Oh the Seattle summer! It is completely delicious. This is my first August in the new studio, with room to make serious messes and try all the techniques I’ve always wanted to but didn’t have quite enough space. Now I can splatter and scrape and splash and throw things on the floor until all I can see is letters as far as the horizon.
My calligraphy studio workspace: room to breathe, lots of light.
The Beloved A. Best letter in the alphabet….right up there with R, Q, L? A big sumie brush and some velvety Teton text paper with Moon Palace ink from Paper & Ink Arts.
Working in dappled light from the maple tree outside the window, trying a subtle street-style twist with brush calligraphy for a coffee brand.
Why write something once when you can write it dozens of times until it is perfect? Casual felt pen calligraphy for a headline project. Repetition, rhythm, the music of writing.
For more quick glimpses of Iskra Calligraphy Design Studio check out Iskra Design on Instagram. Work in progress, alphabetic epiphanies, and the random brush stroke that gives me chills. And to give that Moon Palace Ink a try visit Paper & Ink Arts.
Designer, calligrapher, lettering artist. 