Gouache and watercolor on a 30”x44” piece of Somerset textured paper in the cream color. The text is done in Insular Majuscule—the leaves are all individually painted (no stamps)

Gouache and watercolor on a 30”x44” piece of Somerset textured paper in the cream color. The text is done in Insular Majuscule—the leaves are all individually painted (no stamps)

Gouache and watercolor on a 30”x44” piece of Somerset textured paper in the cream color. The text is done in Insular Majuscule—the leaves are all individually painted (no stamps)

Gouache and watercolor on a 30”x44” piece of Somerset textured paper in the cream color. The text is done in Insular Majuscule—the leaves are all individually painted (no stamps)

Italian hand composition done with gouache, watercolor and 24k gold leaf on Lana royal paper, around 9”x12”.

Italian hand composition done with gouache, watercolor and 24k gold leaf on Lana royal paper, around 9”x12”.

Italian hand composition done with gouache, watercolor and 24k gold leaf on Lana royal paper, around 9”x12”.

Italian hand composition done with gouache, watercolor and 24k gold leaf on Lana royal paper, around 9”x12”.

Gouache, watercolor and 24k gold on Saunder’s waterford 140lb HP paper, artwork (excluding margins) is roughly 14”x22”. Prayer is in insular majuscule, resolution text is in a Carolingian style script, the names at the bottom are in a lightweight Italic script.

Gouache, watercolor and 24k gold on Saunder’s waterford 140lb HP paper, artwork (excluding margins) is roughly 14”x22”. Prayer is in insular majuscule, resolution text is in a Carolingian style script, the names at the bottom are in a lightweight Italic script.

Gouache, watercolor and 24k gold on Saunder’s waterford 140lb HP paper, artwork (excluding margins) is roughly 14”x22”. Prayer is in insular majuscule, resolution text is in a Carolingian style script, the names at the bottom are in a lightweight Italic script.

Gouache, watercolor and 24k gold on Saunder’s waterford 140lb HP paper, artwork (excluding margins) is roughly 14”x22”. Prayer is in insular majuscule, resolution text is in a Carolingian style script, the names at the bottom are in a lightweight Italic script.

Carolingian style script in a dark red gouache on a painted watercolor background, roughly 12”x16”

Carolingian style script in a dark red gouache on a painted watercolor background, roughly 12”x16”

Carolingian style script in black gouache on white bristol, roughly 14”x14”. This is my contribution to a collaboration with artist Daniel Mitsui. The poem is by Mary Ellen Swee. I inscribed the text, and Daniel will compose artwork on the right side of the composition.

Carolingian style script in black gouache on white bristol, roughly 14”x14”. This is my contribution to a collaboration with artist Daniel Mitsui. The poem is by Mary Ellen Swee. I inscribed the text, and Daniel will compose artwork on the right side of the composition.

Hand lettered birthday cards in colored pencil with blind embossing

Hand lettered birthday card in colored pencil with blind embossing.

Album art with hand lettering and collage for p.a. pritchett's 2020 album, Victory at Sea!

Album art with hand lettering and collage for p.a. pritchett's 2020 album, Victory at Sea!

Concertina book with the text of Mary Oliver’s poem “Forty Years”. Invented experimental lettering in watercolor and gouache paired with Italian hand in gouache.

Concertina book with the text of Mary Oliver’s poem “Forty Years”. Invented experimental lettering in watercolor and gouache paired with Italian hand in gouache.

Concertina book with the text of Mary Oliver’s poem “Forty Years”. Invented experimental lettering in watercolor and gouache paired with Italian hand in gouache.

Title block from a concertina book with the text of Mary Oliver’s poem “Forty Years”. Hand lettering in gouache with a gold foil border

Family crest in gouache and watercolor from a lineage document commission

Italic style script in black gouache for a family lineage document

Handmade car with blind hand embossing

Hand lettered card in colored pencil with hand embossing

The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman in an Italian roundhand style, done with interference gold and red on black

The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman in an Italian roundhand style, done with interference gold and red on black

The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman in an Italian roundhand style, done with interference gold and red on black

The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman in an Italian roundhand style, done with interference gold and red on black

The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman in an Italian roundhand style, done with interference gold and red on black

The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman in an Italian roundhand style, done with interference gold and red on black

The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman in an Italian roundhand style, done with interference gold and red on black

The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman in an Italian roundhand style, done with interference gold and red on black

The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman in an Italian roundhand style, done with interference gold and red on black

The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman in an Italian roundhand style, done with interference gold and red on black

Hand lettered broadside composition, done in an arts and crafts/art nouveau influenced style with gradient gouache tones

Hand lettered broadside composition, done in an arts and crafts/art nouveau influenced style with gradient gouache tones

Handmade card with a painting of paper whites made in watercolor and colored pencils on cold press watercolor paper

Handmade card with a painting of paper whites made in watercolor and colored pencils on cold press watercolor paper

Hand lettering in an art nouveau style on watercolor paper for a birthday card

Handmade birthday card with lettering and a chrysanthemum painting in watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil

Detail of custom ornamentation, border design, logo/logotype adaptation and page layout with pen caps calligraphy

Detail of roster page book inscription with a mix of italic, ornamental and Spencerian calligraphy

Detail of roster page book inscription with a mix of pen caps, italic, ornamental and Spencerian calligraphy

Detail of custom ornament design in gold and black gouache

3”x5” (print size) linocut edition of 75 for 2020-2021 holiday cards

Italic script in dark black green ink on dove gray envelopes

Italic script in dark black green ink on dove gray envelopes

Italic script in dark black green ink on dove gray envelopes

Handmade condolence card with Spencerian calligraphy text and simple botanical painting in watercolor

Handmade condolence card with Spencerian calligraphy text and simple botanical painting in watercolor

Handmade condolence card with Spencerian calligraphy text and simple botanical painting in watercolor

Handmade condolence card with Spencerian calligraphy text and simple botanical painting in watercolor

Wedding anniversary piece I made of a wedding address for a first paper anniversary. The ink is a gouache mix with a dark blue base and a slight red metallic sheen. The flowers are watercolor and bleed proof white. The paper is Sommerset in the newsprint color.

Wedding anniversary piece I made of a wedding address for a first paper anniversary. The ink is a gouache mix with a dark blue base and a slight red metallic sheen. The flowers are watercolor and bleed proof white. The paper is Sommerset in the newsprint color.

Wedding anniversary piece I made of the wedding address for a first paper anniversary. The ink is a gouache mix with a dark blue base and a slight red metallic sheen. The flowers are watercolor and bleed proof white. The paper is Sommerset in the newsprint color.

Wedding anniversary piece I made of the wedding address for a first paper anniversary. The ink is a gouache mix with a dark blue base and a slight red metallic sheen. The flowers are watercolor and bleed proof white. The paper is Sommerset in the newsprint color.

Outer envelope addressed in an Art Nouveau/Arts & Crafts style script with two tones of blue ink on white

Outer envelope addressed in an Art Nouveau/Arts & Crafts style script with two tones of blue ink on white

Simple 11”x14” poem inscription using a script match for Milton font in black on white.

Simple 11”x14” poem inscription using a script match for Milton font in black on white.

Hand lettering in watercolor and pearlex gold on cold press watercolor paper

Hand lettering in watercolor and pearlex gold on cold press watercolor paper

Hand lettering and floral painting in watercolor on cold press watercolor paper

Hand lettering and floral painting in watercolor on cold press watercolor paper

Montague script font match in gold on black

Montague script font match in gold on black

Montague script font match in gold on black

Montague script font match in gold on black

Citadel script font match place card in black gouache on a white tent card

Citadel script font match place card in black gouache on a white tent card

Citadel script font match place card in black gouache on a white tent card

Citadel script font match place card in black gouache on a white tent card

Milton script font match in gold on burgundy

Milton script font match in gold on burgundy

Milton script font match in gold on burgundy

Milton script font match in gold on burgundy

Helinda script match in black on linen textured escort envelopes

Helinda script match in black on linen textured escort envelopes

Helinda script match in black on linen textured escort cards

Helinda script match in black on linen textured escort cards

Escort card envelopes in a flourished copperplate script with gold ink on black

Escort card envelopes in a flourished copperplate script with gold ink on black

Table name (instead of number) escort cards in a flourished copperplate script with gold ink on thick gold edged cardstock

Table name (instead of number) escort cards in a flourished copperplate script with gold ink on thick gold edged cardstock

Personalized wedding menus done with a flourished roundhand/Spencerian blend script in gold on thick, warm white, foil printed card stock

Personalized wedding menus done with a flourished roundhand/Spencerian blend script in gold on thick, warm white, foil printed card stock

Personalized wedding menus done with a flourished roundhand/Spencerian blend script in gold on thick, warm white, foil printed card stock

Personalized wedding menus done with a flourished roundhand/Spencerian blend script in gold on thick, warm white, foil printed card stock

Simple swash accented the copperplate roundhand script on shimmery envelope stock with custom mix “mink champagne” ink.

Simple swash accented the copperplate roundhand script on shimmery envelope stock with custom mix “mink champagne” ink.

Simple swash accented the copperplate roundhand script on shimmery card stock with custom mix “mink champagne” ink.

Simple swash accented the copperplate roundhand script on shimmery card stock with custom mix “mink champagne” ink.

Lightweight Italic script done with watercolor, combined with freestyle running hand done in gold on handmade paper

Lightweight Italic script done in yellow bister ink on warm white

Loose and heavily flourished copperplate script done on a slant in BP white ink on textured, shimmery gray dimensional envelopes

Loose and heavily flourished copperplate script done on a slant in BP white ink on textured, shimmery gray dimensional envelopes

Loose and heavily flourished copperplate script spot work done for print in white on textured, shimmery gray dimensional envelopes

Italic script with hand painted watercolor roses on a blush color card

Detail of hand painted roses done with a mix of watercolor watercolor and bister ink on a blush color card

Spencerian script with moderately flourished capitals done in walnut ink on a coral envelope

Script match for the Parfumerie Script Text font in sumi ink on Crane’s Lettra envelopes.

Script match for the Parfumerie Script Text font in sumi ink on Crane’s Lettra envelopes.

Italic script in black sumi ink on Crane & Co.’s Pearl White Lettra envelopes

Italic script in black sumi ink on Crane & Co.’s Pearl White Lettra envelopes

Italic script in black sumi ink on Crane & Co.’s Pearl White Lettra envelopes

Italic script in black sumi ink on Crane & Co.’s Pearl White Lettra envelopes

Gold ink on black stationery in a shaded Madarasz style ornamental script

Gold ink on black stationery in a shaded Madarasz style ornamental script

Gold ink on black stationery in a shaded Madarasz style ornamental script

Gold ink on black stationery in a shaded Madarasz style ornamental script

Handmade moravian star ornaments with informal pen roman script on the woven strips used to make the stars, and a shaded ornamental script in gold on the dark gray name tags

Handmade moravian star ornaments with informal pen roman script on the woven strips used to make the stars, and a shaded ornamental script in gold on the dark gray name tags

Handmade moravian star ornaments with informal pen roman script on the woven strips used to make the stars, and a shaded ornamental script in gold on the dark gray name tags

Hand designed and calligraphed 2018–2019 holiday cards. Done in a shaded ornamental style with dark green pearl ink and red accent tones on white.

Hand calligraphed spot work for the header, section titles, and monogram, along with full menu design for print.

Custom monogram done by hand and digitized for a spot piece as part of a full menu design for print.

Sloop script in midnight blue on tent-fold escort cards in ‘ecru’ from Crane, with the guest names on the front and table numbers on the interior.

Sloop script in midnight blue on tent-fold escort cards in ‘ecru’ from Crane, with the guest names on the front and table numbers on the interior.

Sloop script in midnight blue on tent-fold escort cards in ‘ecru’ from Crane, with the guest names on the front and table numbers on the interior.

Sloop script in midnight blue on tent-fold escort cards in ‘ecru’ from Crane, with the guest names on the front and table numbers on the interior.

Thanksgiving place cards done in an ornamental penmanship style script with silver metallic ink on plum stationery.

Thanksgiving place cards done in an ornamental penmanship style script with silver metallic ink on plum stationery.

Thanksgiving place cards done in an ornamental penmanship style script with silver metallic ink on plum stationery.

Thanksgiving place cards done in an ornamental penmanship style script with silver metallic ink on plum stationery.

Modern pointed pen script in gold on textured warm white place cards

Modern pointed pen script in gold on textured warm white place cards

Custom font matching paired scripts and custom menu icons in black on creamy off-white stationery. The script for the names is based on the “Mr Sheffield” font. The skinny capitals for the table numbers are based on the “Rama Gothic Thin” font.

Custom font matching paired scripts and custom menu icons in black on creamy off-white stationery. The script for the names is based on the “Mr Sheffield” font. The skinny capitals for the table numbers are based on the “Rama Gothic Thin” font.

Unflourished sloop script outer envelopes in midnight blue ink on warm white stationery.

Unflourished sloop script outer envelopes in midnight blue ink on warm white stationery.

Unflourished sloop script outer envelopes in midnight blue ink on warm white stationery.

Unflourished sloop script return addressing for outer envelopes in midnight blue ink on warm white stationery.

Place cards using blue-green gouache with a bit of gold in a flourished vertical ornamental script on handmade paper.

Place cards using blue-green gouache with a bit of gold in a flourished vertical ornamental script on handmade paper.

Black and gold gouache on black paper

Black and gold gouache on black paper

This project included four certificates for Grateful Dead set lists. Each piece is done entirely by hand. The Grateful Dead header is watercolor in a Sickels lettering style. The central design is an adaptation of Grateful Dead iconography combined with a gold banner listing the date and location of each show written in a roundhand copperplate script. The song lists are in italic script inked with rainbow watercolors.

This project included four certificates for Grateful Dead set lists. Each piece is done entirely by hand. The Grateful Dead header is watercolor in a Sickels lettering style. The central design is an adaptation of Grateful Dead iconography combined with a gold banner listing the date and location of each show written in a roundhand copperplate script. The song lists are in italic script inked with rainbow watercolors.

This project included four certificates for Grateful Dead set lists. Each piece is done entirely by hand. The Grateful Dead header is watercolor in a Sickels lettering style. The central design is an adaptation of Grateful Dead iconography combined with a gold banner listing the date and location of each show written in a roundhand copperplate script. The song lists are in italic script inked with rainbow watercolors.

This project included four certificates for Grateful Dead set lists. Each piece is done entirely by hand. The Grateful Dead header is watercolor in a Sickels lettering style. The central design is an adaptation of Grateful Dead iconography combined with a gold banner listing the date and location of each show written in a roundhand copperplate script. The song lists are in italic script inked with rainbow watercolors.

This project included four certificates for Grateful Dead set lists. Each piece is done entirely by hand. The Grateful Dead header is watercolor in a Sickels lettering style. The central design is an adaptation of Grateful Dead iconography combined with a gold banner listing the date and location of each show written in a roundhand copperplate script. The song lists are in italic script inked with rainbow watercolors.

This project included four certificates for Grateful Dead set lists. Each piece is done entirely by hand. The Grateful Dead header is watercolor in a Sickels lettering style. The central design is an adaptation of Grateful Dead iconography combined with a gold banner listing the date and location of each show written in a roundhand copperplate script. The song lists are in italic script inked with rainbow watercolors.

This project included four certificates for Grateful Dead set lists. Each piece is done entirely by hand. The Grateful Dead header is watercolor in a Sickels lettering style. The central design is an adaptation of Grateful Dead iconography combined with a gold banner listing the date and location of each show written in a roundhand copperplate script. The song lists are in italic script inked with rainbow watercolors.

This project included four certificates for Grateful Dead set lists. Each piece is done entirely by hand. The Grateful Dead header is watercolor in a Sickels lettering style. The central design is an adaptation of Grateful Dead iconography combined with a gold banner listing the date and location of each show written in a roundhand copperplate script. The song lists are in italic script inked with rainbow watercolors.

Palmer script escort cards in black on provided stationery

Palmer script escort cards in black on provided stationery

Delicate gold copperplate / roundhand script on fig place cards

Delicate gold copperplate / roundhand script on fig place cards

Gold ink on cold press watercolor paper in a flourished round hand style.

Gold ink on cold press watercolor paper in a flourished round hand style.

Gold ink on cold press watercolor paper in a flourished round hand style.

Hand calligraphed menu in gold in an ornamental Spencerian style script. This was a mockup. The final menus for the event were printed in a dark pink ink on blush half sheets.

These were for a dinner: “Empowered Women Empower Women”

• Event Planner: @wantzevents.
• Desserts: @lovesugarandgrace.
• Venue: @bangtel.
• Photography: @julie.d.dietz.
• Florals: @valeofenna.
• Glassware/Silverware: @nimblewell.
• Table/Chairs: Hall’s Rental.
• Calligraphy/Menu Card: @lindseyehook.
• Linens/Placemats: @bbjlinen.

Menu designed for print in an ornamental Spencerian style script. The finals were printed in a dark pink ink on blush half sheets.

These were for a dinner: “Empowered Women Empower Women”

• Event Planner: @wantzevents.
• Desserts: @lovesugarandgrace.
• Venue: @bangtel.
• Photography: @julie.d.dietz.
• Florals: @valeofenna.
• Glassware/Silverware: @nimblewell.
• Table/Chairs: Hall’s Rental.
• Calligraphy/Menu Card: @lindseyehook.
• Linens/Placemats: @bbjlinen.

Hand lettered brush calligraphy design in edible gold ink on fondant coated cookies.

These were for a dinner: “Empowered Women Empower Women”

• Event Planner: @wantzevents.
• Desserts: @lovesugarandgrace.
• Venue: @bangtel.
• Photography: @julie.d.dietz.
• Florals: @valeofenna.
• Glassware/Silverware: @nimblewell.
• Table/Chairs: Hall’s Rental.
• Calligraphy/Menu Card: @lindseyehook.
• Linens/Placemats: @bbjlinen.

Brush roman lettering on paper, mounted to magnetic strips for bookmarks :)

Brush roman lettering on paper, mounted to magnetic strips for a bookmark :)

Brush roman lettering with pointed pen floral decorations on paper, mounted to magnetic strips for bookmarks :)

Brush roman lettering with pointed pen floral decorations on paper, mounted to magnetic strips for a bookmark :)

Brush Roman lettering was used for a custom border for the outer envelope, a custom logo adaptation, as well as for the core lettering for the front of the card where it was paired with a pen Italic. The greeting for the reverse of the card was done in a pen Italic variant. The full suite was printed by Rohner Press in Chicago.

Final printing of brush Roman original artwork

Final printing of a brush Roman and Italic design

Final printing of original artwork written in a broad edge Italic script

Final printing of original artwork done in a brush Roman script

An informal pen Roman script used for a set of hand lettered Thanksgiving cards

Round hand (copperplate) script diptych

Round hand (copperplate) script in white on white

Round hand (copperplate) script in black on black

"Circular Breathing" Bleed Proof White ink on 22"x30" Magnani Pescia paper

"Circular Breathing" Bleed Proof White ink on 22"x30" Magnani Pescia paper

Hand painted table numbers in Ziller winter sky grey ink on white card stock

Spot calligraphy provided for a custom letterpress wedding invitation and activity card printed with silver foil. Design work by Lisa Chiodini, and printing by Rohner Press.

Spot calligraphy provided for a custom letterpress wedding invitation and activity card printed with silver foil. Design work by Lisa Chiodini, and printing by Rohner Press.

Spot calligraphy provided for a custom letterpress wedding invitation and activity card printed with silver foil. Design work by Lisa Chiodini, and printing by Rohner Press.

Spot calligraphy provided for a custom letterpress wedding invitation and activity card printed with silver foil. Design work by Lisa Chiodini, and printing by Rohner Press.

Spot calligraphy provided for a custom letterpress wedding invitation and activity card printed with silver foil. Design work by Lisa Chiodini, and printing by Rohner Press.

Spot calligraphy provided for a custom letterpress wedding invitation and activity card printed with silver foil. Design work by Lisa Chiodini, and printing by Rohner Press.

Spot calligraphy provided for a custom letterpress wedding invitation and activity card printed with silver foil. Design work by Lisa Chiodini, and printing by Rohner Press.

A minimally flourished Italian hand script in black sumi ink on warm white escort cards with a letterpress floral motif.

Metallic black sumi ink in a shaded Spencerian script

Black sumi ink in combo of foundational hand and a flourished copperplate script.

This is a heavily flourished pointed pen variant inspired by an "M" I found in a book from the mid 1700s by Francesco Polanzani, titled "La penna da scrivere all' uso corrente :...."

Flourished copperplate style names and freehand small caps addressing.

Minimally flourished lightweight and loopy copperplate script in metallic green on white outer envelopes from Mint.

Lightly flourished lightweight and loopy copperplate script in metallic green on white outer envelopes from Mint.

Engrosser's script in McCaffery's black iron gall ink on white linen envelopes.

Engrosser's script in McCaffery's black iron gall ink on a white linen envelope.

Minimally flourished Italian hand in McCaffery's black ink

Minimally flourished Italian hand in McCaffery's black ink