This week was spent on a commissioned piece, which is almost finished and will be shared later this weekend. But in between that and family life, I started playing with some "sketches" for an 8" x 10" exhibit that I'll be entering through the Chicago Calligraphy Collective. The exhibit will feature pieces that are all framed at 8" x 10" finished size, so they'll be pretty small. But it's kind of fun working within those specifications. I used the cola pen and sumi ink for these studies:
7 comments:
would love to know what a cola pen is--
thanks--
cindy c
Hi Cindy:
See my post on Sunday, March 15, 2009. The cola pen is a "pen" made from an aluminum pop can. It's shaped like a spade and can be used to make very wide strokes, or come up on the tip for very thin strokes. And since it is so flexible, one sometimes gets very cool splatters when the aluminum flexes and sends the ink flying! I love it!!!
thanks for the info--
love your work--
cindy c
Delicious! I love the feeling of freedom in your lettering Julie. Best wishes transitioning from summer to school year.
Thanks, Jane. It really is a transition, isn't it? :-)
Julie knows how to have fun! I think that's what people love about her work. It's full of life and you can tell she loves doing it.
Well, thank you my dear "overflow" friend. :-)
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