February Calligraphy Classes are OPEN!
January 10, 2013 § 1 Comment
I’ve had several inquiries for calligraphy and letterpress classes recently, so I’ve established two new dates for calligraphy classes, and have expanded class size to a maximum of 5 students. I’d still like to keep them small for quality learning! For more information on the classes and booking information, click here.
For a temporary stretch I’m going to have to put a pause on my letterpress classes. We’re in a transition phase with my presses and working space. I hope to have everything wrapped up mid-spring and will update classes then. Thank you for your understanding!
Classy
June 27, 2011 § Leave a Comment
I love the look of script calligraphy in black ink on an ecru envelope. It’s just so classy!
Simple, Modern
February 24, 2011 § Leave a Comment
A few images of a recent calligraphy project that called for simple, modern calligraphy. The bride had the invitations done by Tiny Prints – I love the charcoal and yellow color combination.
Letterpress Wedding Suite
February 16, 2011 § 2 Comments
Last week I wrapped up a wedding suite – and I’m so excited to share it with you. As always, wedding suites are such a big task, and yet so rewarding when dropped in the mail. I designed the invitations and did the calligraphy, while a new friend at Letterpress Graphics did the printing this time. Since my press is so small, larger pieces of work tend to be more of a challenge. I’m just tickled with the final result.
Calligraphy for Heather
September 10, 2010 § 3 Comments
Here are some pictures of a recent calligraphy project I finished. The invites were designed by Mae Mae Paperie. Aren’t they stunning? They’re perfect for Heather and Sam’s House of Blues wedding this October. Can’t believe it’s almost here!
A southern affair
July 26, 2010 § Leave a Comment
I’ve been working on the calligraphy for Anna’s sister’s invitations for the past week. The wedding is in North Carolina and its been a lot of fun writing all of the wonderfully southern names on the envelopes. She had her invitations done by Smock, which I love (see last image).
Snapshots from a July 17th wedding
July 18, 2010 § 2 Comments
Last night Vera Green Productions put on another beautiful event, this time for the new Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gochneaur! They’re a truly beautiful couple whose love for each other is so evident and wonderful to be around. The wedding was at the Stonegate Mansion here in good ol’ Fort Worth, TX complete with yellow, black, and pink details. I was so happy in that I got to provide some of the elements for this wedding and it was really fun working with Amanda. Here are some snapshots from the evening:
The lovely couple
Centerpieces by Vera Green Productions with the most amazing dahlias, garden roses, and hydrangea. Amanda ordered all of these little chalkboards for
the menus at the table that I painted and wrote on with chalk ink pens. Fun!
More chalkboard fun. This time, I wrote the complete menu, which was provided by the always delicious Reata.
(And can I say that I’m always impressed by their staff, too).
Instead of a sign in book, guests wrote advice and wishes for the couple on little pieces of paper and hung them on this tree.
Wedding cake
Groom’s cake
Some calligraphy work from blue eye brown eye
Another centerpiece, the most delicate orchids you’ve ever seen.
Recycle your invites
July 14, 2010 § Leave a Comment
After I sent out my invites for our wedding I found that I had so many extra. What to do with them? Well, my friend Courtney recently got married and she asked me to help her wrap her bridal party gifts. Since I did the calligraphy for her invites and helped her stuff the envelopes, I knew she had quite a lot of invites left over. After giving it a good looksy, I thought, I can use these for gift tags!
Her invitations had a lovely floral accent in the corners that made a really pretty little gift tag. So instead of having to buy 20 + more tags, we recycled! I measured off the corner I wanted to use, punched a 1/8″ hole in the corner and wrote the recipient’s name in script on the other side. Viola! Put those invites to use!
Phew!
May 24, 2010 § 5 Comments
Yesterday I completed my very first letterpressed wedding suite of invitations. Oh my goodness, it was like giving birth to something! It was so exciting for me to have this opportunity, and in addition it was an excellent learning experience. I did the calligraphy for all of the pieces, had plates made by Boxcar press, then printed them myself on my good ol’ Kelsey 5 x 8. And I topped it off with calligraphy on the envelopes. I took a few pictures of the process and the finished product is at the end.
Mixing ink to make the right color.
All inked up!
First phase complete, drying.
And the outcome…
A little bit o’ calligraphy
May 19, 2010 § 5 Comments
I just wrapped up a project for my dear friend and up-and-coming bride Courtney (and it’s actually her birthday today, HAPPY BIRTHDAY)! Here are a few pics of the project. I really loved working with the gold ink, and since I’m going to be at the wedding it was a lot of fun receiving one of these invites in the mail today!
This project was also a great learning experience for me as I got to know my calligraphy pen a lot better (oddly enough, I feel like I’m in a relationship with my letterpress and now my pen), got the feel for a big project and how to manage it, and understood what kind of supplies are involved. Truly, everything I’ve been taking on these days have been such great learning experiences and I’m excited to gain the knowledge.
