- Reggie Ezell One Year Program, 2008
- UCLA Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies, with the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Huntington
Library, and the Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA, for Medieval Manuscripts: Their Makers
and Users, 2007 - Kenneth A. Picerne Foundation, Sr. Artist Grant, San Diego, CA, 2007
- Princeton University, The Index of Christian Art, Spanish Medieval Art, 2006
- Marquis de Sentmenat School of Design, Barcelona, Spain, 2004
- St. Johns University, SfC Scholarship, International Lettering Conference, 2003
- Accademia Delle Arti Calligrafiche, Calligraphic Study Program, Cittadella, Italy, 2001
- Cerritos College, Lettering Arts Program with Marsha Brady, 1998 - 2000
- Owner/Graphic Design and Advertising, 1992 - Present
- City of Los Angeles, CDD, Calligrapher/Graphic Designer. 1985 - 1992 Projects include the LA
Marathon and Census, 1990 - Finzer-Smith Advertising Agency, Graphic Artist, 1977 -1985
- Jaki Svaren, calligraphy instruction and retreats Portland, Oregon, 1975 - 1978
| Commericial Clients (alphabetically) |
Some of my many wonderful clients that you may have heard of.
...ACLU
...Al Andalusia, 'Alchemy' CD cover, NEA, www.andalus.com
...American Cancer Society
...Applebee's Restaurants
...City of Los Angeles, LA Marathon and Census 2000
...Hospice of the Valleys
...First Interstate Bank
...Founders and Patriots of America
...Friends of the Fallbrook, Murrieta and Temecula Libraries
...Gelson's Grocery Stores
...Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.
...Hollywood Bowl Magazine
...Marriott Hotel/Laguna Beach
...Mayors of: Los Angeles, Temecula , Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, CA
and Portland, Oregon
...Murrieta Chamber of Commerce
...ACLU
...Al Andalusia, 'Alchemy' CD cover, NEA, www.andalus.com
...American Cancer Society
...Applebee's Restaurants
...City of Los Angeles, LA Marathon and Census 2000
...Hospice of the Valleys
...First Interstate Bank
...Founders and Patriots of America
...Friends of the Fallbrook, Murrieta and Temecula Libraries
...Gelson's Grocery Stores
...Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.
...Hollywood Bowl Magazine
...Marriott Hotel/Laguna Beach
...Mayors of: Los Angeles, Temecula , Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, CA
and Portland, Oregon
...Murrieta Chamber of Commerce
| Published Work |
| Instruction, Lectures & Programs |
- Art Academy of San Diego, San Diego, California
- Art Studios of Fallbrook, Fallbrook, California
- Brandeis University, San Dieguito Chapter
- Cal Poly Pomona, Letters California Style, Conference mini classes,
2007, 2008, 2009
- Cal Poly, Pomona, Letters California Style, sponsored by the
Society for Calligraphy, 2010
- Calligraphy Guilds,: San Diego, North County, Inland
Valley, Society for Calligraphy/LA/Orange County/San Fernando
Valley, CA ,Cactus Quills, Las Vegas, Nevada, CLAS, England
- Art Studios of Fallbrook, Fallbrook, California
- Brandeis University, San Dieguito Chapter
- Cal Poly Pomona, Letters California Style, Conference mini classes,
2007, 2008, 2009
- Cal Poly, Pomona, Letters California Style, sponsored by the
Society for Calligraphy, 2010
- Calligraphy Guilds,: San Diego, North County, Inland
Valley, Society for Calligraphy/LA/Orange County/San Fernando
Valley, CA ,Cactus Quills, Las Vegas, Nevada, CLAS, England
- The Merging of Art and Poetry, Escondido Municipal Art Gallery,
pg 2 & 3, 2011, Noah's Ark - A Personal Journey
- Letters Arts Review-GALLERY, Noah's Ark, 2010
- Guidepost - Cover, Beehive Inside My Heart, August 2010
- Bound and Lettered, Vol 8, No 3, 2010 Swiveling Pages pg 10,
Noah's Ark pg 16
- Bound and Lettered,Vol 8, No 1, 2009 Big Dragonfly Book,
Front and Inside Cover and pages 28 - 31
- Letter Arts Review, Vol 23, No 1, '09 The Vicious Poodle, page 15
- Letter Arts Review, Vol 22, No 3, '08 The Archer page 20 and
Between the Lines page 32
- Washington DC Calligraphers Guild, Perpetual Calendar, 2006
pg 2 & 3, 2011, Noah's Ark - A Personal Journey
- Letters Arts Review-GALLERY, Noah's Ark, 2010
- Guidepost - Cover, Beehive Inside My Heart, August 2010
- Bound and Lettered, Vol 8, No 3, 2010 Swiveling Pages pg 10,
Noah's Ark pg 16
- Bound and Lettered,Vol 8, No 1, 2009 Big Dragonfly Book,
Front and Inside Cover and pages 28 - 31
- Letter Arts Review, Vol 23, No 1, '09 The Vicious Poodle, page 15
- Letter Arts Review, Vol 22, No 3, '08 The Archer page 20 and
Between the Lines page 32
- Washington DC Calligraphers Guild, Perpetual Calendar, 2006
| Affiliations (alphabetically) |
...Association for the Calligraphic Arts, (international)
...Cactus Quills, Las Vegas, Nevada
...The Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society, London, England
...Escondido Arts Partnership, Escondido, CA
...Friends of Calligraphy, San Francisco, California
...Friends of the Temecula Library, Co-President
...Internat'l Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers & Teacher of
Handwriting
...International Center of Medieval Art, The Cloisters, NY
...Los Angeles Creative Club, Exhibit Chair
...Cactus Quills, Las Vegas, Nevada
...The Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society, London, England
...Escondido Arts Partnership, Escondido, CA
...Friends of Calligraphy, San Francisco, California
...Friends of the Temecula Library, Co-President
...Internat'l Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers & Teacher of
Handwriting
...International Center of Medieval Art, The Cloisters, NY
...Los Angeles Creative Club, Exhibit Chair
| The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without the work. ~ Emile Zola |
...North County Calligraphy Guild, Board of Directors, 1998 - 2004
...Murrieta Art League, Murrieta, CA
...Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
...San Diego Fellow Calligraphers, President 1999-2001 and 2007-2008
...San Diego Fellow Calligraphers, Publicity Coordinator, 2004-2006
...Sea Scribes, Monterey, California
...Society for Calligraphy/Southern California, Scholarship Chair, 2003
...Society for Calligraphy/Inland Valley, President and Co-Founder, 1999-2001
...San Diego Book Arts, San Diego, CA
...Temecula Art League
...Murrieta Art League, Murrieta, CA
...Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
...San Diego Fellow Calligraphers, President 1999-2001 and 2007-2008
...San Diego Fellow Calligraphers, Publicity Coordinator, 2004-2006
...Sea Scribes, Monterey, California
...Society for Calligraphy/Southern California, Scholarship Chair, 2003
...Society for Calligraphy/Inland Valley, President and Co-Founder, 1999-2001
...San Diego Book Arts, San Diego, CA
...Temecula Art League
...Nordstrom Department Stores
...Oregon Historical Society
...Mother Goose for the Inner Child, book design and calligraphy
...Nat'l Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution/Colonists
...Pepsi-Cola, Inc.
...Photocomm (division of ARCO)
...Robert Renzoni Winery
...St William of York Parish, His Holiness, Pope Paul II (see Illumination
Page)
...Santa Monica News
...Seattle Space Needle (Seattle, Washington)
...Stout Family Funeral Home
...Temecula Rose Society
...Temecula Valley International Jazz Festival
...Thunderbird/Red Lion Hotels
...United Way
...Oregon Historical Society
...Mother Goose for the Inner Child, book design and calligraphy
...Nat'l Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution/Colonists
...Pepsi-Cola, Inc.
...Photocomm (division of ARCO)
...Robert Renzoni Winery
...St William of York Parish, His Holiness, Pope Paul II (see Illumination
Page)
...Santa Monica News
...Seattle Space Needle (Seattle, Washington)
...Stout Family Funeral Home
...Temecula Rose Society
...Temecula Valley International Jazz Festival
...Thunderbird/Red Lion Hotels
...United Way
- Meditations on the Letter, exhibit collateral, 2006
- Spiral Bound: The Spiritual Journey of Aging,What Alzheimer's Taught
Me, 2006- Letter Arts Review, A Calligraphic Odyssey, Vol 20, No 1, pgs.
24-27, 2005
- Bound & Lettered, 'Festival of Cards', Cover, 2005
- Letter Arts Review, Wedding Issue, Vol 19, No. 4, page 23. 2005
- Expression Magazine, Catching Words with Risa Gettler, pgs. 88-95, 20'02
- Cyberscribe's Annual Artists' Book, 2002
- Somerset Studio Magazine, Gallery Issue, Vol. 5, pg. 61, 2001
- Calligraphic Magazine, Vol. 22, No. 1-1999
- Calendar, North County Calligraphy Guild, 1997 and 1998
- Spiral Bound: The Spiritual Journey of Aging,What Alzheimer's Taught
Me, 2006- Letter Arts Review, A Calligraphic Odyssey, Vol 20, No 1, pgs.
24-27, 2005
- Bound & Lettered, 'Festival of Cards', Cover, 2005
- Letter Arts Review, Wedding Issue, Vol 19, No. 4, page 23. 2005
- Expression Magazine, Catching Words with Risa Gettler, pgs. 88-95, 20'02
- Cyberscribe's Annual Artists' Book, 2002
- Somerset Studio Magazine, Gallery Issue, Vol. 5, pg. 61, 2001
- Calligraphic Magazine, Vol. 22, No. 1-1999
- Calendar, North County Calligraphy Guild, 1997 and 1998
- Escondido Arts Gallery
- Friends of the Temecula Library
- Friends of the Murrieta Library
- Morongo Band of Mission Indians/ Morongo Tribal TANF
- Mt. San Jacinto College - Menifee Valley Campus
- Murrieta Public Library
- Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
- University of San Diego, 18th Annual International Conference for
Calligraphy and the Lettering Arts
- Friends of the Temecula Library
- Friends of the Murrieta Library
- Morongo Band of Mission Indians/ Morongo Tribal TANF
- Mt. San Jacinto College - Menifee Valley Campus
- Murrieta Public Library
- Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
- University of San Diego, 18th Annual International Conference for
Calligraphy and the Lettering Arts