July 27, 2012

Morning Calligraphy

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A little morning calligraphy... I got the gift of a kid-free start of the day, time to read the newspaper (maybe the Wall Street Journal is not the very best choice for a stress-free day), time to drink some water (no excuses), write a friend some proper mail bound for New York and sit down to work on this little project conceived while watching Finn take swimming lessons from this wonderful woman named Roberta. I will bring it to her this afternoon. I hope it stays dry!

Finn is really astonishing us with his athletic prowess! This weekend he started riding a normal bicycle on his own (with a little help at the start), now I am  told that he will be swimming much sooner than anticipated... Surprise, surprise!

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July 14, 2012

vintage silver, a hostess gift

Hostess Gift, pour toi
I have been working on this hostess gift for a little while, the dish is in fabulous shape and my pride and joy from a thrift expedition a few weeks ago. I know the Art Nouveau flowers will compliment nicely the recipients other treasures. The bath bombs are freshly put together and come in three scents. I added no oatmeal this time so they can be used in a jetted tub without fear of weird mold or anything.
I just love making hostess gifts (recent inner self discovery). It's all about putting different things together, some bought, some made and thinking of the gift-ee while creating a lovely package.

Hostess Gift, pour toi

The tag reads in French a casual "for You". If you feel compelled to make your own and need a little formality write "Pour Vous" instead. As this card is for a family member that would be a little much! French is very specific when it comes to addressing people formally, it's a great relief living here in the West not to have to worry about such things. When the height of polite address is adding Ma'am at the end of a sentence you know you are most likely on safe grounds anytime.

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July 08, 2012

Paris is always a good idea

Only three days left on my class! mild panic setting in. I have enjoyed this so much, and would love to keep learning. It's all going to be about practice now. Although I suspect the back pain comes from the appalling position of my shoulders when using the pointed pen.

Paris is always a good idea

The quote of the day comes from the movie Sabrina, I haven't seen it in ages, could it be on Netflix?

 

Paris is always a good idea

Full view here...

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July 01, 2012

The Beige Lunatics

The Beige Lunatics

Last night I went to see Moonrise Kingdom again, it's not likely to get old any time soon... I make a mental note during the movie of all the great quotes and titles that would make good calligraphy homework. This was the first one that came to mind, and after trying and trying again a dozen times I feel a bit of a lunatic myself!

I think fake addressed envelopes are next; I remember when Coraline came out, people exchanged little boxes of crafts and objects in the theme of the movie, Moonrise Kingdom seems tailor-made for a repeat.

This little YouTube film features an animated version of the book snippets read by Susie in the movie, Wes wrote the text and had different artists draw illustrations for the covers.

And finally, for K. a little Francoise Hardy:

Meditate on how far music videos have come these days!

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June 24, 2012

Birthday Wishes

birthday card calligraphy

Still doing daily exercises with the pointed pen. My online class is almost half way done and there are still so many basic questions I need to answer. Such as which nib is right for me? existential surely... Or why does the pink ink give me more trouble than the black ( no, no, not like my soul I assure you).

Anyhow, It's my 'mamie's birthday in July and as she lives over the ocean I must hurry with my package. I am happy with the card, it took a few tries of course, which is always problematic as I was using the actual paper for my mistakes as well.

birthday card

The little felted mushroom is from etsy, purchased many years ago, but still cute with jute and pink ribbon.

I hope she will forgive me for using English. Joyeux Anniversaire seemed rather danting as I am not a fan of the capital J or A these days.

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June 20, 2012

Camp Moose Mountain

I cannot imagine a better campground than Tanner's Flats in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Then again I haven't really camped anywhere else around here. Each site is surrounded by woods and when you want a shower you just go home for a bit (!).

camping star

Finn has an habit of waking up at the crack of dawn and on his morning stroll he and his dad encountered a young moose and got charged; quite the adventure which we memorialized in a banner.

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It's been decided that we will make a banner at every camp now, they are so festive and Finn likes to learn his letters that way. I will have to pre-print a bunch of triangles in advance or use stencils on site.

Father's day weekend

On a smaller scale, I was given a few hours of solitude to do as I wished; they were spent practicing for the calligraphy class. Knees are not a good place to write with the pointed pen but still I persisted. Good times.

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June 18, 2012

gourds and pretty words

I have being extremely lucky in the thrifting department lately. It's probably not so much luck as constant visits to the local goodwill and savers. One of my favorite finds has been this whimsical bunny by local artist Jeni Gochnour. She runs amazing shows around and in the salt lake valley, I really recommend you visit one. It's filled with lovely things handmade by local crafters, very well curated. The next show will be at the Swiss Days in Midway. I love Midway, a little Swiss village behind park city, it's adorable in a very posh way however!

bunny gourd by Jeni Gochnour

I do love the Bunny just as much as Midway, in fact I emailed Jeni to tell her of his rescue. She is a very friendly woman as I discovered through the web!

And now for something completely different, but inspired by the snatching of a dvd set of Rodgers & Hammerstein complete collection of musicals for a song (pun intended). I really only want The Sound of Music, Alps lover as you may have guessed. I wrote a few words with a pointed pen:

calligraphy

I started an online calligraphy class last week, about which I will talk about much more. It's both challenging and exciting. I love having homework again, but free quotes are the most interesting to work on.

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