A major church in Dallas has sponsored a juried art exhibit for the last 5 years, and I have managed to pursue the creative muse and come up with entries for the last four years. This year over 150 pieces were entered to vie for the 94 spaces available: paintings, drawings, sculpture even video presentations were entered. (2012)
The themes are always chosen from Biblical references, and this year it was the "Passion and the Promise", revolving around the crucifixion and
resurrection of Christ. Three themes and Bible verses are offered to chose from.
They always give plenty of notice, several months, but I just couldn't get the themes in mind or "see" my vision. I had just about given up; but while preparing to teach a class about "writing in the round" I started practicing and just happened to try using the seven last statements that Christ uttered while on the cross. As I practiced and played with the blocky gothic letters, I realized that I had "found my muse"!
Keeping with the theme of royalty, passion and death, I would have wanted to dye vellum the rich purple that Reggie has showed us in his teachings. Well, no vellum, so I opted to dye some Arches Text Wove to mimic the dyed vellum... hmmm not bad... I like it!
I used Dr. Martin's bleed proof white and several pen nibs from automatics to Mitchells to execute each letter size on it's individual "round". The theme, of course, is "He Is Risen" and I chose to do that boldly using instacol and 24K patent gold.... Now we're cookin'!
The more I worked it, the more excited I got about the effect and result! The "cross" was kept simple and rough, a darker purple stain. The mats were cut specifically to accommodate the extensions of the cross Although it didn't win top prize for the theme I'd chosen (The Cross), it was
accepted and then won one of the 13 coveted "special award" spots. It was good to show everyone that calligraphy IS an ART and not just for addressing envelopes!
Couldn't help but think it would have fit right in with the classes on using gold and Gothic letters that Reggie is presently teaching.
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