Flourish Friday - Printer Follow Up

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 Thanks to all of you that offered advice regarding large format printers. (see this post)

I decided to purchase an Epson R2000. Although I have only made 3 prints thus far, I am very pleased with the results.

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Using Photoshop, I added a few more flourishes to my Psalm 100 piece that I started in November. This is one of the prints I've made. It measures 12" x 40", is printed on Arches Text Wove, and is currently hanging on my fridge. :)

Happy Flourish Friday!

I hope you have a great weekend.

xo

Jane

Calligraphy Flourish Friday - Bible Verse Commission

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Just a few photos from a commission I did this week. The client is giving it as a birthday gift to her mother.  It's a passage of scripture from Philippians 2.

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I did the lettering with Moon Palace Sumi and a Zebra G nib.  This is a pointed pen variation that I created, and I call it "Whimsical."

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I hope you are having a good week. The weather is cool and crisp here in central Indiana.  I love this time of year.  Go put a little flourish in your Friday!

xo

Jane

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Calligraphy Flourish Friday -Psalm 56:9

Hello friends.

Here is a quick piece done in Photoshop. (Wow! Did I just say that?) I borrowed parts from a couple of existing pieces.  This verse is a strong and comforting reminder to me.

We packed and moved Rachel and Matt up to Purdue yesterday. The summer went by so fast. Matt is there to stay. Rach came back, but only for the weekend. Other areas of my life seem disorganized. My studio is in chaos right now with several different things going on. I like things neat and orderly in my life, so I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed.

....but this I know

God is for me.

Maybe you're feeling overwhelmed today too.

I hope you find comfort in this verse.

Enjoy your weekend!

((Hugs))

Jane

Calligraphy Flourish Friday - Isaiah 40: 28-31

I did this piece yesterday for a friend that has been put through the ringer.

She mentioned that she had just read Isaiah 40: 28-31 and how it was speaking to her exhausted soul.

Isaiah 40 is a favorite passage for many.

I wanted to design an eagle that "soared," but it takes me so long to sketch things out.  I always fuss too much over the details that probably don't matter.  I felt it was more important to get the piece lettered and delivered even though the eagle is more Early American than Soaring Deliverer.

The paper is a pretty, green Canson Mi- Teintes - although you certainly can't tell by the photos.

I used walnut ink and a Hiro 700 nib for the eagle & scripture and a vintage Principality for the flourishes at the bottom.

I want to thank Australian calligrapher and artist Ronnie Ayliffe of Calligraffia for the lovely post she did on A Place to Flourish and my blogging experience.  You can read Ronnie's post by clicking here.

I have really appreciated all your lovely comments and emails.

Thank you! Thank you! :)

I hope you all have a flourishy Friday and a wonderful weekend.

We are heading into my favorite time of the year on this side of the world!

Calligraphy Flourish Friday - Song of Solomon

Summer is zipping by, isn't it?!

I did this piece several months back, but in honor of wedding season, I thought I'd post it today.

"My beloved in mine, and I am his." Song of Solomon 2:16 (King James Version)

The piece was done with walnut ink on handmade watercolor paper.  I love working with walnut ink.  I buy the crystals from Paper and Ink Arts and then add water. 

A close up.

I hope this past week was a good one for you and wish you a wonderful weekend!