Lettering Project

I really like the look of Georgia's lettering - she calls it balloon writing - so we have been thinking of more little slogans to draw. Cully and I have always liked this line from Kate Bush's song "Cloudbusting". So optimistic - and a tonic against the horridness of world recession and war. "Just saying it could even make it happen."

We have three more quotes up our sleeves and will produce them as sets of postcards. Hands up if you want a set - leave a comment - any lurkers? They'll make a sweet little gift pack to give to teachers at the end of the year - don't I sound organised?

I know if I tried to achieve the feel of this kind of lettering it would look contrived. Studying graphic design 20 odd years ago and "comping type" knocked a little spontaneity out of my work. Not to dis my graphic design training or anything, but oh how I wish I had studied painting. I am going to try this year to get a bit of freedom and freshness back into my work - I'm going to start by drawing more and drawing faster.

Today is Friday - the last day of my holiday. I have spent part of four days waiting for appliance fixers - a new shower is now installed which is great, but it took three days to fix our water heater. We've spent this entire freakishly cold winter with no central heating, a crap shower and boiler that might heat enough water for a bath or dish washing - or not. Now we're fixed and I am grateful.

If only I had the power/money to fix major stuff in this world, but hey, maybe something good is going to happen.

News

So the news is that I have resigned from my job (which was going in a direction away from marketing - not a direction I want to go.) So in three weeks I will begin a marketing post at Newcastle University. I am so looking forward to being in a university atmosphere. I'll be in a team, I'll have university library rights, I can walk to work (tho it is a ways from home - 2.5 miles)! I can't wait.

The "Work Hard" lettering is by Georgia. Isn't the rhythmn of hand lettering wonderful? Very sophisticated for a girl of six and eleven twelfths.