Pop Goes the Artist!

Two quick links to share, both courtesy of WetCanvas’s brand-spanking new calligraphy forum.

First, Arteilluminandi, the website of (I assume) a Spanish artist.  He has some really amazing calligraphy and illumination in flawless medieval and Renaissance style.  If I didn’t know it was modern, I would assume it was six hundred years old.  Caveat: the site claims to have an English section, but it doesn’t seem to be working right now, so if you click on “Espanol” and then “Exposicion” along the top, you’ll get to the image galleries.  They really are phenomenal.

Second, the winners of the 2006 Graceful Envelope Contest, sponsored by the Washington Calligraphers Guild.  Click on any of the names on the list and you’ll see their entry.  All of them are excellent syntheses (sp?) of letters and images.  It’s absolutely worth clicking through every single name, as I did.  Very creative stuff.

I’m not sure if I’m inspired to do more calligraphy or embarrassed because mine just doesn’t hold a candle.  Funny double effect.  Either way, I’m bookmarking both pages for future inspiration.

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