First Show of My Monoprints

I've been charmed by handmade prints for the longest time, yet the chance to learn the art seemed to never have come around, until this past Spring. I was extremely fortunate that I got to study with one of the best artists and instructors around, Jaime Ursic.

Toward the end of the term, she encouraged all her students to submit our work for a show at UCLA Extension, and all my three entries made it in. Last night was the opening. It was great to see so many people I know and love in attendance, along with their friends and family. Thank you all for your support. You know who you are!

Forming Letters by Hand

I'm not a wordsmith, but I've always loved the act of putting words onto paper by hand. I love how my hand collaborates with the writing instrument to create a series of letters. This love has led me to take classes with Carrie Imai and obsessively poring over books on calligraphy, like Mastering Copperplate Calligraphy by Eleanor Winters and Calligraphy 101 by Jeaneen Gauthier, so I can learn to form beautiful letters.

Lately, I've been attracted to other ways of forming letters by hand, and just last week, I had the opportunity to explore handmade typography with one of the masters in the field, John Clark from LookingLA. From him I learned to craft and refine my letterforms made of paper. Here is my creation:

This gave me all kinds of ideas for where I want to go with this new knowledge and skill. I'm sure I'll be sharing them with you here at some point.