I first picked up a brass dip pen in middle school, over 30 years ago, and diligently practiced calligraphy, entering local art shows and producing work for school signage and invitations. I went on to complete a B.A. in Fine Art (painting and printmaking) at U.C. Berkeley, worked many years in the San Francisco fashion industry and travelled extensively in Asia. After an October wedding and trekking to high altitudes, the past decade has been spent working in business software development and raising children.

Fulfilling a need to integrate my arts background with meaningful work, I have returned to the fine art of calligraphy. Over the last several years, I've again studied lettering in Berkeley, Oakland and Orinda, reacquainting myself with familiar letterforms as well as developing some of my own styles. I still use dip pens with a large array of calligraphy inks and gouache and enjoy working in a variety of styles. Projects have included quotations, custom designs and many weddings -- I especially love the rhythm and pace of high volume envelope addressing and scribing names for escort and place cards. I work in the San Francisco Bay Area (East Bay) and look forward to discussing your project with you via phone or email.

 
"Theory directs, and Art performs; therefore inform the mind and train the hand."
- the "Spencerian Authors"


California Halloween 1966


California Halloween 2006