My inspiration

A few years ago, I started taking photos and got the idea to take pictures as if viewed through the eyes of a faerie. My first shots were with a point-and-shoot digital camera, and were far enough down on the ground that I had to just aim the camera up from the ground to shoot. What I came up with was astounding. My photo of the bluets in the front yard (shown as my "About Me" photo) looked far larger than they actually were. From that moment on, I was hooked. I got a much nicer camera and continued shooting... and astounding myself. It was no difficulty, then, to translate this concept into my inspiration for my first year with the Art-A-Day project. I can't wait to see what comes of it in a year!

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Day 5 - Illuminated Calligraphy

We hosted a two-day class here Tuesday and Wednesday, and the guest speaker was our overnight guest, so I wasn't able to do much by way of art those days.  To make up for it, I came up with a complex piece that will take me a few days to complete.

Here is a shot of my practice work, which I always do before committing ink to the final sheet.


Here is a shot of the pencil details I set down after practicing and settling on my design. 


More tomorrow!
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