GHOST RANCH!

It was a wonderful 8 day trip with my daughter to Abiquiu New Mexico and the beautiful retreat center known as Ghost Ranch-there I taught Thoroughly Modern Script to my 8 wonderful new colleagues. What an experience and what a setting! I have tons of pictures up now on my Flickr Site ( on the right of this entry)-interspersed among the outstanding art work by the students is our side trips to Historic Route 66 sites like Seligman and Williams Arizona and the famous Here it Is Jackrabbit! We also visited Christ of the Desert Monastery and the Dar al Islam Mosque. This is Georgia O'Keefe country and you can see everywhere the mountains she painted. It was quite  hot week but the sunsets- oh my! I taught in the very same area as Nancy Culmone, Sherrie Lovler and Carol Pallesen-my new besties! I will label the pictures as soon as I come down from this trip high!

IT'S ME IN THE NEW ART QUILTING STUDIO MAGAZINE!

YES! It's here and in your bookstores-you can also order online at www.stampington.com I have an article in the On the Surface section showing neat ways to create texture with text and mark making. Here 's a pic of the magazine on the newstands-I still get such a rush when I see my name in print!

Currently rushing around getting ready for 9 beautiful days traveling to New Mexico for the Literally Letters retreat at Ghost Ranch! ROAD TRIP with my lovely daughter Kristin at the wheel! Look for tons of pics soon!

CREATE! Retreat in Irvine from Interweave

Shimmer and Bling Necklace!

Letterista Style!






SUCH A WONDERFUL CONFERENCE here close by in Irvine-I met the nicest people!
The first ( Long !) day was Letterista and also Modern Script! PLEASE go visit the flickr-site-Link on the right to see some of the wonderful work produced. I am so gratified to be doing what I do-It is the Best Job Ever-and I think I will always teach-somehow some way-oh and I have an idea percolating in my head for a Garden Studio day-a day of play, art, good food and wine! Yes?

On Sunday it was Shimmer and Bling Neclace and gold techniques -almost cancelled when I forgot the supplies necessary-Thanks so much to the intrepid Kristin ( my amazing daughter) for her early morning freeway dash and bailed me out big time! I don't think I'll do that again soon!!

Pigs, Letteristas and Things in Jars!

YES! There are so many things on the Flickr site ( click at the right hand column !) I have to jam them all in to one blog post- But you see Ive been so busy and I want to show you everything! ( There is Yard news coming too-it is completely completed-well its really ongoing but will blog later)

First PIGS! Yes its the Cochinita show at catalyst at Art Supply Warehouse-something like 40 clay pigs were transformed into works of art-a steampunk pig, Tron pig-My Capitalista pig ( above) and you have to see the sausage!

LETTERISTA STYLE ends with a bang-Orange County calligraphers rock-so cool to see their work on my new class Letterista style Script-EVERYONE did so well! This is Steve's work above

THINGS IN JARS!
Well why not do terrariums too? But of course my son and I are using shoes and teacups and whatever and sold at the Rossmoor fair!

SLA LOGOS!
And I have to show you the kids awesome work at Sheriffs Leadership academy-the logo designs are coming along-heres Alexs and Isaac's collab


OK So go now to my FLICKR HERE! and see all the wonders-of course they are not in this order and you may have to scroll a bit -7 PAGES of stuff!

Come and CREATE! Its another Blog Roll

CREATE MIXED MEDIA RETREAT!
Yes I will be teaching 3 fun classes at this wonderful event in Irvine CA come June 2 and 3-ALSO I will have a booth at the vendor faire on Friday night June 1-free and open to all! Here's my classes and descriptions-you can sign up here  get directions, and I would love to see you!

BUT WAIT! There are tons of other incredible mixed media artists arriving from all over the country, bringing with them their special skills, you simply must check out here on the BLOG ROLL O FUN!




Letterista Style Lettering (6-Hour)

Date: Saturday, June 2Time: 9:00am-4:00pm Technique: Collage & Assemblage Instructor: Lisa Engelbrecht Price: $149.00 Materials Fee: $10.00
What does it mean to write in Letterista style? Well, it's a sweet mash up of traditional calligraphy gone wild—modern and funky inventions and innovations on old styles of lettering! I've coined the term "Letterista" to describe my take on rebellious calligraphy. What will happen when we open up to modifications of several styles of lettering ? Let's organically explore all these options together. Rebellious and chaotic, spilling our brilliant and innermost thoughts on the page, always a lot of fun! Explorers, letterers, and artists wanted! 



Thoroughly Modern Script Writing (3-Hour)

Date: Saturday, June 2Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm Technique: Collage & Assemblage Instructor: Lisa Engelbrecht Price: $85.00 Materials Fee: $10.00
This course introduces the pointed pen nib and its lettering variations—from formal copperplate style (wedding invitation writing) and exciting flourishes to a modern, loose, casual style. Participants will create an outline of these script letters by examining historical Zanerian styles. Then the students will fill, outline, and shadow with traditional and current cutting edge tools creating a beautiful style of lettering that's great for creating titles for journal pages and artwork. 

Shimmer!-Gold Foil and Fabric Necklace and Bling Techniques (3-Hour)

Date: Sunday, June 3Time: 9:00am-12noon Technique: Mixed Media Stitch Instructor: Lisa EngelbrechtPrice: $85.00 Materials Fee: $10.00This workshop will take place in a classroom with Bernina sewing machines available for shared use.Join multimedia artist Lisa Engelbrecht, author of Modern Calligraphy and Hand Lettering, for a very special class. Lisa will guide you with assorted writing instruments to explore and discover experimental lettering and mark-making. The letters and marks will be incorporated onto canvas, and combined with exciting mixed-media techniques to add special shimmer and sparkle by creating metallic hearts with duo adhesives, foils, double-stick tape, and metallic pens. Students will learn how to create a miniature mixed-media art quilt and a mixed-media pendant necklace on fabric.

IT'S MY TURN FOR THE BLOG HOP!

SCRIPT LETTERING, TATTOO STYLE!

My friend Julia from Sakura has turned me on to these new calligraphy pens -made with the same ink as Pigma Microns-so they are permanent and lightfast and they come in 3 sizes and 4 colors ( you can see the color in the above photo) -sweet! I demonstrated them at the Craft and Hobby Association show and while there she took a video of my writing the word Script out.

Basically I wrote out the word script in my handwriting-nothing fancy.  I double stroked the letters, and in that opening starting about halfway down I added some horizontal lines inside the letters, Then I added a little wing on the sides of the letters and then filled them with color!

I used the new Koi coloring brushes from Sakura-they come in loads of colors! ( Markers or gel pens would work too!) I scored a big ol box of every color-so cool. They are super blendable and really bright. I started with pink on the tops of the letters and then used the yellow below and combined the two colors to make orange! Check out your local art store to find these-they are pretty new -so ask your store to order them!


You can buy the new Pigma Calligraphers at Paper and Ink Arts, and also at John Neal Books! you will love them!

Here's the blog premiere of my script writing!

ITS THE SPRING BLOG HOP!

Today it starts! My Art Spark Friends and I will be hopping around showing you fun little tutorials -make and takes for Spring! -First off my friend Tracie Lynn Huskamp makes a super cute stitched card Here is the link to her blog! />And here is the line up for the week!

April 30 - Tracie Lynn Huskamp
A Stenciled &Stitched Special Occasion Greeting Card



May 1 - Traci Bunkers
Gelatin Plate Printing on Fabric
https://www.tracibunkers.com/blog/

May 2 - Lisa Engelbrecht ( ME!)
Script Lettering/Tattoo style using Sakura Calligrapher Pens
http://lisaletters.blogspot.com/

May 3 - Judy Coates Perez
How Can You Resist Such a Simple Technique?
http://judyperez.blogspot.com/

May 4 - Melanie Testa
A Thimble Purse Pattern
http://melanietesta.com/

May 5 - Lyric Kinard
PSE for Thermofax Screen Printing
http://lyrickinard.blogspot.com

May 6 - Jill Berry
Pop-Up Heart Map
http://jillberrydesign.com/blog/

Jump on this -its so fun!

LETTERISTA SCRIPT IN THE OC!

Lisa will be teaching Letterista Script to Local Letter Artists beginning this Tuesday! You can be a total beginner to take this class near South Coast Plaza. Sponsored by the Orange County Society for Calligraphy. Here's the scoop! Lisa Engelbrecht will be giving an Extended Studies Workshop on her Letterista Script on April 24, May 1 and May 8, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., at Barbara Close's Studio, 3851 Bear Street, Suite B, Santa Ana. The cost is $70 per student. Contact Linda Mirth at lrmirth@socal.rr.com to register for the class. This class is going to be so much fun. It is so simple to do this style and, really, anyone can do it. I love script alphabets and came up with this style while waiting for my notoriously late doctor, having only a notebook and a ball point pen. I will introduce you to Copperplate-style outlines using Micron pens and then build up the strokes to allow for decorations and variations inside the letters later. This is similar to a tattoo style of lettering, where the tattoo needle just makes a mono line. The second week we will work on refinements of the letters and flourishes. Week 3 will be a mix of color and glitter fillings, special Zentangle-inspired patterning and jazzy writing on black paper. You won't want to miss this super relaxed class! Welcome to summer and fun letters!

CAROLINA LETTER ARTS SOCIETY Workshop!

Oh what a wonderful weekend! I was invited to teach in North Carolina in Raleigh for the CLAS AGM. 25 wonderful new friends-and please check out their work here on my Flickr! go to www.flickr.com/photos/25736261@N00 ( Scroll past my lawn shots-Im putting a sustainable lawn and I will ahve the blog about that up Soon!) It was Letterista style and writing on fabric-making a book. I was housed in a beeautiful hotel and felt like a queen. Special big shout out to my host Liz Simmonds for organizing and wrangling me. On our desks were a cigar box full of calligraphic goodies prepared by Stephanie and Martha. ( see above) There are also pics of the exhibit of CLAS at the Cary Arts Center which was an old school house they have converted to an amazing space. Thank you so much for inviting me to your beautiful state! ( Thanks too for the hailstorm! It was amazing too!)

WE DID IT!

Yes we did-we ran even though it was pouring and freezing we ran-my brave daughter by my side. We raised almost $1800 for Carcinoid cancer research-THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH! Heres a pic of us right after-rain on the camera-go to my Flickr for more pics and also heres my tshirt with all my wonderful supporters-I ran every step in gratitude for your contributions and appreciation for so many blessings in my life!