This is a late post for reasons I won’t go into…but I still wanted to share this artistic twist of a tradition. Because we did not have very many relatives to send graduation announcements, I refused to buy the minimum of 25 invites from the overpriced catalog of graduation...
Some folks may not know that I am the editor for the Nashville Calligraphers Guild newsletter which is distributed five times a year. It’s my way of giving back to the Guild since I don’t live enough to be able to volunteer for most events. It works out very...
I am pleased to announce that I have completed the process of becoming a certified hand engraver through Ken Brown in Mckinney, Texas. I have been working on this since I went to Ken’s Hand Engraving Seminar in May 2015. I have learned to engrave on wine bottles, perfume bottles, wine...
I don’t usually make resolutions but I am setting one goal for this year and that is to post more to my website, add more pictures and generally stay current online about what I’ve been doing offline. Every time I think about updating my site, I look and realize...
I recently was able to take part in Reggie Ezell’s year long “Primitive to Modern” workshops, learning how to prepare vellum for writing and how to gild on vellum. I learned so much from those two classes and I really wish I could have taken more but time did not...
I have recently been working on my engraving skills and I am excited that I am now offering personalized Christmas Ornaments! They come in different shapes including oval, round, cross, tree, stocking, star, house and others. They are a very nice size as you can see by the pic...
I’m proud to announce that I recently joined The Arts Council in Huntsville, Alabama. In doing so, I was offered a chance to participate in one of their fundraisers that was taking place. For their “Seafaring” dinner and auction, artists were asked to paint a buoy! Now, as an...
As a member of the Lincoln County TN Art League, I was asked to participate in a community project. The library was moving into their new building and the Art League was in charge of reframing some old photographs of the members of the “Round Dozen Club” which founded the...