eye contact

Eye Contact is a blog by graphic designer / illustrator / artist Kate Widdows, currently based in Portland, Oregon. Presented here for your pleasure is a collection of visual delights, near and far.

Currently seeking new projects and clients.

Calligraphic Works: A.J. Liebling piece

I was recently commissioned to write out a 230-word excerpt from A.J. Liebling’s “Between Meals: An Appetite for Paris.” This is the longest piece I’ve done and includes an illustrated oyster. The lettering is a formal italic style that was used by French scribes in the 1500s.

Posted on June 19, 2011