The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without the work. ~ Emile Zola
...Reggie Ezell One Year Program, 2008
...UCLA Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies
, with the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Huntington Library, and the Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA, Medieval Manuscripts: Their Makers and Users, 2007
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Princeton University, The Index of Christian Art, Spanish Medieval Art: New Approaches and Studies, 2006
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Marquis de Sentmenat School of Design, Barcelona, Spain, 2004
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.St. Johns University, SfC Scholarship, International Lettering Conference, 2003
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Accademia Delle Arti Calligrafiche/Calligraphic Study Program, Cittadella, Italy, 2001
...Cerritos College,Lettering Arts Program with Marsha Brady, 1998 - 2000
...Owner/Graphic Design and Advertising, 1992 - Present
...City of Los Angeles, CDD, Calligrapher/Graphic Designer. 1985 - 1992 (LA Marathon & 1990 Census)
...Finzer-Smith Advertising Agency, Graphic Artist, 1977 -1985
...Calligraphy classes and retreats with Jaki Svaren, author of
Written Letters, Portland, Oregon, 1975 - 1978
         
Coninuing education through classes, workshops, conferences and travel
   Published Work
...Bound & Lettered, Vol 8, No 1, Front & inside cover, pages 28 - 31, 2009
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Letter Arts Review, Vol 23, No 1, page 15, 2009
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Letter Arts Review, Vol 22, No 3, pgs 20 and 32, 2008
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Perpetual Calendar, Washington DC Calligraphers Guild, 2006
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Meditations on the Letter, exhibit collateral, 2006
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Spiral Bound: The Spiritual Journey of Aging, exhibit collateral, 2006
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Letter Arts Review, A Calligraphic Odyssey', Vol 20, No 1, pgs. 24-27, '05
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Bound & Lettered, 'Festival of Cards', 2005 (cover
...Letter Arts Review, Wedding Issue, Vol 19, No. 4, page 23. 2005
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Expression Magazine, 'Catching Words w/Risa Gettler', pgs. 88-95, '02
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Cyberscribe's Annual Artists' Book, 2002   
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Somerset Studio Magazine, Gallery Issue, Vol.1, pgs. 89 & 127; Vol. 5, pg. 61, 2001
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Calligraphic Magazine, Vol. 22, No. 1-1999
...Calendar, North County Calligraphy Guild, 1997 and 1998
   Instruction, Lectures & Programs          
...Art Academy of San Diego, San Diego, California
...Art Studios of Fallbrook,
Fallbrook, California
...Brandeis University, San Dieguito Chapter
...Cal Poly Pomona,
Letters California Style, Conference 2007, 2008, 2009
...Friends of the Temecula Library
...Friends of the Murrieta Library
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Guilds,: San Diego, North County, Inland Valley, Society for Calligraphy/LA/Orange County/San Fernando Valley, CA and Cactus Quills, Las Vegas, Nevada calligraphy guildsand San Diego Book Arts
...Mt. San Jacinto College/Menifee Campus
...Murrieta Valley Continuing Education
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Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
...Kenneth A. Picerne Foundation, Sr. Artist Grant, San Diego, CA, 2007
...University of San Diego,
18th Annual Internat'l Conference of Calligraphy and the Lettering Arts
   Commericial Clients (alphabetically)
...ACLU
...Al Andalusia, '
Alchemy' CD cover, NEA, www.andalus.com
...American Cancer Society
...Applebee's Restaurants
...City of Los Angeles,
LA Marathon and Census 2000
...Hospice of the Valleys
...First Interstate Bank
...Founders and Patriots of America
...Friends of the Temecula Library
...Gelson's Grocery Stores
...Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.
...Hollywood Bowl Magazine
...Marriott Hotel/Laguna Beach
...Mayors of: Los Angeles, Temecula , Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, CA and Portland, Oregon
...Murrieta Chamber of Commerc
...Nordstrom Department Stores
...Oregon Historical Society
...Mother Goose for the Inner Child, book design and calligraphy
...Nat'l Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution/Colonists
...Pepsi-Cola, Inc.
...Photocomm (division of ARCO)
...Robert Renzoni Winery
...St William of York Parish, His Holiness, Pope Paul II (see Illumination Page)
...Santa Monica News
...Seattle Space Needle (Seattle, Washington)
...Stout Family Funeral Home
...Temecula Rose Society
...Temecula Valley International Jazz Festival
...Thunderbird/Red Lion Hotels
...United Way                   
  
   Affiliations (alphabetically)                                     
...Association for the Calligraphic Arts, (international)
...Cactus Quills, Las Vegas, Nevada
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The Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society, London, England
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Escondido Arts Partnership, Escondido, CA
...Friends of Calligraphy, San Francisco, California

...Friends of the Temecula Library, Co-President
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International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers &  Teachers of Handwriting
...ICMA-International Center of Medieval Art, The Cloisters, NY
...Los Angeles Creative Club,
Exhibit Chai
...North County Calligraphy Guild, Board of Directors, 1998 - 2004
...Murrieta Art League, Murrieta, CA
...Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
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San Diego Book Arts, San Diego, CA
...San Diego Fellow Calligraphers, President 1999-2001 and 2007-2008,
Publicity Coordinator, 2004-2006
...Sea Scribes, Monterey, California
...Society for Calligraphy/Southern California, Scholarship Chair, 2003
...Society for Calligraphy/Inland Valley, President and Co-Founder, 1999-2001
...Temecula Art League