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Jocelyn Curry

Shoreline, Washington

I am an artist, teacher, writer, mom, gardener, traveler and chickenkeeper.

Interests: Integrating art with everyday life. Researching the artists in my family. Taking good care of relationships with family, friends and clients alike. Yoga. Travel. Organic food and organic gardening.

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Travel Journal: The Dalles, Oregon

When I was 12 years old and living in Casablanca, Morocco, I was invited to go to our French neighbors' summer home near Carcasonne, France. Prone to homesickness to begin with, I soon turned to a small, lined notepad I... Continue reading

Posted 5 days ago at Jocelyn Curry Lettering and Illustration

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A Day Reserved for Painting

Daily life responsibilities tend to sweep us along and we often never get around to doing things that nurture our creative selves. To remedy this tendency, my friend Claire and I set up our second date to paint together last week. She paints with watercolor, I with oils (these days).... Continue reading

Posted May 14, 2013 at curry powder

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Larger Event: Refreshed Herb Garden

It's been over 25 years since I first designed and constructed my "Early Garden." It was thus named because it was the first part of our property that receives the morning sun. Over the years, I've wearied of weeding and maintaining it all. Know what I mean, fellow gardeners? But... Continue reading

Posted May 6, 2013 at curry powder

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Botanical Garden as a Nature Journal Destination

What could provide better material for a nature journal page than a botanical garden? I created this page on my recent trip to Florida. I have already used it as a teaching sampler for a short class I taught in... Continue reading

Posted May 3, 2013 at Jocelyn Curry Lettering and Illustration

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Journal-like Page as a Wedding Memento

One of my recent commissions was a wedding memento artwork for the niece of my client. After being provided with plenty of information about the ceremony held on St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, I filled an 8"x10" page... Continue reading

Posted Apr 26, 2013 at Jocelyn Curry Lettering and Illustration

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Before the Computer Took Over, We Inked by Hand

While searching through file folders last week, my eye landed on one that is 20 years old. I pulled it out and opened it. As always, seeing work I did long ago stirs up various emotions. In this case, I... Continue reading

Posted Apr 14, 2013 at Jocelyn Curry Lettering and Illustration

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Daffodils, Radishes & Trees: Nature Journaling Exercises

A week ago I taught a one-day workshop, Introduction to Nature Journaling for Calligraphers. Sponsored by the Olympia, WA "Nib N'Inks" calligraphy guild, the goal for the day was to focus on seeing, sketching, labeling, and designing nature journal pages.... Continue reading

Posted Mar 30, 2013 at Jocelyn Curry Lettering and Illustration

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Small Events: Spring

About 22 years ago I created a series of six tiny (3"x5" or so) artworks called Small Events. They were mixed media works on paper using graphite and watercolor. They illustrated minor incidents that struck me as poignant. Today I decided to feature two "small events" that have occurred in... Continue reading

Posted Mar 28, 2013 at curry powder

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Nature Journaling at Padilla Bay: Registration is Open!

[A note: as of April 10, 3 openings remain in this workshop. This is the only nature journaling class I will be teaching this year; I'd love to see you and work with you at this exceptional location!] I am... Continue reading

Posted Mar 16, 2013 at Jocelyn Curry Lettering and Illustration

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Coffee in a Bottle: Starbucks' Various Versions

When a prominent company comes seeking one's work, any freelance artist's heart beats a little faster. Such was the case when I was contacted by the design firm working on a new Starbucks product. When I recently saw a display... Continue reading

Posted Mar 16, 2013 at Jocelyn Curry Lettering and Illustration

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Over Coffee #6: My Diagonal Life

When I was 20, I took a quarter off from my studies at the University of Washington to study the Mexican arts and crafts in San Miguel de Allende. While there, I invited a friend to come visit. Her reply? To chastise me for flaunting my privileged life of travel.... Continue reading

Posted Feb 28, 2013 at curry powder

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An Accidental Still Life

Earlier this week, the "study in red" above appeared randomly as I helped a friend fix dinner. She put the hibiscus on the counter, I made a cup of tea and casually put that on the counter as I pulled... Continue reading

Posted Feb 22, 2013 at Jocelyn Curry Lettering and Illustration

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An Illustrated Map for a Guemes Island Trail

Barred Owl It's been several months since I completed a map for one of the Skagit Land Trust's preservation areas. Today, the signage that incorporates my artwork is being installed up at the trailhead of a recently completed nature walk... Continue reading

Posted Jan 30, 2013 at Jocelyn Curry Lettering and Illustration

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Over Coffee #5: A Brief Conversation

In most community art classes, one can expect a fairly broad age range among the attendees. Last Sunday, in my day-long oil painting workshop with Ursula Stocke at the excellent Schack Art Center in Everett, my classmates ranged in age from about 18 to 70. My table mate and I... Continue reading

Posted Jan 30, 2013 at curry powder

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Breaking New Ground: Drawing Group Loosens Up

When our little group met up for the first time in January, we talked about what we might focus on in 2013. Not that our "focus" is all that rigid. After all, there's the coffee-and-pastry period that precedes the drawing. First things first, right? But back to drawing. The consensus... Continue reading

Posted Jan 23, 2013 at curry powder

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Illustrators can expect to be assigned to draw or paint animals, whether they are familiar with them or not. On two occasions fairly recently, I've been asked to render seahorses which have claimed a rise in popularity in the designing... Continue reading

Posted Jan 23, 2013 at Jocelyn Curry Lettering and Illustration

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Over Coffee #4: Oil Painting "The Pink House"

Between daily life tasks, time with family, freelance work and my occasional teaching, I don't seem to find a lot of time to simply do artwork that has no "purpose." There are some subjects that often inspire me to paint in oils, to lay down color and create atmosphere with... Continue reading

Posted Jan 21, 2013 at curry powder

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Over Coffee #3: Feeding the Animals on a Frosty Morning

Espresso in Québec City The thermometer read 25 degrees when I came downstairs this morning. My first thought was for my chickens, whose water would no doubt be frozen. In quick succession, I thought of the neighbors' cat (I'm feeding her this weekend), and then the hummingbirds. The feeder attached... Continue reading

Posted Jan 12, 2013 at curry powder

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Over Coffee #2: Field Trip

Coffee at the Lighthouse Beach on Sanibel Island, Florida How often do our field trips actually take us into a field? As I was thinking of what to title this Over Coffee, the simple congruency of this term - and what today's topic is - quietly clicked in my mind.... Continue reading

Posted Jan 6, 2013 at curry powder

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Cappuccino, Venice, Italy Dear Reader, I have coffee at two times most days. The first cup is sipped shortly after I get up. The second is usually in the form of a beautiful latté brewed later in the day by my own personal barista: my husband Rick. Over Coffee, thoughts... Continue reading

Posted Dec 30, 2012 at curry powder

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A New Logotype for Specialty Chocolates

My font, Inscripta, was used for the name of the company. A border suggesting cacao beans, seeds, nuts and other healthful ingredients. One can't complain about having been assigned, over the years, the tasty task of designing logos for cookie... Continue reading

Posted Dec 29, 2012 at Jocelyn Curry Lettering and Illustration

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A Lesson in Printmaking: My Christmas Card from 1992

The completed card featuring excerpts of O Holy Night and a wintery landscape is 6.25"x4.6." These 3"x1.5" pen and ink drawings became the masters for the linear artwork that was printed with the now hard-to-find Gocco printer. The right hand... Continue reading

Posted Dec 27, 2012 at Jocelyn Curry Lettering and Illustration

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One Bouquet, Three Pairs of Eyes

Now that autumn is in full, damp presence here in Seattle, I thought this would be a good time to post a Drawing Group project that is a glance back at summer! The three of us met up in Edmonds, WA, where we gathered with coffee, muffins, and our pens... Continue reading

Posted Nov 2, 2012 at curry powder

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Reflections from the Canyons of Utah

Some 40 years ago, I received a postcard from my husband's sister. Her travels had taken her to Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks, and her awe of these places beamed through her words from that small bit of ephemera.... Continue reading

Posted Nov 1, 2012 at Jocelyn Curry Lettering and Illustration

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The cosmos is not a flower I knew until I was an adult, and when I first saw cosmos it was love at first sight. What a fabulous name for an easy-to-grow species. I never fail to feel moved by their simple beauty. Two days ago I wrote to a... Continue reading

Posted Oct 20, 2012 at curry powder

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