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No More Cursive in the Classroom?
In early July, I was featured on Cincinnati’s Local 12 TV news, in an interview with reporter Joe Webb, regarding Indiana schools dropping their requirement to teach cursive writing in the classroom....
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My New Website
This weekend is like Christmas for me. After spinning my wheels for 2.5 years over a new website, my web designers, Eric and Linda Wolf at www.ActiveCanvas.com have helped me to “birth” the new...
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Book of Alexis – Decorated Letters
Two Decorated Letters from the Book of Alexis – I will share the story of this book soon. See additional pictures in my PORTFOLIO > Books.
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Ziller of Kansas City – (Sundays with Steve)
Say hello to my dear friend, Stephen A. Ziller, Sr. better known as Ziller of Kansas City. Steve now resides in Cincinnati, OH and I have the privilege of visiting with him on Sundays. He is well known...
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Studio Open House – December 3 & 8, 2011
STUDIO OPEN HOUSE – YOU ARE INVITED Saturday, December 3rd, 2011 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m Thursday, December 8th, 2011 10 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Gifts from the Heart! Meaningful words…..CALLIGRAPHY! SHOP...
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The Season of Love
Happy Valentine’s Day to you! This is a wonderful time of year for a calligrapher. Gentlemen and ladies alike come with their proposals and poems of love, so I know first hand of some of the current...
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It’s Wedding Season!
BOTH of my grown children are getting married this year! One in March and one in May – whew! I have been busily designing invitations and addressing envelopes (more on this to come). My daughter,...
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Calligraphy in Weddings!
This Spring, my life has been filled with weddings. Both my son and daughter were married within 7 weeks of each other. In May, my daughter and her husband were married under two big oak trees....
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Calligraphy on Church Walls
In the Spring, Associate Pastor Nancy Ross-Zimmerman approached me with the idea of lettering and illuminating phrases from Romans 12, in Northminster Presbyterian Church’s Commons room. After meeting...
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All that Glitters is Gold (Part 1) Shell Gold & Gold Powder
Last month, when I lettered on the church soffits, I laid genuine 23k gold on the walls. (Scroll down to the capital “O” in my last post). So I thought it a perfect segue into an explanation of some of...
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Resolution of Appreciation
Greetings calligraphy friends! I have been living under a pile of deadlines and as my schedule clears for the summer, I have time to share the year with you. In this post, I’m sharing a very recent...
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Lighthouses & Basketballs
Fifteen Lighthouses for the Willmore Lange Reunion 2013 Just in case you think a calligraphy career is boring, take a look! You might find a few of my unique projects amusing! Summer brings vacations...
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Calligraphy Cruise! C’mon, let’s go!! Caribbean and Alaska 2014
While you were shoveling snow, we were enjoying the sun and beaches…. The 2014 Calligraphy Cruises are selected and posted on my website! In March, we’re off to the Eastern Caribbean (from Ft....
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Calligraphy Honoring Harpsichord Donors
Cecile Drackett came to me in 2012 to recognize those who contributed to the purchase of the beautiful harpsichord now adorning her church. It was lettered on fine art paper with gouache. (The gouache...
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A Modern “Book of Hours” on Calfskin with 23k Gold Leaf
Have you ever lettered and painted on genuine calfskin? Laid 23k gold leaf on a handmade gesso base? (Italian recipe). For over 5 years, I’ve been working on a very detailed, modern day Book of Hours –...
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Fantastic Flourishes a Workshop
Flourishing adds elegance to a calligraphers repertoire, both with the broad edged pen and the pointed pen. It’s like dancing on paper. The Saint Louis Calligrapher’s Guild kindly invited me to lead...
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Calligraphy Studio Open House
Thursday, December 12th, 2013 is the second of my Calligraphy Studio Open Houses. My doors are open from 10:00 am – 8:30 pm. You are welcome to come! I’ve been doing calligraphy for close to 35 years,...
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Calligraphy Cruise to Alaska Holland America June 2014
Come join our creative journey to Alaska with instructors Holly Monroe and Gary Lord. There is still time to register! The ship is filling, but some cabins and spaces for the Calligraphy Cruise...
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The Patrigraphica Project – Recreating the Founding Docs of the USA
Five years ago, I began working with client Ryan Thelen, a Cincinnati school teacher fromDater High School, who values the Founding Docs of this great country of ours. He wanted his students to see a...
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Calligraphy Cruise Alaska 2014 – A good time was had by all!
This June 21-28, 2014 we took our calligraphy pens and brushes onto Holland America’s msWesterdam and journeyed to Alaska’s inner passageway. What a treat to enjoy our artistic endeavors in the lap of...
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