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Image 1. of 3. LETTERS READ INCUBATOR IX. As the name suggests, Letters Read is a series of readings from letters. Personal and business. From institutional archives and special collections, private and commercial libraries. In addition to letters, in the programming, other forms of written correspondence are read as well. Such as faxes, text messages, emails, and now, in Incubator IX, a collection of letters literally picked up off of New Orleans streets. Find the project here: lettersread.net . #paper #papers #letters #letterwriting #podcast #podcasts #calligraphy #poetry #writing https://www.instagram.com/p/ClWgQMRL9o0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Image 2. of 3. LETTERS READ INCUBATOR IX. Finishing up the 6th consecutive season with another incubator (experimental) podcast is this reading. The best manner of talking the material read here is as missives. Notes. Notes to self. Lists. To-do lists. Some reading like poetry. Formulas, recipes. Strong, delicate, objective, some personal. This podcast is less than 8 minutes long. Find the project and link here: lettersread.net . #paper #papers #letters #letterwriting #podcast #podcasts #calligraphy #poetry #writing https://www.instagram.com/p/ClWgL4UrVkP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Image 3. of 3. LETTERS READ INCUBATOR IX. One of the incubator, podcast, presentations. These are works in process. Experimental. This segment is dedicated to Diana, a great lover of poetry. And supporter of Letters Read. Also, heartfelt thanks to Bob. A little bit more about him in the podcast. Go to lettersread.net . #paper #papers #letters #letterwriting #podcast #podcasts #calligraphy #poetry #writing https://www.instagram.com/p/ClWgElBrXHi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Image 1. of 3. New York City ca. 2001. Mrs. Collins was featured on then wildly popular Martha Stewart TV show. Of the many new clients this garnered, Collins remembers this. . . #engravedstationery #handengravedstationery #stationery #paper  #ladies #lady #linen #linens #embroideredlinen #customlinen #monogram #engravedmonogram #cypher #lux #luxury #bespokemakers #bespokestationery #tablesetting https://www.instagram.com/p/CklulhIpL1U/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Image 2. of 3. Mrs. Collins hand sketched the initial cypher in pencil. It was perfected through many iterations of pencil sketch development. Once approved by the client, the cypher was has engraved on half inch thick steel for the notecards and diminutive, folded, Onion Skin calling card. During one of the many, substantive client conversations over the phone—the client was in Malibu and Mrs. Collins in New York City—the idea of embroidered linens was discussed. The Italian linen, oversized table napkins were sourced at the danddbuilding. The embroidery was by created by @pennandfletcher, Embroidery Artisans and Designers. Mrs. Collins learned a lot about the differences between monograms and cyphers engraved on paper and the same concept stitched in thread on cloth. Mrs. Collins is often commissioned to hand-draw bespoke cyphers and monograms for private clients who use the finished art for many applications. Such as linens and china. . . #engravedstationery #handengravedstationery #stationery #paper  #ladies #lady #linen #linens #embroideredlinen #customlinen #monogram #engravedmonogram #cypher #lux #luxury #bespokemakers #bespokestationery https://www.instagram.com/p/CkludynJEAZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Image 3. of 3. Originally created for a very dear client in 2001 the paper products were ordered again when the client moved in 2015. Though Mrs. Collins prefers producing bespoke stationery with the monograms and cyphers she designs for client, she also provides a lot of artwork for other clients who then use the artwork as they choose. . . #engravedstationery #handengravedstationery #stationery #paper  #ladies #lady #linen #linens #embroideredlinen #customlinen #monogram #engravedmonogram #cypher #lux #luxury #bespokemakers #bespokestationery https://www.instagram.com/p/CkluYxwpzNe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Image 1. of 3. Work in progress. Mrs. Collins sketching another iteration of a client’s monogram. A new “G”. Contact in the profile. . . #engravedstationery #handengravedstationery #signature #stationery #paper  #ladies #gentlmens #gentlman #monogram #engravedmonogram #cypher #writing #luxury #bespokemakers #bespokestationery https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckbhc_gpSbx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Image 2. of 3. Mrs. Collins sketching another iteration of a client’s monogram. All monograms and cyphers drawn by hand with graphite pencil on paper. Contact in the profile. . . #engravedstationery #handengravedstationery #signature #stationery #paper  #ladies #gentlmens #gentlman #monogram #engravedmonogram #cypher #writing #luxury #bespokemakers #bespokestationery https://www.instagram.com/p/CkbhVYUJdHW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Image 3. of 3. Mrs. Collins sketching a monogram, the right hand side. Part of an “A”. Contact in the profile. . . #engravedstationery #handengravedstationery #signature #stationery #paper  #ladies #gentlmens #gentlman #monogram #engravedmonogram #cypher #writing #luxury #bespokemakers #bespokestationery https://www.instagram.com/p/CkbhNfgJV06/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Image 1. of 3. Image Mrs. Collins sketching a monogram, the “S”. Three iterations. Contact in the profile. . . #engravedstationery #handengravedstationery #objects #stationery #paper #ladies #monogram #engravedmonogram https://www.instagram.com/p/CkWgy8-JljG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Image 2. of 3. Mrs. Collins sketching a monogram with her stubby, graphite pencil. Contact in the profile. . . #engravedstationery #handengravedstationery #objects #stationery #objects #stationery #paper #ladies #monogram #engravedmonogram https://www.instagram.com/p/CkWgqazJw6Z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Image 3. of 3. Mrs. Collins sketching a monogram, the right hand side. Contact in the profile. . . #engravedstationery #handengravedstationery #objects #stationery #paper  #ladies #monogram #engravedmonogram https://www.instagram.com/p/CkWggpSJYnY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Image 1 of 3 - Bespoke Monogram. Hand drawn by Mrs. Collins with her super-special, totally low-tech stubby pencil. Then redrawn as a vector graphic for reproduction. . . #monogram #handengraved #handlettering #cypher #engraved #engravedstationery https://www.instagram.com/p/CkBzZRSpiTE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Image 2 of 3 - Bespoke Cypher. Hand drawn by Mrs. Collins with her super-special, totally low-tech stubby pencil. Then redrawn as a vector graphic for reproduction. A “cypher” is an arrangement of initials. Cypher initials depend upon one another for structure without falling apart. . . #monogram #handengraved #handlettering #cypher #engraved #engravedstationery https://www.instagram.com/p/CkBzTKaJIGz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Image 3 of 3 - Bespoke Monogram. Hand drawn by Mrs. Collins with her super-special, totally low-tech stubby pencil. Then redrawn as a vector graphic for reproduction. . . #monogram #handengraved #handlettering #cypher #engraved #engravedstationery https://www.instagram.com/p/CkBzMM1pXYt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Image 1 of 3 - Mrs. Collins’s new neighbor. These three consecutive images celebrate the stationer extraordinaire’s return to the city in which she has so, so much history. With one foot squarely centered in the Big Easy and the other, now, in the Big Apple, her Manhattan pied d’ terre is one block from the entrance to this great, magical structure, the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge. Also referred to as the 59th Street Bridge and renamed in 2011 from just the Queensboro Bridge. “… [It] was the longest cantilever span in North America (1,182 feet) from 1909 until the Quebec Bridge opened in 1917 and the longest in the United States until 1930. IMAGE: Museum of the City of New York. . #newyork #newyorkcity #bridges #newyorkhistory #construction #building https://www.instagram.com/p/CjgB30cOLuC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Image 2 of 3 - Mrs. Collins’s new neighbor. When opened in 1909, …[it] had the two longest steel cantilever spans in the world - 1,182 feet …. These would remain the world's longest cantilever spans until the completion of the Quebec Bridge in 1917. The Queensboro Bridge has an overall length of 3,724.5 feet. It originally carried two elevated railway lines, two trolley lines, six carriage lanes and two pedestrian walkways.” —asce.org. American Society of Civil Engineers. “As of 2018, an average of over 145,500 vehicles, 5,000 cyclists, and 1,900 pedestrians travel over the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge each day.”—New York City Department of Transpertation. The Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, is a cantilever truss bridge over the East River. Connecting Manhattan to Queens and is the mid-town taxis often take delivering Manhattanites to Laguardia and JFK airports. IMAGE: Museum of the City of New York. #newyork #newyorkcity #bridges #newyorkhistory #construction #building https://www.instagram.com/p/CjgBVsvuH3Z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=