Barry came out all the way from Atlanta to specifically work with me. I guided him towards doing the artwork in the lovely town of Stinson where he rented a house near the beach. Our plan was for them to do a leisurely sunset walk along the shore.
Working with him, we came to the phrase "Jessica, will you be my light?", a reference to a favorite quote from a Harry Potter film, of which she was a big fan. For the design, Barry indicated the style he liked most and gave me reign to surprise him.
We had planned that I would have written 'be my light' in such a manner that it would seem to be part of the artwork. And then once there I would write the other words. However, they arrived at the scene before I had written the words. My lovely assistant, Ember, guided them to the lookout to have a better view. I had just finished the design and so got right to work on the lettering. I wrote it backwards, ending with 'J'. Apparently her attention had been diverted until the last moment, so she didn't realize exactly what was happening until the scene was complete! At which point...well, she said 'Yes!" :-)
Here they are at the center of the flower.
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Working with him, we came to the phrase "Jessica, will you be my light?", a reference to a favorite quote from a Harry Potter film, of which she was a big fan. For the design, Barry indicated the style he liked most and gave me reign to surprise him.
We had planned that I would have written 'be my light' in such a manner that it would seem to be part of the artwork. And then once there I would write the other words. However, they arrived at the scene before I had written the words. My lovely assistant, Ember, guided them to the lookout to have a better view. I had just finished the design and so got right to work on the lettering. I wrote it backwards, ending with 'J'. Apparently her attention had been diverted until the last moment, so she didn't realize exactly what was happening until the scene was complete! At which point...well, she said 'Yes!" :-)
Here they are at the center of the flower.
Here is the timelapse: