Vanessa's Portrait

Vanportrait in the Kitchen. What I do on Sundays: Cooking #grapejelly instead of having breakfast. Designing 🍇#vintagelabels for lunch. Writing blogposts for my Foodblog instead of reading books in the garden. And then, giving away the jam as presents. 🎁 But guess what? On such days I am the happiest me. Smelling the scent of homemade goods, made with great care and love, and making likeminded people happy with a small gift. That’s what #goodkarma means to me. 🙏🍇 #staygrounded (hier: Vanportrait)

The day has come. Starting from Zero. This spiral bound book means so much more than it looks like. It will always remind me of evenings on Periscope, quiet mornings of practicing. Hunting for the right nibs, papers, guidelines ... and many occasions more. #copperplatescript got a new meaning for me, since I have been starting to listen more closely to the huge knowledge of Paul Antonio. So this time I will take it slowly. Read the Manual from A-Z, taking notes, and enjoying the spirit of Yin & Yang, And when the time comes, working out a practice-schedule for the next months. Cheers & Congratulations to @pascribe and his team. 👏🎉 Thank you for sharing your Knowledge, and passing it on to the next Generation. 🙏 What would our Culture be without People who care about the Past and transform it with new experiences into the Future? ❤️ ✌️ (hier: Vienna, Austria)

Weekends are for new ideas. Can’t deny, that I have a thing for oldschool #clipboards. Why not find the matching #handlettering quote for the backside? This could get a possible new screenprint project. 🧐 #insketchesfirstbeliever #chalkpencil (hier: Vanportrait)

#tbt - More #contemporary than ever. The Personal Concept Bag by Stephen Willats (1993) seen at the Mumok Vienna 2012 There are pictures in my photo library, where I come back to scroll through, and then find myself jumping right into the work or message they want to tell us, diving in ideas, concepts and thoughts. From the impressive Multiple Clothing Concept Series (1991-1998) using #Letraset text to display different means of personal self-expression combined to form a public outface on the side of a practical object - the bag. Willats said: We think of the shopping bag as a highly personal extension of the self, but it is also a container of objects that reflects a person's behaviour, mostly daily routines ... #StephenWillats #britishart #thebag #actionriot #identitydiva #intentionprovoke (hier: Mumok, Museum of Modern Art, in Vienna.)

Next private project finished. Could get used to work only in my Atelier. So much more productive. 🏡🙌🏻 My DD's #birthdayinvitation is ready to be send. Can this be true? 👸19! #timeflies (hier: Vanportrait)

#homesweethome - Really like, how the #doornumber turned out. 🏡 5 days at home without urgent projects feels like holidays. Finally time for private things like birthday invitations and some new #handlettering for our home and my little Atelier. 🙏 #lovewhatyoudo #letterarchive_7 #welcomesign (hier: Vanportrait)

Dass ich auf meinen Reisen gerne nach Streetart, Handwerk und Grafikdesign Ausschau halte, ist hinlänglich bekannt. Besuche in Papierfachgeschäften sind sowieso selbstverständlich. Dieses Erlebnis war weniger geplant, als eine Überraschung im Zuge einer Einladung von Faber Castell Österreich zu den jährlichen Artist Days in Nürnberg ... http://vanportrait.at

Favorite pieces from 2016 - 2017

From Inspiration to sketch to custom invitation

Fascinating typography murals and designs in handletter

Keiner kommt von einer Reise so zurück, wie er weggefahren ist. #grahamgreene war ein weiser Mann. Den #spruchdestages habe ich am #Titelblatt des aktuellen @flow_magazin gefunden. 🙏💓🙌🏻 #reiselust (hier: Vienna, Austria)

Spitzfeder

😳... what, if you forgot to have a big creative juicy life? ✈️That's, why I am off for a week in Spain, to refill my batteries, and find some inspiration by the sea 🌊 Not without #brushpen and ✏️ in my luggage 😎 - find my holiday snapshots 📷 here: @travelcollage 🌴🏝#wanderlust (hier: Spain)

Where the grass is greener ... painting #Eastereggs with #pittartistpen and #uniposca. Find the full video tutorial on YT. (Temporary link in Bio) It's #daisylove 👒 #easterfun #machesdirbunt

Part 2 of working on the St Stephens Cathedral. Love to use the powder pigments. They dry so quickly and have a wonderful sparkle 💜✨ "Servus aus #Wien"- Hello from #Vienna #kalligrafieglitter#stefflprint#cathedral#viennalove#viennablogger#withlovefromvienna🇦🇹#windowsofvienna#viennasights#stephansdom#agiftforaspecialperson#calligrabasics#cb_ink#pointednib#copperink#architecturedetails _____ snapsnap👻: #Vanportrait

Arbeit kurz zur Seite geschoben. Mein Lettering Buch von @martinaflor ist endlich da!! Schon beim ersten - zugegeben 3-4x durchblättern - und einer verlängerten Mittagspause von 2 Stunden (ich kann nicht aufhören zu lesen), bin ich begeistert von dem Werk. Endlich ein zeitgemäßes Buch mit unglaublichem Beispielen und fundiertem Hintergrundwissen, das sehr anschaulich vermittelt wird. Ein Exemplar, auf das ich viele Jahre gewartet habe. Stellt alles andere in den Schatten. Und die Haptik des Buches ist auch ein Traum @verlaghschmidt. #goldensecretsoflettering #LustaufLettering the English edition of the book is coming soon, #letteringfriends#martinaflor#lettering#calligrafriends#handlettering #brushlettering#workshop

Ich liebe es, wenn sich jemand höflich nach einer Einladung bedankt. Heute bin ich einmal dran, #danke zu sagen. Es war eine Spanische Nacht - Einladung, warum dann nicht #muchasgracias?