Snail Mail inserts

Sharing a few inserts sent out this month.

I want to get more and more into watercolor, to mix in with my lettering. So I'm starting out with cards.

(pointed pen "apple")

another word border

Still need to find a better layout for this.

 

Happy Fall! 🍂🍁🏈🍎🍏👻🧛🎃

Mini Books! (from one sheet of paper)

I'm not really one for making books, but I also get intrigued, as they can look so cool! (I think it's the complicated nature of some that make me steer clear.)

However, recently I came upon a video on how to make these one-page folded books. Although tricky, they can be fun. For my first one, I just used a practice sheet of paper (which, had lettering & marks on both sides). I plan to redo, as i liked how it turned out with the markings!

But not only can you see the markings on the other side of the paper, my folds aren't the best either.

This 2nd one turned out much better. It lays a lot flatter.

Again, it was a failed sheet (I was attempting a pumpkin themed env.), so I added leaves, and was pleasantly surprised at how they turned out perfect on the sheets! Except at the end, where my pumpkin is on its side.  😒

I decided to do separate sheets instead and bind with the sewing method.

Crowded Head (italic)

Flashback Friday:  Did this piece in 2006

I love Collective Soul, and I liked the idea of writing in a circle. Challenging but cool.

Gouache and italic lettering.

Close up. Not bad!

Misc. Pointed Pen

from 2019. (When I started getting back into my lettering daily, I tried messing with my pp again.)

For HLC on IG.

For this next grouping: *All these are cropped, so they're very enlarged. 

Will try to find original.

For not using my pp in years, I gotta say, I'm very proud of how they turned out!

Happy World Calligraphy Day!

This is actually from November (my Art Center class)

I was just playing with italic and tried to emulate this word. Not bad! (as I'm not a fan of my own italic)

Anyhoo...

Happy World Calligraphy Day! #keeplettering

More Balsa lettering

 Was playing with my balsa wood, and here are a few letters...

Some of the alphabet

At first, I lettered "feelin' good", but then changed to "groovy"

 I may cut it out and paste in my Joy Journal.

Alternating uncial & gestural

Another from my Redos Challenge 2021: 100 Days of Redos 

(I should have titled, Inspo/Redos Challenge

Exemplar I saw on Pinterest (I believe it's Amity Parks? -- https://www.pinterest.com/pin/284993482656217988/ ) 

Decided to try it 3 diff. ways:  walnut ink with drop in gold, b&w and in color.

For the color one: I like most all of it, except for the tail of the X, and the Y (too big?)

B&W:  again, the X (on the right, tail) and my P is a bit crooked.

There are errors in each piece, but it was still fun to create. (I love the altered uncial, or whatever it's called -- "La Quadrata"?)