Pink!

At the recent CNW conference my class handouts came divided by "pink" pages.

So what to do with them ... demonstrate of course!

Inspirational Tables

I was proud of my class! 

Their efforts, graciousness and generosity in sharing has given me

courage and strength in my own work.

Again!

And again!

Sharon Zeugin

Annie Cicale

Ewan Clayton

Brody Neuenschwander

Denis Brown

These are a mere glimpse.  By this stage of the gathering my memory card was full so I enjoyed but can't show you, the rest of the inspirational tables.

Sheila Waters

Joke Boudens

Lieve Cornil

Check out this amazing young woman. Her school for calligraphy & more

is an energising and refreshing move forward in our global love for letters.

Julian Waters

Carl Rohrs

Tim Botts

Susanne Moore

Randy Hasson ...

... and more.

Two wise men.

Two wise friends.

Carl Rohrs & Yves Leterme

Calligraphy Northwest 2012

The Father E.M. Catich stones 1954. 

I was surprised that the v-section carve was not deep though, very even and exquisitely painted.

 Kindly lent by the Portland Art Museum for the duration of the Calligraphy Northwest calligraphy conference which wound up this morning. Housed in the Library of Reed College.

See stone for information

Lloyd Reynolds - ink on brown paper

The Library, Reed College Portland Oregon.

The opportunity to see these works does not happen often. I feel privileged.

Weather-grams for Fiona & Barry

For my friends Fiona & Barry here are some weather grams, of the Lloyd Reynolds variety, for you.  Taken tonight on the campus of the Calligraphy Northwest conference you were to attend.  At least ten trees around this quadrangle are adorned with craft paper & ink, yet to weather ...

I wish you were here, I miss you and hope that all is well with you both.

Oregon College of Art & Craft

The Calligraphy Room

The Book Arts Room/s

My two-day gilding workshop at the Oregon College of Art & Craft was very well received.  Nine participants enjoyed experimenting with all things gold starting from metallic gouaches through a myriad of contemporary sizes as well as the traditional flat & raised gilding.

Small samples were created on wood, paper, glass, vellum and metal. Great stuff!

Recent works

 These are just a couple of the works I'll be taking with me to the Calligraphy Northwest Conference in Portland Oregon for sale on market night. I fly out tomorrow and home July 6.

All of these works are 1/4 size a full sheet Arches hot press 300gsm.  Media includes watercolours, pigmented inks, gesso, graphite & pen-white.

Recently I have been revisiting an earlier series of work called "Index of First Lines".  These are all first lines of well known novels. The titles are all on the back :-)

In 2013 I'll be holding a solo exhibition "Index of first Lines".