ReggieEzell.com Pic of the Week-2024

PICK OF THIS WEEK - Week #47
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This work was done by Mike Kecseg.

Genius

This was a piece I did a few years back for the annual juried exhibit that the Chicago Calligraphy Collective held at the Newberry Library in Chicago. Each year I try and do a piece for the show and experiment with a technique or a tool that I haven't tried before. This piece is all done with drawn letters. I used a variety of tools including pencils, markers, brushes and pens and a variety of media including gouache, ink and graphite.

The hardest part of this piece was figuring out a layout and deciding what words to emphasize and what style of lettering and technique to use for each word. I always work at the last minute on something like this so I wish I would have had the help from the people in my study group, but I did bring the finished piece to the study group meeting so everyone could see it before it got matted and framed.

It's always encouraging to show my work to the group and get feedback. Like most calligraphers, I work at home, by myself, so there's no opportunity to get advice or help from another calligrapher. The study group has provided that for me over the years and has made me feel like I'm not working in total isolation.o it may be featured here and inspire others:

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