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When I began studying the pointed pen, my biggest influences and mentors were Brian Walker, Joseph Vitolo, Bob Hurford and Michael Sull. Her colour palette inspires me as well as her contrast between a strong lines and gentle colours. Through reading her biography and her journey into the art world, I have gleaned a lot of inspiration.
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With whom did you study, and who were/are your biggest influences?Īrtistically, my greatest influence is Kate Greenaway.I love to share my passion for the pointed pen with others.
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When I teach Flourishing, my goal with my students is to train them how to deconstruct a flourish and create their own unique designs without copying an existing design or penciling a plan. I worked for 18 years as a Florist and found ways to translate my floral training into the world of offhand flourishing. I quickly found that I didn’t want to copy existing designs, but I wanted to find my own voice and style of flourishing. I started with the book Ornate Pictorial Calligraphy by Dover Publications and tried to follow the exercises suggested in that book. The pointed pen and the world of offhand flourishing are my greatest expertise. What would you consider to be your area of greatest expertise?.Now, although I take commissions and teaching jobs that take away from my practice time, I still find there is so much to learn and try to carve out dedicated time for pure practice. In my early days with the pen, I spent a minimum of 3 hours a day in practice. It is still such a source of peace and passion after all these years and I can’t imagine my life without it. Joseph Vitolo’s encouragement, I attended my first IAMPETH convention in 2003 and have been working with the pointed pen ever since. I began interacting with the Ornamental Penmanship Discussion Group on Yahoogroups and found myself completely captivated by the pointed pen. But I began searching online and through my old Victoria magazines and quickly found that I was drawn to pointed pen scripts. He thought I would enjoy using paper and ink and that he had finally found me a “ cheap hobby!” I worked with that little fountain pen set and the small booklet of exemplars and quickly found that I didn’t like it. My love of lettering began when my husband brought home a Scheaffer Calligraphy set. Describe how you began your love of lettering and how you started your career in calligraphy.Calligrapher’s Corner:Consulting with the Experts, Volume 5 Heather Victoria Held