John Stevens Letterforming

Musings on the art of the written word. 

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Layout (part) for a slate marker I am doing with Martin O'Brien. Brush layout #calligraphy #brushlettering #johnlennon

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Big thumb knuckle? Using pointed brush for painting industrial type letters in board with enamel... 3 paragraphs worth! #signpainting #brushlettering #handmade #type (at Winston-Salem, North Carolina)

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OK friends, it is official that I am teaching in January 2016 at Type@Cooper West. Its happening soon. I forgot to list the specifics here, so now I will (with your indulgence). Here is a link that will get you there. I look forward to meeting some of you there. http://bit.ly/cooperwest. As always, thank you!

[dudeofstuff]

After so many weeks of writing Roman with brush for classes, it was nice to sit down.. And write with a Broad-edged pen. #callmecrazybutistilllikeletterforming

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SunMoonWind... Bless you. A commission for someone of superb taste:-) the challenge when finding the "right" way to present words is to keep the people in mind who are giving these word to each other and at the same time, make the work valid to you as the artist, which is part of the whole purpose/sentiment. Given by one special person to another special person.

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Another #tot the reverse side of a manuscript book I was doing in thee eighties. #commission combining Uncial against Blacletter, creating patterned alphabet design

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A #tbt photo: 1991, me doing pointed brush demo at Schriebwerkstat, Germany. (Sorry, I don't remember who took photo). I remember one attendee saying to me "ok, you ARE qualified to teach this class" (Haven't been back since:-)

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When writing, write. When spelling, get help:-) #hybrid brush

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If you would be so kind... Which one? (L), (R), (none) #thanksgiving shirt

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Visited the MorganLibrary on our last day to see the #Matisse exhibition. We then took a peek into the library. Did not expect to find my own work from over 30 years ago on shelf. ( painted boards with the collection names in gold leaf/ Roman capitals). #surprise

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Thank you all @societyofscribes for inviting me to teach. SOS: a great resource in NYC for letter lovers/makers. Happy to connect with familiar faces and meet new people as well. Many new future superstars there.

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@societyofscribes Nice to meet and work with everyone today. See you tomorrow. Free donut to first 20 people:-) #reposticonsquare

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Visiting for the first time in 9 years. Nothing to say, just overwhelmed.

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A funny kind of warm up #bigwriting #freeatmmovement

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#gratitude Cannot be said more concisely or expressed enough

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#brushlettering

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Teaching Trajanic numbers, which of course don't exist. These are "one-off" #one-stroke and have to be interpreted from what we know about Roman Capitals (as many of you know, our capitals and our numbers come to from 2 entirely different cultures) A great design workshop would be to design the numbers to work with any style. #brush #calligraphy