Engraved Ring - Houston Engraver
I absolutely love engraving simple, but classic metal pieces....
Photo Credit: Ralph Smith www.smithphoto.com
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Laser cut Names & Dessert Signs - Houston Hand Lettering
So I've created these laser cut names for place cards ---people's names, but as always my clients are the best resource that I have for new ideas. This client said that it would be really great if she had names for the ice cream bar at my wedding. Seriously?! A) Super cool that you are having an ice cream bar at your wedding. B) Let's take this sign idea to the next level....Let's laser cut it!....BOOM! Love it!
Houston Hand Lettering - Watercolor with Modern Calligraphy
What do you do when a client wants gold ink, but the paper choice would make it difficult to see that ink on the chosen paper? (See USPS, I keep you in mind when I work :) Just change the canvas, of course. We decided to go with white ink on the envelopes except for the envelope for the guest of honor. On hers, I decided to add a little watercolor and lighten the canvas such that the gold ink would be more pronounced. Cheers!
Houston Metal Engraving - Bottle Openers
It is always a pleasure to engrave. Metals have become my favorite this year. I mostly stick to glass as I have a soft spot for wine & spirits, but earlier this year I was reminded of how amazing engraving metals can be and decided to revisit them. Stainless steel engraves like butter. These bottle openers were for Public Services Bar in downtown Houston. I hand lettered their sign at their entrance last year before they opened and was tickled pink when they contacted me for the bottle openers. I really like how these came out and was OVERJOYED that they let me choose the hand to use. Cheers!
Thank you note - Houston Calligraphy
Quick thank you note (that is incredibly late) to an extremely talented letterpress stationer in Dallas. Sending this along with a few requested samples. Cheers!
Cotton Paperie www.cottonpaperie.com
Houston Hand Lettering & Illustration - Advertising
I must admit that I do LOVE commercial hand lettering (my Slinging Ink side of business). The avenues for creativity are endless. Here is something that I'm working on for a client that sells.....you guessed it: DRESSES! Cheers! #HoustonHandLettering
Don't you do calligraphy in the dark? - Houston Calligrapher
I have been very fortunate to maintain a full calendar with jobs. As anyone will tell you, that is a blessing but every blue moon it is a curse. When your calendar is booked you usually don't have wiggle room for 'unforeseen circumstances'....such as power outages. Today, my electricity went out due to the storms that we have been experiencing here in Houston. At the same time, I was working on a job that needed to be completed today as there are jobs booked directly behind it on the calendar. That meant that I needed to work in the dark. Thank goodness for my trusty battery operated laser.
I am happy to say that I did finish today and it also made for a cool picture on my phone. #MakeItWork. Cheers!
Agate Stones - New York City Calligraphy
So I'm always up for writing on anything that is not paper. Agate stones are so great as they calligraph like butter, are gorgeous and are available in so many colors. Love this. We did this project in a modern hand as it seemed to just fit. These will be available on the website and the Etsy shop. Cheers!
Seattle Calligrapher - Tattoo Design
Sometimes when I am asked to calligraph something, I'll write it out, return it to my client and months will pass & I've almost forgotten about it as there are many projects in between. However, yesterday on my restful Sunday I received a cool email from one of my wonderfully, memorable clients. She requested that I write out a saying in a connected hand with shading for a tattoo back in January. After a few options, this was her choice. This Sunday she had it inked. Very cool!
New Orleans Wedding Calligraphy
When we got married, we decided to do a "destination wedding". I love them as they tend to be much less stress and it's even better if the locale is gorgeous. This New Orleans couple is getting married in Paris and requested my services for their envelope addressing, which I completed last week. The first pic is in white ink (one of my favs), but the project was actually in black ink (the following pictures). We did this in the Business Casual style as they wanted something simple and cool. I love it! #neworleanscalligraphy #neworleanscalligrapher
New York City Wedding Calligraphy - Calligraphic Birds
It's been a while since I've posted a project. It's been a little crazy around here to say the least, but I love what I do so there are no complaints here. I had a client that is getting married in NY request samples of what I could do with birds. Yes, birds. This is one of the samples that I provided. I just finished her project and I will say that it was pretty cool. Yay for something new! Yet another example of a client asking for something that pushes me outside of my box and I'm glad that she did. These are now available as a style option for wedding calligraphy. Cheers!
Plume - Houston Calligraphy
During a quick break from my wedding work I made a calligraphic plume... Must find a way to incorporate one of these into a future project :)
New York City Calligraphy
CNN (via IBN Live) recently posted an article about how a calligrapher recreated well-known logos. One thing that I love about this article is how it highlights how many logos that we see everyday were actually created by hand as opposed to a computer program. Click the image for the entire article.
Courtesy of CNN: http://www.ibnlive.com/news/buzz/calligraphy-artist-recreates-famous-logos-with-amazing-precision-977846.html
