Poppy Print with Calligraphy

A poem on the swiftness of life by the famous Zen poet
Ikkyu created in calligraphy on an original watercolor
painting of an Iceland poppy. The original was scanned
and reproduced on a high resolution inkjet printer and
printed on archival watercolor paper. Each individually
signed with chop by the artist.
Approximately 6x10" Unframed.
Quote by Nichiren

Offset print in
two colors of calligraphy
with broad-edged pen:
Text by Nichiren from
The Eight Winds Gosho
13th c. Japan


Corporate Identity

New logo using hand lettering
for client establishing retail business
purveying fine frozen desserts
Book Title

Brush stroke
calligraphy:
book title for
small press
limited edition
letterpress book.


Japanese Brush Stroke

Brush stroke
calligraphy for the
Japanese word for
BAMBOO

Art
Print


Original
calligraphy
art for
client-
limited
edition
prints
Calligraphy
Logo Design


Logo element
and identity
for client


Calligraphy
Certificate


Retirement
resolution for
David Packard of
Hewlett-Packard
Company.
Family Tree

Two details
from a family tree
in calligraphy
with illustration
in watercolor,
gouache and
pen and ink.
Calligraphy
Certificate


Broad-edged
pen calligraphy:
Retirement
resolution
for Hewlett-
Packard
Company

Book Title

Brush Calligraphy:
Book title and identity for annual celebration
for the Nichiren Buddhist Temple
San Jose, California


Calendar Title

Broad-edge pen calligraphy
for the 2001 calendar honoring
a leader of the Baha'i Faith.
Logo for Soccer Team

Logo designed in calligraphy and produced in Macromedia Freehand
for the Alpine Menlo-Atherton girl's allstar soccer team


Birth Announcement

Custom calligraphy:
personalized
birth announcement
for client
in calligraphy with ink,
watercolor and
gouache.
Logo Design

Brush Calligraphy:
Logo/event design
for Community
of Mindful Living.



Gaelic
Inscription
with Border


Broad edged pen
calligraphy
with border of gold
ink and gouache:
Gaelic inscription
meaning "May your
name be with God".
Personal collection.
Sepia Ink on Limestone Decorative Tiles

Archival sepia ink used with reservoir pen to write in classical medieval Italic alphabet on six large limestone tiles, cemented into kitchen wall of client's home.


Illustrated Calligraphy Manuscript

Archival inks and gouache, gold leaf
and classic colors used in this
original calligraphy broadside
for client.

Logo

Business identity and logo researched and designed
for a maker of shakuhachi
Japanese flutes.

Calligraphy Quotation

Custom illustrated calligraphy
for client with poem
by Hillaire Belloc,
images and copy
researched by artist,
presented as a housewarming gift.



Birth Certificate

Circular format watercolor
lei flower border
frames a custom calligraphy
birth certificate in sumi ink
on archival paper

Pencil Drawing

Three dimensional conceptual pencil drawing for furniture designer client, created from schematics and elevations done on CAD/CAM program.


Other Links

Main Page | Friends of Calligraphy | The Positive Edge
Bodleian Library Medieval Manuscripts | The Huntington Library | The Getty Museum
Japanese Calligraphy | Stanford Art Museum | San Francisco Art Museums

For more information:
Ann Miller Calligraphy Design
181 Second Avenue, Suite 450
San Mateo, CA 94401 US
Email: calligraphy@earthlink.net
650-558-8270
1-800-793-4067
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