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is it fall yet™ (at Clinton Hill, Brooklyn)

ancient greek word of the day: κακοθερής (kakotherēs), unfitted to endure summer heat ❄️ it me, as the kids say, take me back to summer in Iceland. (at Vatnajokull Glacier Iceland)

hello hi it's been a decade, which is approximately how long it took to draw shades on each of these seven zillion letters 😎 and I don't even know if I like it ❔ but this is the year of our lord 2018 and second guessing myself is so last year 👋 anyway this book is great and the movie is great and I just finished the sequel/companion piece which is you guessed it, also great 🎉 anyway hit me up with more book suggestions i am getting back on the 🐎

you know what's a really great way to practice your envelope calligraphy?? 💌 spell your best friend's name wrong so you have to turn it into a random sample so at least you can post the images on insta without leaking anyone's real address ✒️ then invent a last name that kinda sounds real—which is way easier said than done, especially when you're trying to name characters for a novel 📚 anyway, happy belated birthdat to @mkhyde623 😍, which is cool for me to say here 'cause I already gave you the card in person.

if i ever get a tattoo, herb lubalin is gonna draw it ❗ quicky snap from last weekend at my fav annual type event, @typographicsnyc 💯

really needed some stories about badass women who don't let ridiculous shit take them down ♀️ pick this one up of you're feeling the same. it's quick, it's punchy, it's meaningful now and probably always 🙌

okay so this is a little cheeky 🍑 but it's such a pivitol scene AND so ripe with symbolism that I leaned in 💛 and now that i've read Call Me By Your Name i'm dying to finally see the film but am i emotionally ready for the visual experience? 🎬 stay tuned to find out! But seriously, some books are just better at the movies, it's not actually blasphemous to say 💭 What's your fave adaptation? Maybe I'll try recovering a movie cover version that isn't just a still from the set 🤩

my seeeeeeeesters 😍 (at Norman Bird Sanctuary)

when your best friend the bride doesn’t update her address book after two someones move, you’ll have a really good excuse for sample thank you cards and envelopes 👰 and y'all, this wedding is on Saturday (!) the excitement level is a WHOLE lot 🌞 can we all promise to never live in a town named after another state? it’s pretty ridiculous.

im posting this with the disclaimer that i haven’t finished it yet so hit me back in a week and maybe I’ll tell you i was off my rocker 🐞 The Astonishing Color of After has color in it’s lifeblood, so i really wanted to turn up the saturation on this one as well as practice some illustration skills 🕊️ also, it’s the pick for this months bookmess. if you’re interested in following along with my lit crit as well as my lettering, come check us out @ tinyletter dot com slash jessandtessmess 🔖 @femalehemingway and i are a blast, i promise 🎉 and as always, im taking suggestions: what should i cover next?

good evening, darling 👠💋 @mistiebonet_ #dragbrunch (at Trinity Restaurant New Orleans)

new orleans is good 🐾 #meow (at Louisiana Loom Works)

the supremely talented @homsweethom is giving away a scholarship to @letter_west this year and so if course im throwing my 🎩 into the ring. 💌 Lettering is my happy place, because if I could have my way, I'd live inside novels and communicate only in beautiful stories. Words are the backbones of my favorite characters the way drawing letters may be mine. I've never lived in a world where I didn't notice them, point them out to whomever I'm with, and entertain (or annoy) every friend and aquaintence and boss I've ever had with endless typeface trivia. Words are important, and I like it when the clothes they wear are just as important as what's being said. Winning this scholarship would mean having an incredible opportunity to be among my people. My training so far has been purely in the classical sense, rooted in typography and calligraphy and as I expand my skill set, I'm most interested in adding more illustrative qualities to my work. I want depth and style and a little more motion and joy in my lettering, so as to affect in my audience what my favorite artists inspire in me. Plus, I just can't wait to find even more people with whom I can swoon over a double storey g—completely and utterly unironically. ✏️ #letterwest (at Garden District, New Orleans)