January is a month of new beginnings. After the “holidaze” clears, you’re left with the clarity and focus to make and start working toward new goals! If one of your goals is to become a creative entrepreneur this year, you’ll enjoy this post. In it, we’ll hear from Jess Greenleaf, proprietress of Greenleaf & Blueberry, who makes and sells natural watercolors.
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{Lindsey’s Intro:} If you have read this blog for any length of time, you must have noticed my affection for using watercolors. I think watercolor is just about the best medium out there because it’s easy to work with, forgiving when the artist makes messes up, and renders beautiful results. Yet if you ask me anything about actual watercolors, my knowledge is very limited. I just buy them. Sure, I’ve tried Googling “watercolor paints”, but the chemistry behind them — I’m very sorry to say — was a little too boring for my taste. Until today. Meet Jessica: she’s going to teach you all about watercolors, and I guarantee you’re going to like it.
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A few months ago, I was fortunate enough to stumble across Posta Via Gufo, the calligraphy-centric blog of a gifted artist named Gioia. I really enjoy Gioia’s blog and work, and I reached out to her hoping she would be willing to share something on the TPK blog. Much to my delight, she agreed! The result of her generosity is this amazing desktop wallpaper, which she created using watercolor and her original calligraphy. You can use this background on your phone, computer, or even just print it out and hang it on the wall.
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In the past, I have written using three calligraphy pen holders: a black plastic Speedball straight holder, a black plastic Speedball oblique holder, and a wooden/cork General’s straight holder. My favorite of the three was the General’s straight holder because it has a better feel than the plastics; but at times it gets a bit bulky.
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A couple of weeks ago, I received this gorgeous envelope in the mail, which I told you about in this blog post. It came all the way from TPK blog reader Albrecht in Bremen, Germany, who clearly has a talent for lettering.
As you know, my calligraphy style is more flowy/curly … rarely do I create non-cursive lettering like uncial script. That’s part of the reason I am so impressed with the style Albrecht used — his skill and knowledge of typography is evident. Of course, I had to grill him with questions — and I thought you might be interested in his answers, too! So, I conducted a little interview with Albrecht, and I hope you’ll be as inspired by it as I am.
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I’ve been writing this blog for over a year now, and in the midst of a website remodel (it hasn’t happened yet, but I’ll guide you through the new user interface when it does), I realized that I haven’t actually introduced myself to you! Our new site will feature a page that should tell you all this and more, but I wanted to pre-introduce myself now … since, you know, you’ve been reading my blog and you’re not quite sure who I am.
So — hi! I’m Lindsey. I’m at 25-year-old designer who lives in Boulder, Colorado, USA. As you know from my blog, I love DIY and giving gifts; and I really like writing. I have a degree in English and a minor in French from KU {The University of Kansas}. While at KU, I had an internship at Ogden Publications in Topeka. Ever heard of Mother Earth News? Well, that’s where I interned. It was there that I learned all the good stuff there is to know about blogging, like working with a CMS {Content Management System — WordPress is my CMS of choice} and, of course, SEO {Search Engine Optimization — basically, making sure Google shows your site to people}.
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