I bought this paper because of the name "cucumber mint. It sounded so summery. This piece is expanding on the Masterpiece flourishing style taught at Mike Sull's last workshop. Love the Bickham style.
Expanding more of the Masterpiece Flourishing techniques. This piece is one of 12 for a hand bound year long collaborative book project. This piece was done with Spectralite, Best bottle ink and watercolours.
I had a chance in April to study with Debbie Thompson Wilson. The class was called Medieval Faces. Lots of fun. If only there were more hours in the day!
Having fun with an Owen Jones initial. I am off to an illumination class in two weeks. I can hardly wait. This initial is done with Brian Walker's gesso recipe.
In response to the Byhand artist discussion, I am posting two images of Zentangles I did in 2004 after their lauch at an Iampeth convention. They are done quickly and much like flourishing, begin to take on a life of their own. It is a very relaxing and meditative exercise.
I am working on getting my website ready. It should be up soon. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy my blog and I will try to get more images up here as well.
This letter was done last weekend at Fieldcote Museum in a class taught by Debbie Thompson Wilson. Several of the Hamilton Calligraphy Guild members attended.
All the offhand flourishing on this website is original and has developed over years as my own personal style. The designs cannot be reproduced, copied, traced or reprinted in any form without my written consent.
About Me
Heather Victoria Held
I am a freelance calligrapher specializing in ornamental penmanship and offhand flourishing. I live in a small village in Ontario, about an hour west of Toronto. I have been happily married to my best friend Chris for nearly 23 years and we have a precious daughter Holly who is completing her university education.
I have studied extensively with Master Penman through the organization Iampeth and the Spencerian Saga. I am currently an active member of the Hamilton Calligraphy guild. If I am not working with the pointed pen, I am studying medieval and renaissance illumination techniques. I love to spend time alone in the studio working on my art. It is a very spiritual activity for me.