Julia Vance addressed Letter Exchange last month and received the longest applause for the longest time! Tid means "time" n Norwegian. Marble, 102 x 74 x22 xcm 'og' is the Scandinavian Ampersand. In English the E and T are intertwined to spell out 'et' Latin for 'and'. Here the o and g are very intertwined. A truly beautiful piece of work made of marble, 55x45x25cm.The size comes as a surprise because there is such a sense of monumentality about this piece. How is this for the @ sign, a … [Read more...]
Julia Vance – letter sculptor
Julia Vance will be addressing us at the next letter Exchange lecture on the 14th November. She does such exciting work - this first example is the word "og" which in Norwegian and Swedish means "and" Julia Vance The lecture is titled Peeling Stone and she says: “I create letter shapes or a part of a letter. By expressing a third dimension in our two dimensional world of lettering and words, I seek form for the eyes and food for thought.” Julia extracts the letter from its background to give … [Read more...]