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B18. The Fine Hand Lettered Art Quilt -- Book List
New and available at Letters Mingle Souls:
B3003. Modern Mark Making. Hardcover. $24.95. JNB Price $22.50.
DVD33. Hand Lettering on Fabric: Bali Lantern Workshop. Lisa Englebrecht. 2008. 124 min. $32.95
Recommended Books:
B1733. Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron. $15.95
B2119. Fearless Creating by Eric Maisel. $15.95
B2850. Coaching the Artist Within by Eric Maisel. $14.95
B2851. The Creative License: Giving Yourself Permission to be the Artist You Truly Are
by Danny Gregory. $16.00
B3032. Spilling Open: The Art of Becoming Yourself by Sabrina Ward Harrison. $25.00.
Art and Life Magazine by Teesha Moore
B2895. Handwritten: Expressive Lettering in the Digital Age by Steven Heller. $34.95.
B2874. Body Type by Ina Saltz. $19.95.
B3033. Graffiti Women: Street Art from Five Continents by Nicholas Ganz. $29.95.
B18. The Fine Hand Lettered Art Quilt -- Supplies
NEED TO BRING: One yard or more of smooth unprimed canvas:
7 ounces or whatever you can find, 100% cotton (check Daniel
Smith.com or local art store); one yard cotton muslin; fabric paints
you already have; inks: FW, Speedball Super Pigmented Acrylic and/
or Pearlescent Acrylics in a couple of colors; old brushes: hairy, flat,
pointed, watercolor, house painting; pens: Pigma Micron markers,
Pitt pens, Sharpies, and/or gel pens; pencils: regular and colored;
toothbrush; small spray bottle; small container of PVA or YES!glue; favorite calligraphy pen nibs and holders; Zig markers; purple
disappearing ink pen (available in quilt section of Jo-Ann Fabrics);
plastic palette (6 wells); fabric scissors; fabric and various paper
scraps; trim; miscellaneous fabric stuff; metallic thread; embroidery
floss (various textures)—don't buy, we'll share. Your theme should
be "you-based," so bring photos, smaller mementos, symbols,
charms, quotes and words (dig really deep for meaningful-to-you
words and quotes); beads and amulets that speak to a certain
memory and/or your secret art self.
OPTIONAL: An iron, if you live nearby.
MATERIALS FEE: $5 [includes acrylic inks, metallic powders, gesso, YES! glue, play fabric and much more].
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B3003. Modern Mark Making / Engelbrecht
Modern Mark Making: From Classic Calligraphy to Hip Hand-Lettering by Lisa Engelbrecht. 2008. 160pp. 8.5x11. Hidden spiral binding. List Price $24.95
Presents both traditional hands and fun and scripty modern styles. Complete alphabets are shown for a wide array of alphabets, with stroke-by-stroke instruction and examples of the hands. Demonstrates the use of the pens and ruling pens as well as metallic foils, glue pens, etc., for jazzy effects. Large gallery for inspiration. Full-color throughout. Lisa is a popular instructor at the summer conferences and now quilting conventions!
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DVD33. Hand Lettering on Fabric DVD Engelbrecht
Hand Lettering on Fabric: Bali Lantern Workshop. Lisa Engelbrecht. 2008. 124 min. List Price $32.95
After an introduction to calligraphy techniques, Lisa demonstrates the important points to successful decorative writing on fabric with pen & brush. For a variety of fabrics, she shares tips on how to stain and seal, to create decorative washes, and add special effects with a variety of "inks." Lisa then creates a rich background for her hand lettering, using a few simple materials. She presents her
signature funky lettering, as well as more traditional forms.
Using the techniques presented in the video, you then apply them to the construction of a collapsible Bali lantern.
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B1733. Artist's Way,The/Cameron,Julia
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B2851. Creative License, The
The Creative License: Giving Yourself Permission to be the Artist You Truly Are
by Danny Gregory. 2005. 208pp.
This book is hard to resist with its delightful, small doodlely water color sketches. It's written in a light, humorous style. Even more important, the content is good and practical. The book will give you a chuckle or two, and has many little art exercises.
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B3032. Spilling Open
Spilling Open: The Art of Becoming Yourself by Sabrina Ward Harrison. Paper $25.00
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B2874. Body Type/Saltz
Body Type: Intimate Messages Etched in Flesh
By Ina Saltz. 2006. 192pp. 7.25" x 8.25". Hardcover.
A stunning photographic collection of typographic tattoos with commentary on the letterforms by Saltz and personal recollections of the tattooed on the motivation for their chosen words. Included are several anagram tattoos designed by John Langdon, author of Wordplay.
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B3033. Graffiti Women / Nicholas Ganz
Graffiti Women: Street Art from Five Continents by Nicholas Ganz. Hardcover
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M17. Pigma Micron Black
The Pigma Micron is a fine-point drawing and illustration pen that utilizes the highest quality archival Pigma ink. Highly recommended and often on supply lists for workshops and classes.
For serious technical and artistic applications and for fun projects, these pens are available in six line-width sizes: 005 = 0.20mm, 01 = 0.25mm, 02 = 0.30mm, 03 = 0.35mm, 05 = 0.45mm, and 08 = 0.50mm,
The Pigma Micron is ideal for archival recording, illustration, graphic art, freehand manga drawings, and decorative fabric design*. All Micron pens have archival quality Pigma ink, are non-smearing when dry, waterproof and chemical proof, fade resistant, and don't bleed through most papers. Meets ACMI non-toxicity standards. (*Not recommended for fabrics that will be washed.)
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S233. Wheat Starch Paste (1 lb Bag)
Wheat Starch for Paste. Pre-cooked, dissolves easily in cold water. Can also be mixed with PVA adhesives
or methylcellulose. Used for attaching paper to boards & leather to covers, and in tissue repairing. Wheat
starch does not yellow. Also used for paste paper. Archival.
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N04. Mitchell Nibs (Round Hand)
Mitchell Rexel Round Hand Nibs
Straight cut. Sizes 0(3.3mm), 1(3mm), 1-1/2(2.5mm),
2(2.3mm), 2-1/2(1.8mm), 3(1.4mm), 3-1/2(1mm),
4(0.9mm), 5(.75mm), 6(.6mm). Retail Price $1.45.
Flexible calligraphy nibs from England. Straight cut. Reservoirs are purchased separately. Though they are called Round Hand, these chisel edge nibs are good for many alphabets including Carolingian, ItalicUncials, Gothic, Foundational Hand, and Roman Caps. Used by professional calligraphers with and without the reservoirs. Some beginners may have trouble with the flexibility. One of our most popular nibs for calligraphy. Give them a try.
See N05 for Left Hand Mitchell Nibs.
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