Create the Art of your Heart

Just writing in my favorite journal, the composition notebook that is collaged on the cover and doesn't look like a composition notebook at all. I can open it up and feel happy because there are lines....ahhhhhh....lines, I love lines. I wrote this with my Zigs. I write this quote quite alot because that is what my art journey is all about--creating what I love...with a little happy dance thrown in!

Happy Earth Day--one day late

Just wanted to remind anyone who might be new to my blog about my Calligra-FUN class to learn to write like this using brush markers. I have been so encouraged that all of my 136 students have been pleased with the class and had fun!!! They all did such wonderful work and it made me so very happy to see that the students really could achieve great success with this type of letterform after taking the class---and during! I also have an Italic Calligraphy class if you want to learn a classic calligraphy letterform that will get you on the right track for calligraphy.

Lettering with these markers is very addicting and you can doodle and play and write in your journal and it just...makes you happy! It's my therapy!

And...here I am in the pants

I fly by the seat of my pants sometimes when I create art!

Doodling some Pumpkins

Just a little doodling in Greenville while the baby was sleeping. I wish I had brought my Copics but there were a few key colors of Zigs and I bought a graph pad at CVS while getting Butt Paste for the baby. I am not being crude, Butt Paste is one the the best baby diaper rash inventions ever invented! I painted a few more things too that maybe I will blog. They are in my daughter's camera so when she sends them on I will blog them. Doesn't really seem like fall here in Jacksonville where it was 85 degrees but the weather in Greenville, SC, yesterday before we left was like heaven--68 degrees and sunny with clear mountains in the distance---beautiful.

Calliigra-FUN Online Class Givaway

I have been wanting to give away a free Calligra-FUN class so here it is. I will "random. org-it" so if you think you might like a chance to will a Calligra-FUN online class just leave me a comment and on Thursday, October 1, at 8:00pm EST I will pick a winner. You will then receive an email from Gail at Creative Workshops inviting you to join the class. Thanks!!!

Calligra-Fun Marker Double Load Update

This is just a little quickie Calligra-FUN update. This is a neat double load trick with the zigs.  If you try it you will see the subtle variations in the color and it's pretty cool since the video can't really pick up the variations as clearly.  I hear that the Brushables Markers are now in at markersupply.com.  I just heard that--I haven't checked yet but I know that they were coming in so hopefully we will have a good supply now that is easy to get. 

Enjoy the double load ditty. 

Calligra-Fun Starts Soon

Hi! Just wanted to thank everyone for signing up so far and I am so looking forward to the class getting started.  I am only an email or blogpost away so  if you need any help at all or need any questions answered please don't hesitate to contact me. I love helping people learn to write with beautiful letters so--don't be a stranger!!!  :)

Calligra-FUN Workshop Example

Here is another example of the calligra-FUN lettering you will learn in my workshop that starts July 22nd. You can learn to do this! I take you through all the steps.  Calligraphy is a series of strokes of your pen (marker) and when you practice these strokes it will become second nature. But you do have to practice. But with this lettering--practice is FUN...it's Calligra-FUN!!!

Filming the Brush Lettering Online Class

I have been pretty busy filming myself for the Brush Lettering online class. I have filmed 3 lessons so far out of the 4. It was quite a learning curve to do this!  The curve included learning how to use the camera, how to set it up, lighting, and iMovie. Many many hours! And I had a real scare because right in the middle of my filming I found out that EK Success is discontinuing these markers!! Yikes! But not to fear, I was contacted through my Youtube from Karetake.com who manufactures these pens. (That was surely a God thing!)--- and upon contacting them I found out that yes---they are still being produced and with rave reviews!  Thank goodness. So there are other places to find these wonderful Zig Brushables Markers.  WHEW! Anyway, just one more lesson to go and it will be in the can!  August 1st is the projected start date since Creative Workshops needs about a month to advertise.

Brush Lettering with the Zigs

I love these Zig markers and they come in so many colors it will make your head swim. Of course I have to have all the colors. They are fun to use but of course you don't have to do lettering with them--you can just color anything with them. I don't work for Zig--Marvys work too. Hope you enjoy this little video.

AND also--they DO still make these markers they are just harder to find in the retail stores but you can find them online. I was mistaken in the video. Sorry Zig!