Today I’m looking back on this day 100 years ago and to all the women that made it happen. It is crazy to me that neither of my grandmothers were born with the right to vote. This hand lettered piece is in honor of the suffragists. Ladies, lets make their hard work count.
Hand Lettering
August Break – Day 30: Letters
Can you see the lettering in this piece? As you can see, I’m still playing around with the symmetry tool in Procreate. I’ve always found calligraphy to be meditative. Watching the words connect into each other adds another layer to the meditation – it’s almost hypnotic. 2015 / 2016 / 2017
November Intentions
I can’t believe it’s already November! November has always been one of my favorite months. I hate that there’s a rush to skip over it and go straight to Christmas. I’m definitely on the wait until after Thanksgiving team. Here’s what’s on tap for November: Finish some lettering pieces and open my new shop (this…
Create Something
A lot of what I’ve read over the past year about money and minimalism has to do with figuring out your “why.” If you find your why, you find the key to being content. If you are content, all the things are irrelevant. While I have a few whys, the big one for me is…
Being Intentional
Last week was kind of a stressful one. I found myself reactive and flitting from thing to thing without intention. My biggest weakness when I do this is social media. I know that spending a lot of time on Facebook does not make me happy, yet instead of turning to my happiness list, I mindlessly…
Chasing away the If Onlys
I’ve found myself fighting a big case of the “if onlys” lately. If only I’d stayed on top of that small task instead of letting it grow into a massive project; if only I’d set the birthday reminder on my phone for a week in advance instead of 5:00 p.m. the day before; if only…
October
The season of boots, cooler weather, turning leaves, and pumpkin spice has arrived! I’m still plugging away on updating the blog. There are still a few pages and features that I want to add. I’m gradually doing some t-shirt designs to sell on Merch by Amazon and have a new online store in the works…
iPad Lettering
I’ve been doing a lot of lettering lately – primarily, iPad lettering. I don’t think I’ve shared any of it here. I will try to be better about that. Here are a few of my more recent pieces, done as part of the Happy Lettering Challenge.
Calligraphy Work
I mentioned Monday that I completed a calligraphy project, it was designing a thank you note. My calligraphy skills have improved dramatically, but I’m still in the stage where I’m developing my own style and have to keep tweaking each letter until I get it exactly like I want it. I know that will probably…
October’s 30 Day Challenge
October’s challenge went very well. With the exception of a couple of days, I spent at least twenty minutes working on my hand lettering. Most of this time was spent on Copperplate Calligraphy. I did not concentrate on creating my own style, but instead worked on the basics. I definitely saw improvement in my abilities;…