I mentioned on Friday that Cherrell Avery was one of the British calligraphers to have work selected for LAR. Cherrell was a resident calligrapher at the V&A for six months. It is interesting how people develop from their experiences where everything somehow conspires to make a whole. Cherrell studied the letters, artefacts and artworks, did numerous drawings and sketches - the first etching happened in response to the Letter Exchange '26 Words' exhibition where her random word was … [Read more...]