My First Mural Design

I am excited to share my creative process for designing a mural for the Dr Pepper museum! It is so fantastic to be in a community that supports artists and brings unique opportunities to our city. Creative Waco is partnering with the Dr Pepper museum for this year’s ARTPrenticeship mural. They asked local designers to … Read more

Principle of Design: Contrast

As we focus on the principles of design using contrast, this is not the first time that I have begun a learning journey without all the requisite skills. I want to remember where I was when I began; therefore, I am going to share my learning and process through text and video and look forward … Read more

Principles of Design: How to Improve Lettering Layouts

This year, I am participating in a year-long study of The Principles of Design for Lettering Art taught by Cora Pearl, who is a full time calligrapher and teacher of lettering arts. The study consists of nine face-to-face meetings and supplemented with online posts throughout the year. In this class, we will study the principles … Read more

Year in Review 2019: Highlights and Celebrations

Teaching and in 2019 Grounded in Gratitude Workshop Chalk Lettering at Lucky Star Roxanne guides a Grounded in Gratitude session Staedtler Pigment Liners Martha is amazing! All of these colors were from mixing! Relaxing at Camp Waldemar Mandala on wood! SuperDoodleGirl @ Lucky Star Art Camp

Lettering with a Parallel Pen

At the August Calligraphy Guild meeting, I had three new experiences. Martha Cole was our guest presenter who shared her fun and whimsical uncial-inspired lettering with us. I used a parallel pen for the first time! I created all kinds of colors by mixing only two colors of ink. The parallel pen was a completely new tool … Read more