Joanne Sharpe – Find your Style, Find Your Font!

Joanne Sharpe is a life-long creative artist dedicated to empowering women to embrace their own creativity through national and international workshops and  classes that explore journaling, lettering, textiles and mixed media art.

FIND YOUR STYLE, FIND YOUR FONT!

Joanne’s famous lettering mantra is “use your own handwriting” to make stylized lettering.  In this supercharged class, come and learn FIVE new design and drawing techniques to easily transform your own cursive and printing into a signature font that is unique to you.  Use lettering grids, pens and watercolors to try your hand at  new looks. Letter your favorite words, sayings or scripture verse with illustrate simple imagery on 8 small watercolor cards and art ready to display.

SUPPLIES: graph paper (in a pad or composition book)pencil, eraser, black waterproof fine line pens (Microns, Pitt, Uniball), your favorite colorful markers (and brand you have like Tombow and Copic), small watercolor pan set (like Koi, Prang, Prima Confections), waterbrush.  PAPER: Bring 8 pcs of 4 ½” x 6” watercolor paper: Cut from a 9”x12” Strathmore 300 series (yellow cover) Watercolor pad, cut two sheets to size needed.