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Hand-Lettered Friday: Be Brave

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I’ve been practicing my hand-lettering more lately, traditionally and with my digital drawing tablet, so I hoping to share hand-lettered pages from my sketchbook and computer on Fridays.

sketchbook page be brave

The prompt for this page is my theme for 2015, to be brave, to be confident in making more work, sharing it and submitting it to licensing companies.

I’m happy to report this was the very last blank page in my watercolor sketchbook, which I started in 2012. It’s always a great feeling to fill up a sketchbook, another goal of mine in 2015 – to fill up more sketchbooks. I have already started a new sketchbook, which I will share next week.

Hope you enjoy a great weekend!

Terri

Hand-Lettered Friday: You Are

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I’ve been practicing my hand-lettering more lately, traditionally and with my digital drawing tablet, so I hoping to share hand-lettered pages from my sketchbook and computer on Fridays. My apologies for not posting this theme more regularly! I’ve been busy creating and designing and making art 😉

sketchbook page You Are

The prompt for this page was to write down words to describe your unique traits which can then serve as affirmations and reminders to appreciate who you are. I filled in the page with some of my favorite doodles: flourishes, swirls, leaves, flowers and butterflies. And then added random splashes of color.

Besides adding serifs and swirls to my letters, it was also fun illustrating my cursive writing.

Hope you enjoy a great weekend!

Terri

Hand-Lettered Friday

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I’ve been practicing my hand-lettering more lately, traditionally and with my drawing tablet, so I thought it would be fun to share my latest hand-lettered page from my sketchbook this fine Friday.

I mentioned the other day that I’m taking Lilla Rogers’ course Make Art That Sells right now, which is the inspiration for this sketchbook page.

make art that sells

A common style I’ve noticed with my hand lettering lately is that I like to add serifs and swirls to my letters 😉

Hope you enjoy a great weekend!

Terri

Hand-Lettered Friday

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I’ve been practicing my hand-lettering more lately, traditionally and with my drawing tablet, so I thought it would be fun to share a hand-lettered quote this fine Friday to inspire you.

Do what you fear

“Do what you fear and the fear disappears.” – David Schwartz

There are many things I don’t do as an artist because of fear, such as more hand-lettering, using my drawing tablet, showing my work, putting myself out there in the marketplace, and marketing myself and my work. So this print has a little bit of all that!

I experimented with a few fonts, which I actually liked better, but the point of this exercise was to try more hand-lettering, get used to and learn to like my hand-lettering. The background print is a sneak-peak at something else I’m working on these days 😉

Hope you enjoy a great weekend!

Terri

Friday Quote No. 18/2014

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Happy Friday! I’m sharing my latest quote postcard with you today to send you into the weekend with a bit of inspiration.

This quote is a great reminder to do what you love and don’t worry about what others are doing.

Hope you are inspired by something or someone this week. Enjoy your weekend!

 Terri

Pattern created by me, inspired by my brick patio.
Font used: KG Les Bouquinistes de Paris

Friday Quote No. 17/2014

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Happy Friday! I’m sharing my latest quote postcard with you today to send you into the weekend with a bit of inspiration.

Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

This quote is a great reminder to not rest on your laurels, to keep learning new things, to stretch yourself.

Hope you are inspired by something or someone this week. Enjoy your weekend!

 Terri

Pattern created by me.
Font used: Baskerville and KG Love You Through It.

Friday Quote No. 16/2014

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Happy Friday! I’m sharing my latest quote print with you today to send you into the weekend with a bit of inspiration.

When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

This quote is a great reminder that when things seem dark and discouraging, there are always glimpses of hope and encouragement. There’s always a bright side!

Hope you are inspired by something or someone this week. Enjoy your weekend!

 Terri

Photo taken by me in Garrett Bay, Door County, WI.
Font used: Baron Neue and Futura.

Friday Quote No. 15/2014

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Happy Friday! I’m sharing my latest quote print with you today to send you into the weekend with a bit of inspiration.

be a friend quote

The only way to have a friend is to be one.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

I’m spending the weekend with good friends whom I only get to see once a year, so this quote is timely and a good reminder that you need to be interested in others if you want others to be interested in you.

Hope you are inspired by something or someone this week. Enjoy your weekend!

 Terri

Photo taken by me in Garrett Bay, Door County, WI.
Font used: Sallie Scribbles.

Friday Quote No. 14/2014

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Happy Friday! I’m sharing my latest quote print with you today to send you into the weekend with a bit of inspiration.

Try something beyond quote poster

Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

This quote is a great reminder that you’ll never grow if you don’t try new things. It’s not easy learning new things, believe me. It takes dedication, determination, commitment, and time, but it’s worth the blood, sweat, and tears. Don’t settle for good enough. Push yourself to be better.

Hope you are inspired by something or someone this week. Enjoy your weekend!

 Terri

Photo taken by me in a rain storm in Door County, WI.
Font used: Ostrich Sans Bold and Sister Corita.