Are you lucky enough to make your passion your career?
So many people aren't, but earlier this year my daughter Lucy made the step to do just that. She's now working for herself as Little Old Goose, a modern calligrapher, chalkboard and lettering artist.
I should have seen it coming ....as a child she loved writing, and by her early teens had a distinctive and clear hand. She doodled too, always having a notebook or sketchbook close by.
When she got married, she had a ball designing all her wedding stationary, creating the chalkboards and signage. Everyone loved her style, and now she doing it for other couples getting married, for big events and anyone celebrating.
If you visit Southsea, Winchester and other places on the South Coast , you can see examples of Lucy's work in various shops, bars and restaurants....on walls, chalkboards and glass windows.
"I never know where my next commission will come from, or what the client will want. Sometimes they don't even know themselves."says Lucy. "That can be exciting, but I also work to definite briefs."
The commissions come from far afield, down south and across in Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire.
Lucy also runs modern lettering workshops across these counties too. Held during the daytime and evenings, she provides brushes, ink and paper and guides groups of up to twelve people through the basic strokes and shapes.
"People come to the workshops alone, in couples, or as part of a group of friends or colleagues and during the break, there's the chance to have a glass of wine or a soft drink .One thing is certain, there's always cake or nibbles and everyone always seems to really get on. Mind you, when they're practicing their lettering, it's quiet...the concentration levels are high, and everyone is totally focused on what they're producing."
At the end of the workshops Lucy says she loves to see they're pleased with what they've achieved and I love to see what workshop attendees go on to create.
Lucy is also asked to deliver workshops elsewhere for others. -at the end of September she flew to Copenhagen for the third time to run two sold out workshops and she's also been asked to go back next year.
Before Christmas though, she's running workshops on the Isle of Wight, in Leicestershire and Lincolnshire.
You can get more details here....
Lucy's also off to London for four days in December to hand letter personalised baubles and gifts at Selfridges and John Lewis.
Meanwhile, what's your passion ? Have you been able to take it a stage further too...or are you planning to? I'd love to hear about what you're doing........
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