded nib recently and forgot how much fun I have with my folded pens, as I've been using my pp's a lot lately.

Says, "Healing is a Deep Journey back to Self. love"

Am stuck on whether I should leave this as-is or add script asemic lettering in-between (musings or poem about self-love) and if I should color-in. 

If I do either, I will post an update!

Peaceful World

Another postcard with side lettering.

It is in your hands to create a Peaceful World.

spread love. pp in gold ink.

close ups

 

Keep Finding Joy.

another joy card!

When I first did this, I just had the main lettering but found it too plain, so I added the side lettering.

"May you find joy no matter how small, each day."

close up of ink

Joy Postcard

Another Joyful postcard:

May you find JOY in the present moment.

I combined some L Doctor inspo with this abstract piece, lettering first ("masking") then watercolor, but sectioning off.