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Introductions / Re: Hi! Greetings from the Netherlands!
« on: June 12, 2020, 04:29:31 PM »
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Introductions / Re: Ciao sono Giulia
« on: June 12, 2020, 04:25:39 PM »
Welcome to the forum Giulia! It was is a wonderful place filled with good people. Attitude is everything and you have a good one. I hope things turn around for you soon, and have fun exploring in the meantime!
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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: The Calligraphy Podcast
« on: June 12, 2020, 04:23:36 PM »
So happy to see you are flourishing as much as your forum! Congratulations Erica. I am new to this Calligraphy Crush magazine too. Thank you for the rabbit hole!
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2020 Exchanges / Re: 2020 Quarantine Exchange
« on: March 17, 2020, 04:27:01 PM »
This is brilliant! Count me in!
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Coffee & Nib-bles / Re: Can you help me?
« on: March 15, 2020, 09:46:30 AM »
I will not turn down sand samples of any kind....although perhaps we should wait until after this corona mayhem. Hope you are all well!
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Coffee & Nib-bles / Re: Can you help me?
« on: March 03, 2020, 01:43:13 PM »
Here are a couple I have of Ontario Canada...so far I have Pelee Island and Kincardine...which is really funny that I do not yet have a sample of lake Ontario given that I live right across the street from the beach...lol Still....the differences between regions are fascinating
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Coffee & Nib-bles / Re: Can you help me?
« on: March 03, 2020, 01:39:29 PM »
Months ago, @Inked botanicals supplied me with not one, but 3 samples, of sand from Spain. Thank you Alba!!! I finally have gotten around to taking the pictures, and the results are beautiful. I thought I would share. To put things into perspective, the entire picture is 5.5 mm wide. The first pic is from Playa del Arbeyal in northern Spain; a natural beach that had a facelift using sand from the bottom of the nearby sea. The second is from Playa de San Lorenzo, which is not far from Arbeyal. The third is from Playa de Poniente, a man-made beach on the East side of Spain. So cool! If anyone else would share some small samples of sand, I would be happy to receive and share the results.
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Spencerian Script / Re: With nib or brush?
« on: January 17, 2020, 10:00:12 AM »
These are beautiful exemplars that I have not seen in a while. I think they were done with a pointed nib, but the shades were re-touched after to look as distinct as they are.
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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: Happy Holidays to All
« on: December 22, 2019, 07:17:16 AM »
Lovely! Have a wonderful Christmas!
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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: Some new pieces I'm putting together for Christmas presents
« on: December 22, 2019, 07:16:11 AM »
These look great. It is too bad time is crunched, but your family will still love this!
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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: Instagram now limits 'public' viewing of photos
« on: November 23, 2019, 01:17:42 PM »
I've noticed a decline in the work that is shared here on the Forum, and Instagram is not innocent in that trend. Maybe now people will starting sharing their work more here.
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2020 Exchanges / Re: Holiday Hellos 2019
« on: November 15, 2019, 08:55:34 AM »
Was so disappointed to have missed the Halloween exchange. No WAY was I missing this one too!
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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: Help with Logo opinions
« on: September 04, 2019, 06:50:47 PM »
Oh good! I am happy you were able to save the order. Always happy to help. That's one of the best things about this forum
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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: Help with Logo opinions
« on: September 04, 2019, 01:49:28 PM »
This looks great!! An fyi that I hope you caught if you used it, but the large sticker image has a typo: instruments is spelled wrong :S
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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: Help with Logo opinions
« on: August 30, 2019, 08:30:01 PM »
Hi Darrin,
Your craftsmanship, both boxes and pens, is refined. 'Timber Elegance' suits your work rather well. I like your logo, although I see Erica's point. The T definitely looks like an 'F', but if you change the weight and length of that entry stroke on the E that should help. Adding a leaf element might bring it back to the wood theme. Similarly, instead of blue, what if your colour scheme were more organic; i.e, a 'tree' palette of green and brown might help with the theme as well. But, if Erica is willing to give it a go you are in excellent hands! I am excited for you.
One last suggestion: maximize your business card. When I did mine, I invested in double-sided printing and included a flourished example on the other side. You could include a pic of one of your pens (or something)
I will definitely be coming to visit you at Scriptus in October, to check out your final product.
Your craftsmanship, both boxes and pens, is refined. 'Timber Elegance' suits your work rather well. I like your logo, although I see Erica's point. The T definitely looks like an 'F', but if you change the weight and length of that entry stroke on the E that should help. Adding a leaf element might bring it back to the wood theme. Similarly, instead of blue, what if your colour scheme were more organic; i.e, a 'tree' palette of green and brown might help with the theme as well. But, if Erica is willing to give it a go you are in excellent hands! I am excited for you.
One last suggestion: maximize your business card. When I did mine, I invested in double-sided printing and included a flourished example on the other side. You could include a pic of one of your pens (or something)
I will definitely be coming to visit you at Scriptus in October, to check out your final product.