Description
"I found Lettering from A to Z to be an open door, inviting me to play and create in entirely new ways." -Sherry Richert Belul, author of Say it Now and founder of Simply Celebrate
Winner Indie Book Award for Gift/Specialty/Novelty Book in 2021
Winner 15th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards (2021) for Crafts & Hobbies
#1 New Release in Handwriting Reference, Mixed Media, and Printmaking
Lettering artist Phawnda Moore has been teaching calligraphy and design for 25 years. An award-winning author, she steps into beginning students' shoes to select content, address anticipated questions, and offer solutions to the unexpected yet inevitable problems that are encountered in hand lettering.
Your creative life will be enriched with step-by-step tutorials "from A to Z." Written in conversational narrative, this full-color book includes more than 200 images of Phawnda's professional work, published articles, and guidance from her class demos to make beautiful projects. Blending traditional design principles and modern tools, it inspires you to find your own style.
Phawnda's instruction includes:
- 12 styles (Uncial calligraphy, Italic calligraphy, script calligraphy, brush lettering, faux calligraphy, rainbow lettering, monoline letters, handwriting and drawn letters)
- Customized, printable practice sheets
- Recommended writing tools, papers, sources, printing tips
- Layout, color, and design basics
- Lettering projects for youngsters
- Tips on how to organize your studio space
- Tips on sharing your skills in teaching, business, events, home, garden, and community
- Illustrating with calligraphy tools
- Projects to make handmade birthday cards, holiday cards, journals of your life, and easy-to-design art books
If you enjoyed Hand Lettering 101, The Lost Art of Handwriting, or Hand Lettering for Relaxation, then it's time to grab a copy of Lettering from A to Z and reconnect to your natural creativity.
Phawnda Moore has been active in the worldwide calligraphy community for over 40 years, including being a member of three guilds. Her art and articles have been published in Letter Arts Review, Bound & Lettered, guild bulletins, and art publications. The two major calligraphy suppliers, John Neal Bookseller and Paper&Ink Arts, both sell her first book. Her original alphabet, "Letters by Phawnda," was licensed by Chameleon Art Products in the U.K. from 2015 - 2016. She has taught calligraphy and design classes in California for nearly 20 years, including mini-classes at Letters CA Style conferences, Mendocino Art Center, Sierra College Community Education and OLLI, Crocker Art Museum, The Haggin Museum, retail art stores, local libraries, and recreation and art centers. While managing artistic communications at county and state offices of education, Phawnda received three national awards: a Clarion Award in 2011 for a style guide for the community college system, and two from National School Public Relations Assoc., 2009 and 2012, for publications she created for educators. She is a 4-year member of a private, online calligraphy group "Scribbled Lives." About 65 professionals from around the world create and post pages of their art in response to members' weekly prompts. They also review various tools and products. Their art is featured in Bound & Lettered, a John Neal publication. Phawnda also leads an international mail art exchange for all levels of calligraphers, ongoing since 2016. She has 3 social media platforms: www.facebook.com/phawnda a business page on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CalligraphyandDesignByPhawnda/?eid= Instagram: www.instagram.com/phawnda.moore/?hl=en with a combined total of almost 4,000 followers. Phawnda also has a website: journalismdesign.net She was a contributing author for the online art resource, https://emptyeasel.com/ and had 38 articles published from 2016 - 2018. Phawnda is a frequent guest on KMAX-TV "Good Day Sacramento" where she demonstrates seasonal art projects for the community.
About the Author
Phawnda Moore has been creating with words and images since the mid-1980s. Her first lettering book was selected as a winner in the 2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. She was a contributing writer on Empty Easel for 3 years and has written, edited, and designed more than 100 published books, blogs, and articles including for Bound & Lettered, Letter Arts Review, Paper & Ink Arts, Mendocino Arts and TombowUSA. She's a member of the online calligraphy group Scribbled Lives and several U.S. calligraphy guilds. Phawnda received national awards for her creative work at county and state offices of education, including a Clarion Award from The Association for Women in Communications and two from the National School Public Relations Association. Her original alphabet, Letters by Phawnda, was licensed by Chameleon Art Products in the U.K. Formally trained as a graphic designer, Phawnda's organic lettering art has been printed on apparel, home decor, wedding invitation suites and canvas banners for fundraisers. She has taught calligraphy in-person for 25 years, where students from 9 to 90 inspire each other as they mix and mingle letters, colors and shapes. Phawnda lives in beautiful Northern California with her husband, Ron.
Book Information
ISBN 9781642503821
Author Phawnda Moore
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Mango Media
Publisher Mango Media
