Can We All Just Get Along? Valentine Calligraphy

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I officially declare this week "Love All Week Long Week," in honor of St. Valentine and his disciples, who might include Rodney King, with his timely quote from 1992: "Can We All Get along?" The quotation is sometimes amended with the addition of "just," as I've written it here. On Valentines Day I like to spend time in the studio using my calligraphy practice to think about love. Each year it takes a different turn. Given the chaotic state of the nation, King's plea is more relevant than ever, and a return to these poignant words from 1992 did not seem out of order.

This set of work is an exploration of voice in letter forms. The quotation can range in tone from Hallmark Greeting to hip hop to something you might see in an alley emblazoned on a wall. Check it out.