Cherry Blossoms!

April always reminds me of cherry blossoms.  It makes me think of D.C. and how gorgeous the tidal basin is this time of year.  This year, sadly, it makes me remember Japan and how much they are struggling with hit after hit.  They are in my prayers and thoughts.

Photos of Neighborhood Things I Never Notice

The Lord's Prayer and Other Long Passages

This is an old photo of The Lord's Prayer I did a month ago.  My husband's been nagging me for something he can put up on our walls.  I cranked this one out, but I've been so busy, I never finished it.  Also, it's got a lovely little ink drop in the upper left hand corner.

While I love the way finished poems and verses look, these are difficult for me to do.  I suppose it's the anticipated stress of making a mistake (especially at the end.)  I think of those monks from the Middle Ages.  They'd spend days writing a page of the Bible, and what do they do if they misspell a word?  Yikes!  Not that I'm transcribing a whole page of the Bible, but you know, just sayin'.

Personalized Stationery

Here is something I prepared for a client.  She had the wonderful idea of personalized stationery as a gift!

Chopin_waltz in B minor Op.69-2(9 years old pianist )

This little Japanese girl is amazing.  I don't know her name, but her parents have been posting her playing on YouTube since she was 5. There are some cute clips of her playing with her feet dangling off the piano bench.  But wow!  Her playing is just beautiful.  This post is the most recent.

Oh snap.

Here are two things that don't go together.  Urban slang and calligraphy.  My husband thought this would be a funny thing to do. 

Very Funny

http://theoatmeal.com/blog/handwriting

This is a hilarious site!  This entry is about how our handwriting changes through our lives.

Hot Pink Ink

Here are some sample lettering styles coming out of my studio.  The ink is actually a very bright pink (even though it looks pale here.)

Signs of Spring

On Saturday, the clouds parted for about 30 minutes and we had some blue sky.  We saw the first signs of spring.  Then the dark clouds came rolling back and blocked out the sun, so we went to a coffee shop nearby and I saw this. 

my hubby,reading.

Grey Day

Another grey day (is it our third one?  I've lost count.)  I've been consumed with documenting our weather patterns.  Not that there is a pattern to the weather here in the Pacific Northwest.  I call these "Twilight" days.  Ever seen the Twilight movies?  There's a reason they set a vampire movie up in Forks, Washington.  I have to say, we do try to keep a positive attitude about the weather and look forward to our sunny days, but sometimes you just wanna gripe. :O)

Meanwhile, here's some new stuff I've been working on.

I like topiaries.