We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!

Here’s how it works:

We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:

• Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
• Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
• Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
• Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet

Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2024 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy

Quote of the week…

You’re off to great places, today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way.

— Dr. Seuss

Inspirational Artist of the week: Orla Kiely

Orla Kiely is an Irish fashion and lifestyle designer known for her distinctive retro-inspired, graphic prints based on nature. Her career began with designing hats and textiles after earning degrees from the National College of Art and Design in Dublin and the Royal College of Art in London. With her husband, Dermott Rowan, she founded the Orla Kiely Partnership in 1997, building a brand that has expanded to include ready-to-wear fashion, homeware, and accessories.

Hand lettering inspiration of the week: Beatrice Alemagna

Beatrice Alemagna is an award-winning Italian author and illustrator known for her children’s books, which have been translated into numerous languages and received international acclaim. Born in Bologna, Italy, in 1973, she studied graphic design and moved to Paris, France, in 1997, where she now lives and works. She is celebrated for her unique artistic style.

We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!

Here’s how it works:

We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:

• Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
• Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
• Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
• Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet

Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2024 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy

Quote of the week…

“Mistakes are the portals to discovery.”

Inspirational art of the week: floral tins

I LOVE tins! I have a big collection! I find the colors, the graphics, the typography and the patterns so inspiring.

Hand lettering inspiration of the week: Mark Hearld

Born 1974, based in York.

Mark Hearld is endlessly inspired by nature, creating exuberant, joyful and vibrant collages. He is an artist and designer whose distinctive style is influenced by mid-twentieth-century neo-romanticism, the gaiety of 1930s modernism and British folk art. Mark Hearld is inspired by artists such as Eric Ravilious, John Piper and Edward Bawden.

Mark Hearld has an unbridled passion for making, and his extraordinary creativity leads to collaborative projects with artists and traditional craft makers across multiple disciplines. 

Collage is central to Mark Hearld’s artistic output, not only as a medium but as a process that is firmly rooted in twentieth-century art. Collage was a technique used by Matisse, Picasso and John Piper to introduce abstraction into their images. Mark similarly uses this means of abstraction, combined with his traditional academic training and careful observation, to inform his creativity.

We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!

Here’s how it works:

We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:

• Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
• Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
• Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
• Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet

Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2024 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy

Quote of the week…

“The world of reality has its limits… the world of imagination is boundless.”

— Quote from the movie “White Bird”

Inspiration of the week: Portuguese tiles

The significance of cobalt blue in azulejos lies in its association with the prestigious Chinese porcelain and its evolution in the painting of Portuguese tiles from the late 17th century. 

This color became prominent, often used in combination with white, and played an important role in the aesthetics and evolution of tile art in Portugal. Its popularity endures to this day, being considered a fashionable color for home painting and a lasting trend. Additionally, cobalt blue also played a revolutionary role in Chinese ceramics, being one of the most well-known tones in blue and white porcelain. Therefore, the importance of cobalt blue in azulejos is rooted in its history, influence on art and design, and its enduring aesthetic appeal. This color scheme has become prominent due to the influence of the Mudejar-style tiles, which King Manuel I of Portugal discovered in Seville, Spain, in 1498. Blue and white tiles have become a distinctive feature of tile art in Portugal and are widely used in the decoration of buildings, churches, and monuments throughout the country. The popularity and durability of these colors have contributed to their prominence in Portuguese tile art and culture.

Hand lettering inspiration of the week: Andrade de Figueiredo

Portuguese penman of the 17th century, 1670-1722. Some say 1670–1735. Andrade de Figueiredo was born in Espirito Santo, where his father was Governor of the Capitania. His work follows the style of the great Italian masters in its use of clubbed ascenders and descenders, and of Diaz Morante, the famous Spanish writing master, in its very elaborate show of command of hand. 

Author of Writing Book (1721, in Portuguese), in which we can find exceptional flourish work. 

His work inspired Ventura da Silva, a Portuguese typographer who published Regras Methodicas in 1803, who redesigned some of Figueiredo’s type specimens.