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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: FOMO

« on: June 29, 2024, 06:50:29 PM »

This is my first IAMPETH! Im bummed you won't be there Erica.

I think this might be the calligrapher equivalent to going to disneyland🥳🥳🥳🤠

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Copperplate, Engrosser's Script, Roundhand Calligraphy / Re: Engrossed Diploma from 1912

« on: April 22, 2024, 12:36:54 PM »

The certificate you found was far more ornate and older, but just so you know.. your not the only one who gets the looks 

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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: Happy Birthday sign

« on: October 10, 2023, 12:04:20 PM »

This is hilarious and completely relatable 😂😂 thank you for sharing Erica. Ill be gigglng about big a$$ letters all day 😂😂

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Broad Edge Pen Calligraphy / Re: Lombardic Versals

« on: September 04, 2023, 10:35:06 PM »

This book is incredible. I could spend a life time looking at it and another learning from it. Thank you for sharing. Ive been looking for filigree and acanthus leaf inspiration and holy smokes is this a gold mine!

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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: IAMPETH 2024 logo contest design winner … it’s me! 😂

« on: July 23, 2023, 10:24:33 AM »

Well done Erica and congrats!!!! This is stunning and elegant while still being playful and fun. I am planning on going next year and was exciting about it being the 75th year. Even tho its a year away this has me amped up all over again :p

I also saw a shot of you on instagram writing names I think? Just wanted to say you are amazing and I admire and appreciate your love for calligraphy and passion for sharing it with us through IAMPETH and of course this site <3

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Tools & Supplies / Re: Diamine Inkvent 2022

« on: January 06, 2023, 01:30:46 AM »

@K-2 ill be posting soon! Ive been having a terrible time getting good photos of some of the inks.

I appreciate you keeping me accountable!

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Completed/Past Exchanges / Re: Secret Santa 2022

« on: January 01, 2023, 11:03:42 PM »

Box open

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Completed/Past Exchanges / Re: Secret Santa 2022

« on: January 01, 2023, 11:02:51 PM »

And a couple more

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Completed/Past Exchanges / Re: Secret Santa 2022

« on: January 01, 2023, 11:00:28 PM »

Some more pictures

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Completed/Past Exchanges / Secret Santa 2022

« on: January 01, 2023, 10:57:50 PM »

My secret santa blew me away! My apologies for not getting this up sooner (mine showed up at the beginning of the month and was all 4 weeks included).

Thank you to my secret santa. This was so cool and Ive been showing off what I think is a porcupine quill thats been turned into a pen staff.

It came with another ergonmic style pen and a "plain" quill. There was also a tubular metal nib holder with quite a few Sprotts No1 nibs inside. (I dont know anything about these and Im super excited to trt them out!!)

This all came inside a flap box for lack of a better term. That has a try on top and two drawers.

Last and certainly not least- was the card and calligraphy- wow!

Address in broad edge and the specerian message inside (as if I needed any more reason to jump on the spencerian train!!!). It is stunning and Ive had them both hanging in the living room all month!!

Thank you again for all the goodies, time and effort that you put into this exchange. I had a blast opening it and  It will be well loved and cherished!

-Aries

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2022 Exchanges / Re: Holiday 2022 Exchange Sign Ups are Now Closed.

« on: January 01, 2023, 10:38:02 PM »

@Erica McPhee @AnasaziWrites @TeresaS my apologies but my cards to you will be late

I asked my wife to mail these a few weeks ago along with a handful of others. Ive been cursing the post and mailmen ans icestorms thinking none of them had been delivered and lost to the mail monsters. She admitted to me she actually found them in the back seat and had forgotten to take them in. I dunno how I missed them either but there ya have it!

I put them in the post Saturday but they will be very belated holiday greetings at this point. Sorry guys!

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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: What letter is this?

« on: December 17, 2022, 01:29:41 PM »

Hello Flourish Fellows! 

My grandma has a pair of these bookends that have a ?blackletter? coin on the sides of them. Her husband had them before they were married. Grandpa passed away in September so we cant ask him. I think its a "L" but maybe a "C" or "D"?  Anywho, I told her I know a great group of people that could probably help us figure it out.

So.. what letter do you think it is? :p
(I only took one picture.. the design is the same on both sides, just flipped.)

It's L

A form of textura, similar  or identical to Linotext (also called wedding text) done by Morris Fuller Benton in 1901.
(this page 183 from "Fractur Mon Amour" by Judith Schalansky}

Thank you! This is the closest printed example Ive seen of it. Definitely an L!

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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: What letter is this?

« on: December 17, 2022, 01:28:53 PM »

I think you'll find this is an "L".

In my experience the "C" has a curved left hand stroke while a "D" has a strong right hand stroke.

Thank you! I have seen so many variations that I could see all 3 of them to a degree!

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Open Flourish | General Discussion / What letter is this?

« on: December 16, 2022, 11:44:11 PM »

Hello Flourish Fellows! 

My grandma has a pair of these bookends that have a ?blackletter? coin on the sides of them. Her husband had them before they were married. Grandpa passed away in September so we cant ask him. I think its a "L" but maybe a "C" or "D"?  Anywho, I told her I know a great group of people that could probably help us figure it out.

So.. what letter do you think it is? :p
(I only took one picture.. the design is the same on both sides, just flipped.)

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Tools & Supplies / Re: Diamine Inkvent 2022

« on: December 16, 2022, 02:20:53 PM »

With all the hustle and bustle the holidays inevitably become at some point or another- I think we're doing great 😝 Im gonna play some catch up with this post.

Cardinal- Goregous vibrant red with orange hues with it thins out on the pointed pen. Dipped great right out of the bottle. If anyone has wondered.. these 12ml bottles may look small but they hold ALOT of ink.. I clumsly knocked this over on my desk.. bottle is still have full and while I was upset.. I was also pretty impressed at the amount!   

Dusted Truffle- Interesting color. Also dipped well straight from the bottle. Shimmer is eraser friendly.

Appletini- Didnt think I would like this color as much as I did once I started writing with it. Definitely more on the watery side to me. I was able to get a thin hairline and I think the color of the ink, like walnut, makes it look even thinner..(it that makes sense)

Memory Lane - I had a harder time controlling this ink and as youll see in the picture, it blobbed pretty bad in the L in Lane. The shimmer is pretty and sparkly (aka lots of shaking) and I really wanted to like it. Ill probably try thinning it out and see what happens.

Upon a Star - Wow Wow Wow. I liked Solar Storm, Spiced Apple was neat- but this is the first one in my set that gave me full on "Chamelon" vibes. The letters are different colors at different angles and its not subtle at all.

Three Kings- Im with @AnasaziWrites I felt like this was a pretty bland ink (except when wielded by @K-2 ). Kinda like yellow and sepia had a ink baby..