The invitation was like none other. “Would you like to come and help me open a box of vintage stamps?” read the email. You don’t have to ask this girl twice. That’s how I met Graeme and Lois Connell. An adventurer and author, Graeme calls Calgary home and we had been in touch before but this […]
“Dear Agnes”…a series of visual letters
Have you been to the The Esker Foundation? You need to go. Admission is free. The Esker Foundation is a contemporary art gallery located in Calgary. Currently showing until December 21st is an exhibition by Canadian artist Tammi Campbell called, Dear Agnes. Free gallery I had heard rumor of this free gallery in the Inglewood […]
Letter Writing Social goes corporate
Typewriters and airplanes. Who knew the two would meet. This week I was invited to the Canadian airline WestJet to host a Letter Writing Social. Yes, that’s right, the Letter Writing Social goes corporate. Perhaps you have flown WestJet before or maybe you remember their amazing Christmas campaign in 2013 that went viral. It’s no […]
A morning of hand lettering
A morning of hand lettering I met Thea Lynn Paul at a writers workshop and found out that she is an artist as well as a writer. After trying our best at following some writing prompts she invited me over for a morning of hand lettering. Brush strokes captivate I was mesmerized as I watched […]