I'm always looking for little gifty ideas that involve calligraphy, and this was a pretty simple one. I purchased crystal dome paperweight blanks, which come with pre-glued felt ready to finish off the bottom. A few strokes of the pen with walnut and gold ink, a pretty coin from Buenos Aires, and I had a little keepsake to give a fellow traveler. The same company sells glass coaster blanks as well.
The Hair Flap
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Media: Gouache, ink and gold leaf on Canson Mi-TeintesScript: Blackletter
inspired by Rudolf Koch’s Deutsche Schrift typeface,Dimensions: 12.6″ x 10”
(32cm...
2 weeks ago