Letter Art: Pretty Postcard

  The Kickstarter campaign Lettering your Life – By Hand was soliciting funds to start a lettering business. Figuring everyone deserves a chance to follow their weird, I contributed at the Personalized Postcard level. (Blog post!) This was my reward. Disclosure: None. Project creator is a total stranger. What I know is what you see.Continue reading “Letter Art: Pretty Postcard”

Letter Art: Hidden Message

  [Show Report, NACHS 2016] Methods, note to self: Over-ink the paper in order to get deeper color on the scan. #learningmymaterials ~~~ Lettering 2014 Text Art: Nationals 2013 Text Art: Happy Words List of links 2013, 2014, 2015 National Academy Championship Horse Show website Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott

Letter Art: X is for Xerophagy

  The root xeric in xeriscape come from the Greek prefix xer-, which means “dry.” There aren’t many English words that use the xer- prefix. Xeroderma is dry skin, xerography is a type of dry printing, xerophagy is eating dry food. Grammar Girl: Zeroscape Versus Xeriscape Note on methodology: Instead of using a pre-existing X,Continue reading “Letter Art: X is for Xerophagy”

Letter Art: V is for Vest, Again

New Year. New Vest. Let’s hope I get some wear out of this one. Looking Back Yellow vest [At The Horse Show]. Borrowed for first shows in 2013. Blue vest [Show Photos SE Charity]. Bought in 2013 [Show Report, It Takes a Village]. Worn with salmon plaid shirt. Purple vest [Show Photos Nat 2014]. BoughtContinue reading “Letter Art: V is for Vest, Again”

Letter Art: U is for Ulcer Meds

  Note to self: Clean out feed shelf more often. We stopped using this in 2013 [Zeno]. Was it really that long ago? That is some serious fugiting by tempus.     Second note to self: As the days get shorter, golden hour moves up accordingly. Schedule the day so that I am not chasingContinue reading “Letter Art: U is for Ulcer Meds”