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As a former teacher and lifelong bookworm, I can’t resist!

Here, you’ll find shop updates, behind-the-scenes looks at creative projects, book reviews, and teaching tips. I am a nerd at heart, and this blog shows my many different passions and interests. Contact me to follow up on any of these topics.

  • Behind the Scenes: My Annual Family Christmas Ornament

    Every year since 2013, the year we got married, I’ve painted a Christmas ornament to celebrate our family’s biggest milestones and memories. This year, we had our most expensive milestone to date: we bought a house! Here’s how I made this lovely ornament out of simple tools! Read more

  • Calligraphy 101: Lowercase Letters

    Calligraphy 101: Lowercase Letters

    So you’ve been practicing your basic strokes and you’re ready to move on to actual lettering! Let’s do baby steps: this week, it’s time to focus on lowercase letters. Read more

  • A Pep Talk from Kurt Vonnegut

    For this week’s creative pep talk, I’m going to let the master of creative pep talks take over: Read more

  • Calligraphy 101: The Basic Strokes

    Calligraphy 101: The Basic Strokes

    This one’s dedicated to my girl Lindsay. You may be like this magnificent woman yourself: tired AF because life kicks your butt every day, and you need a creative outlet. You’re interested in calligraphy and handlettering, you’ve pinned a few things and followed a few Instagram lettering artists… but it’s all overwhelming and you don’t Read more

  • 5 Instagram Accounts to Improve Your Handlettering Game

    I realize I sound a little snooty when I say I’m a “self-taught artist.” But the truth is, I’m cheap. I’ve seen plenty of lettering workshops in my area and online, and I’ve heard plenty of artists saying, “Invest in yourself! Take a class!” But. I don’t have the time or money for that. What Read more

  • The Only Three Forms of Hemingway I Can Tolerate.

    Bradley Cooper and I have one thing in common: we both threw A Farewell to Arms across the room when we finished it. OK, it was Cooper’s character from Silver Linings Playbook, but still.   I’ve tried to like Hemingway. I tried hard enough to finish A Farewell to Arms, even though with every turn of the Read more