In just over a week, April 7-8, in Albany, CA, I’ll be teaching this style of calligraphy — Neuland (not to be confused with Neuland markers, though you can certainly DO Neuland calligraphy with Neuland markers! Although we’ll primarily be using Zig 5mm markers and steel pens) — at a two-day workshop for the Friends of Calligraphy.
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I’m going back to my roots, coming full circle. Not only did I used to be a professional calligrapher and calligraphy teacher, but Neuland was what I taught at my first-ever workshop, way back in the 90s!
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I gave a demo of Neuland at the Friends of Calligraphy Spring Retreat a couple of years ago, which is what led to this gig. But it’s been so long since I’ve taught the full workshop that NONE of my lesson plans were in digital form! Just handwritten scraps.
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Guess who has been putting everything into MS Word this week? 😁
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I hope teaching is like a 🚲
I know it’s one of my favorite things, ever.
And I know I’ve got some tricks up my sleeve that I didn’t have the last time I taught, thanks to all the new tools I’ve been learning! 🖍
I’m always nervous before I teach, but if past experience is any indicator, learning will happen, and a good time will be had by all, including me. 😊
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Flip chart handwriting practice: Italic. Tombow Dual Brush Pen (Neuland markers expected next week!!) #graphicrecorder #graphicrecording #handwriting #visualnotes #visualcommunication #graphicfacilitation NOT#calligraphy #italic #tombowdualbrushpens #visualpractice #visualpractitioner

Detail shot of the giveaway prize from today’s (Day One) Facebook Live from my week-long book launch party for my brand new book, The Creative Sandbox Way.
Every day for one week I’m streaming LIVE on Facebook to celebrate launching my book. And every day on that live stream I’m sharing a “secret” URL where you can download a free “party bag” goodie, AND enter to win a giveaway prize.

Today is Day One, and today’s prize is one of my original artworks — “Dare to Do It Badly.” This is a detail shot. The full painting is 6 5/8″ h x 3 1/8″ w

I’ll announce the winner in tomorrow’s (Day Two) live stream over on Facebook (http://bit.ly/2eDadCF), where I’ll also share more insights from the book, answer questions, and unveil the Day Two “party bag” goodie and giveaway.
And in the meantime, check out The Creative Sandbox Way! It’s up on all Amazon outlets, US and Europe, and if you buy this week you can get a bunch of sweet bonuses at http://bit.ly/2dnWyeJ

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Taking my own advice. Page 65 of The Creative Sandbox Way.

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Tomorrow I’ll email the link to the voting page to get YOUR help in deciding on the cover design for The Creative Sandbox Way (forthcoming on 11/15!) Just sign up at http://bit.ly/2dnWyeJ (if you’re not *already* a subscriber), then watch for an email tomorrow!

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After 2 1/2 hours of calligraphy, scanning and Photoshopping, here’s the latest (still “rough”) iteration of the “pathway” version of the cover design for The Creative Sandbox Way. This one will be one of the contenders that my subscribers will be voting on for the final cover.

Read more at http://bit.ly/2dnWyeJ

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Working on the title for the cover of my book, The Creative Sandbox Way. This is the real secret behind getting that “just dashed off” look! ? (Want to know more about the book? Visit http://bit.ly/2dnWyeJ)

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The latest (ROUGH) mockup of a cover design concept for The Creative Sandbox Way, publishing on November 15th.

The title lettering has to be completely redone to fit the space, the path needs tweaking, and the subtitle speech bubble needs to be rendered by hand and probably decreased in size a bit, but I’m liking this one a lot. It was my husband’s idea to make a winding path from my doodles, and I LOVED this concept, but really struggled to make it fit with all the other elements, and black doodles on a white field just wasn’t quite working… Then I implemented my Creative Sandbox guidepost #6, “Ask “What if..?” and asked, “Hmmm… What would happen if I *inverted* that pathway to white on black..?” Shazam! That made all the difference in the world, and suddenly it held together!

Want a chance to vote on which cover ends up on the book? Sign up at http://bit.ly/2dnWyeJ

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Here’s another calligraphy coloring page that you’ll find inside The Creative Sandbox Way, publishing on November 15th!

Calligraphed by hand, then scanned and outlined in Adobe Illustrator.

See more coloring pages from the book at http://bit.ly/2dnWyeJ

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The latest iteration of cover design for The Creative Sandbox Way.
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And yet another cover design mockup. A concept “sketch.” I’d do all the words in hand lettering for the final, and probably hand color the title, too.
If you want a chance to vote, sign up at http://bit.ly/2dnWyeJ

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Another cover design mockup. My husband said it looks like a giant kitty litter box! ?
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