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The showers were more numerous than expected this weekend so I had time to finish my initial T.

The filigree square is 5 cm wide.

The gilding is made with 24 carat gold leaf on acrylic gesso.

The letter as well as part of the filigree is made in Prussian blue and the other part of the filigree in cobalt blue & the support is an handmade linen paper.

If you want me to draw an initial or to write a text for this Xmas, it’s too late. I just finished the last commission & will not be able to do anything else before Xmas (you can still buy some of my older works 😉 ).

Here are some pics of the different steps of the work.
The instructions were a blue R and something about the sea. I looked at some old medieval maps and let my nib ramble on the paper.

gilding & painting of the letter.

Drawing of the structure of the filigrees and first pattern

End of the cobalt blue filigree

End of the end of the final thing

I used prussian blue & colbalt blue (watercolor), gilding is done with gold leaf over acrylic gesso as usual, the whole thing has been made on Arches watercolor paper.

filigrees

Back to paperwork for an initial with filigrees. This is only a detail first because it isn’t finished yet and second because I don’t want to spoil the surprise for the person who will receive it.

The dark red circle is approximatively 2cm in diameter and I used a pattern found in the MS Espagnol 33 from the BNF, manuscript that we will study during this summer courses in my workshop.

blue vine

A small initial decorated with white vine, I’m happy with the shape of the vine but the gilding was difficult, I don’t practise enough.

Valentine’s day

2 little works related to this feast

the love dice, to know whether (s)he still loves you (I’ve cheated a bit, there’s a heart engraved on each side).

And an initial V

Happy Valentine’s day to all lovers and all the others !!

Initial D

I’ve just finished a new initial with filigrees. Nothing special to say about it, it’s the kind of thing I do whithout even thinking about it now.

To see the whole thing, click here.

Initial

While waiting for inspiration for more ambitious works, I continue with filigrees. This time it is a V and in blue shades to change a bit from the usual B&W.

To see the whole thing, click here.

Walnut stained vine

No time nor inspiration these times to create any calligraphic work but nevertheless itching to use my nibs and a rest of walnut stain at the bottom of a glass…

So here is the result, a small illuminating based on white vine only colored with walnut stain and my loved filigrees to encase it.

For the whole work, have a look at the gallery.

Flowers

Being inspired by the filigree pattern used in my latest initial, I decided to reuse it to create a small illumination, this time with ferro-gallic ink and wallnut stain to remain close to the shade of the kraft paper.

To see the whole work, click here.

Initial C

A recent happy occasion “forced” me to take my nib and to make one of those filigree initials I like so much.
It’s to celebrate the birth of a little girl and after rejecting the pink, I eventually chose the white.
Here is a picture of a part of the initial where one can see the shiny texture of the letter (which I love !).

And another picture which reveals my industrial secret, in other words, the draft 😉

to see the whole final work, follow the link to the gallery.

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