Life in Letters

On weekends and random moments, I play with colors and letters. Welcome to my calligraphy and art blog.

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This week on #FlourishinPoetry: Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou in honor of Women's Day (and Women's History Month). ☺ I love how this poem showcases everything at makes a woman: from her strength to her beauty. We all have these in us; we are all phenomenal women. ❤ . . . . . . . #womensday #womenshistorymonth #poems #poetry #phenomenalwoman #mayaangelou #mayaangelouquotes #woman #calligraphy #calligraphyph #script #offhandflourishing #flourishing #pointedpen #pointedpencalligraphy #birdflourish #calligraphyflourishes #flourishforum #openrp

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Tonight on #FlourishinPoetry: Bonsai by Edith L. Tiempo. I read this back when I was a freshie in college, and I've loved how beautifully this poem depicts how we do our best to hold on to love, even in its smallest form. ☺ #poems #poetry #edithltiempo #bonsai #philippinepoetry #philippineliterature #calligraphy #calligraphyph #script #flourishing #offhandflourishing #calligraphyflourishes #pointedpen #pointedpencalligraphy #blackandwhite

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"As someone told me lately, everyone deserves a chance to fly!" First musical of the year! Now to wait for West Side Story and The Sound of Music in Manila. ❤ #musicals #Wicked #WickedinMNL #calligraphy #calligraphyph #script #copperplate #flourishing #offhandflourishing #pointedpen #pointedpencalligraphy

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Tonight on #FlourishinPoetry: a little bit of Sylvia Plath. #calligraphy #calligraphyph #script #copperplate #flourishing #calligraphyflourishes #pointedpen #pointedpencalligraphy #poetry #poems #sylviaplath #madgirlslovesong

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Since I couldn't send actual flowers for Valentine's day to my Flourish Forum List mates, I opted to paint some. It was lots of fun researching flowers associated with love, friendship, and affection, and it was also a great challenge painting them and finishing them in time. 😂 Hello, FF List 2 Friends! I hope you were able to get my letter. ☺ Of course, I had to include a card containing one of my favorite quotes on love. It's by E.E. Cummings from one of his poems. "Love is the voice under all silences, the hope which has no opposite in fear; the strength so strong mere force is feebleness: the truth more first than sun more last than star." #calligraphy #calligraphyph #script #ornamentalscript #flourishing #watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolorflowers #florals #flourishforum #heartexchange2017 #snailmail

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This sticker set speaks to me at every level of my existence. 😂❤ Look at 'em heart-shaped noses!

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Boy, you must be the nib in my fountain pen, because you are extra fine. Mm. 😂😂😂 #fountainpens #twsbi #twsbidiamond580al #lavaorange #orange #script #ornamentalscript #badpuns #badpickuplines

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Umm, I may have a new favorite ink color from J. Herbin. Move over, Poussiere de Lune; here comes Ambre de Birmanie. 😍 #fountainpens #fountainpenink #jherbin #ambredebirmanie #script #penmanship #penmanshippractice #ornamentalscript #ornamentalpenmanship #ink #soinklove #amber

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Sooooooo...this is my new baby! ❤ I finally got around to buying this from @scribewritingessentials! I am loving it! ❤ Must. Have. All. The Orange. Things! Hahaha #fountainpens #platinumfountainpen #plaisirfountenpen #novaorange #handlettering #lettering #letsdrawletters #orange

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I don' know why I haven't done this before, but I think I'd like to remake this for better transitions. Gansai Tambi is ❤. #calligraphy #calligraphyph #script #copperplate #pointedpen #pointedpencalligraphy #watercolor #ZigPhilippines #gansaitambi

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This color sure is brighter than sunshine. ❤ #calligraphy #calligraphyph #calligraphyflourishes #script #embossing #zigphilippines #orange

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Orange embossing powder: check! Sorry, O couldn't resist! 😅 #embossing #ZigPhilippines #birdflourish #flourishing #birdflourish #diy #rangerembossing #orange

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I had lots of fun with this. 😁 #calligraphy #calligraphyph #script #copperplate #flourishing #flourishedletters #pointedpencalligraphy #pointedpen

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More love poems for #FlourishinPoetry: Sonnet XVII by Pablo Neruda, pt. 2. :) #calligraphy #calligraphyph #script #offhandflourishing #flourishing #ornamentalscript #poetry #poems #pabloneruda #sonnetxvii #pointedpen #pointedpencalligraphy

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More love poems for #FlourishinPoetry: Sonnet XVII by Pablo Neruda, pt. 1. :) #calligraphy #calligraphyph #script #offhandflourishing #flourishing #ornamentalscript #poetry #poems #pabloneruda #sonnetxvii #pointedpen #pointedpencalligraphy

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Here's a progress shot of this week's #FlourishinPoetry. :) #calligraphy #calligraphyph #offhandflourishing #flourishing #calligraphyflourishes #birdflourish

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Hello, friends! Love is always in the air, and @nbsalert and @zigphilippines will show you just that. ☺ Join us on the 18th and 19th of February for a weekend of love, ink, and fun at Shangri-la Plaza Mall's Grand Atrium. ❤ There will be amazing demos by some of the most talented artists, and you can have your name written by on-site calligraphers. See you guys there! 😘❤ #NBSLoveCalligraphy #ZigPhilippines