Wedge Brush Tulips
Pat teaches us how to use one of her favorite tools for graceful florals: the wedge brush! A perfect complement to pointed pen calligraphy, this brush can be used to achieve graceful leaf shapes and petal shapes. Through a series of exercises, we will explore the feel and technique used to create these shapes, and put them together to form beautiful tulips.
→ Want to follow along during the live broadcast? These are the materials Pat recommends to have on hand:
Triangle (wedge) brush, any size
A few tubes of watercolor, colors suitable for flowers and leaves
2 water pots
Pipette or small spray bottle for transferring water
Sheet of watercolor paper
Pat Blair served 12.5 years as the Chief Calligrapher at the White House in Washington, D.C., directing the production of invitation and menu design for all official and social presidential events, calligraphy of placecards, envelopes and titles, certificate and resolution design as well as production of programs and tour books. She served two years as the President of the Washington Calligrapher’s Guild in Washington, DC, was the chairperson of the Graceful Envelope contest sponsored by the US Postal Service, and served as co-director for the International Lettering Conference, Letterforum. Her work has been published in the Calligrapher’s Engagement Calendar, Letter Arts Review, Top 100 New York Calligraphers, Grolier Club Calligraphy Revival, and Martha Stewart Weddings, among others.
She teaches at the Loudoun Academy of the Arts, and has been on the faculty of over ten International Calligraphy Conferences. Her workshops emphasize the grace and elegance that letterforms can achieve by paying close attention to the beauty of the form, and she is currently offering both in-person and online workshops. She has been awarded the title Master Penman by the International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting for her work.