I enjoy dabbling in Calligraphy and hand lettering. Here is a piece that I made a few years ago for my husband’s birthday. It says Chalcosoma – a beautiful genus of beetle, which at the time husband was raising.
Here’s a quick story of how I became interested in Calligraphy and lettering: Some years ago I was working on a sketchbook specifically dedicated to beetles. Each beetle drawing was accompanied by it’s scientific name, which I hand lettered (as best as I could at the time). Every day I would create a beetle illustration to post on Flickr. A wonderful friend and neighbor of mine, Orrin (and Gayle) would critique my work. I love a good honest critique, and always enjoyed the input. So one day Orrin told me that if I stepped up the quality of the lettering a bit it would make the beetle illustrations all the more aesthetic. He was (and often is) right. Orrin was about 83 at that time and I have a great deal of admiration and respect for him and his advise. So I heeded his words and set out to improve my lettering, which soon lead me to calligraphy. I’ve been doing it ever since, and Orrin approves. Thank you, Orrin!
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