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by Jack Wills
Mon Dec 19, 2005 12:51 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Letterhead Event in Cincinninati
Replies: 2
Views: 2264

Thanks, I been fishin' way too much.
out of the loop so to speak.

Jack
by Jack Wills
Sun Dec 18, 2005 10:59 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Letterhead Event in Cincinninati
Replies: 2
Views: 2264

Letterhead Event in Cincinninati

What would be a date for the Zoo meet.
I saw it in the Past but forgot.
Any help would out.

Thanks Jack
by Jack Wills
Sat Aug 20, 2005 10:49 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: PinStripes and Other
Replies: 1
Views: 2016

PinStripes and Other

Go Here for a looksee.

CrazyJack

http://www.artshirtsonline.com
by Jack Wills
Tue Oct 12, 2004 9:53 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: The Thing We Call "Handlettering"
Replies: 16
Views: 11644

I was reminded after a deadening period of time about such things and after all the divorcing and domestic haggles,business issues, selling off investments and learning to live again to the point where there was some remote memory left. The reminder came from a friend in Auburn, CA who ran a shop ca...
by Jack Wills
Thu Aug 26, 2004 12:28 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Eyvind Earle: Ya Gotta See This
Replies: 0
Views: 2674

Eyvind Earle: Ya Gotta See This

A former set designer for Disney. Gallery21 closed after the death of Eyvind, 5 yrs ago. Luckily on a visit to Carmel,CA Dave Simpson and I turn a corner only to find a new studio had just opened a hour before we arrived. We are invited to the grand re-opening this fall. Just luck! Go here... www.ga...
by Jack Wills
Thu Aug 05, 2004 12:11 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Wenzel's "Modern Decorative Art" (large images)
Replies: 3
Views: 3832

Not to be stylist minded....But I see a
competitive run between Strong, and
Wezel?

Jack
by Jack Wills
Fri Jul 23, 2004 3:06 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: AKA: Handlettering
Replies: 21
Views: 17650

As I am no longer an artist in the sign sense, having gladly joyfully stepped aside to watch from a distance the harmony of those who embrace the need to excel to hieghts of desire as the neo breed of sign professionals I sink into my personal slumber as a fine artist. Not hardly a creamer ( as we r...
by Jack Wills
Thu Jul 22, 2004 8:54 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Signmaking 101 Roller Covers
Replies: 1
Views: 2539

Signmaking 101 Roller Covers

For making sure of a clean layer of color on MDO or laminated aluminum panels, I prefer to use a mohair cover. I will first lay a length of transfer tape upside down 15" size and roll over it several times to remove as much fuzz and other debris as possible. It also helps to wet down the area i...
by Jack Wills
Tue Jul 20, 2004 2:31 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Signmaking 101: Mahl Sticks
Replies: 15
Views: 13958

Sticks

I had a stick about 18" long with handballs on each end that I would use for control when needed. Both ends would lay on the surface and serve as a rest. On high end pieces I woul wrap some velvet around them. It was just a steady rest more than a mahl stick. Although on rare occasions when i c...
by Jack Wills
Thu Jul 08, 2004 8:58 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Chester Cunningham
Replies: 21
Views: 21135

I remember when working at a shop in Peoria,IL that the only trade magazine available was Sign of the Times. All of us Painters in the shop would try to be the first to grab that Mag from the office when the mail came to see if there was any Chester, stuff. He was the cream at that time. If ever the...