dental drill does more than molars and

FOR THOSE WHO LOVE THE ELEGANCE OF HAND-LETTERING
From Ken Brown
iISSUE TWENTY-THREE • October 2007
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A newsletter about Ca!igraphy
Elegant hand-lettering done with a variety of tools for fun & profit.
DENTAL DRILL DOES MORE
THAN MOLARS AND
MAGNIFICENT LETTERING.
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Each October there is a dog
show...a FUN MATCH... in
C o p p e r C a nyo n , T X , j u s t
north of the Dallas area. Two
internationally-known breeders of King Charles Cavalier
Spaniels, PINECREST CAVALIERS, put on an all-day gathering of several dozen
Cavalier-owners in the area.
It’s a chance to show off the
size, intelligence, beauty, and
many other attributes of their
dog(s).
There’s always a silent
auction and for the past seve r a l ye a r s , G a i l a n d Ke n
Brown have donated a large
bottle of wine for the fundraiser; the money goes to the
rescue fund for this breed.
This year’s bottle, will be
a great and tasty memento of
a day with a bunch of wonderful people and their beautiful dogs. Another breeder in
attendance was the high bidder and got the 2007 threeliter bottle of Spanish wine.
On the next page are
more photos of the bottle and
a bit about how the image of
the dogs gets on these bottles
every year.
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As most of you know, Ken’s
only use of the drill is for Calligraphy. And although the bottle’s
title at the top could have been
done by hand, with the drill, the
words for this one were set on the
computer and a local sandblasting firm because of Ken’s heavy
workload at the time the bottle
was obtained from a local wine
distributor.
Gail Brown did the original
artwork of the dogs with pen and
india ink on white paper. That art
was then converted to a special
stencil used for sandblasting.
Once her artwork was etched into
the bottle, she took the drill and
refined some of the fine lines and
added others. Once the image
was crisp and complete with her
touchup, she added gold highlights with a tiny brush and gold
paint. The brilliant color added a
TOP
Gail at her table beginning the gold
highlighting of the etched images. The
identical artwork was etched on two
bottles...one for the silent auction and
the other as a gift to the hosts of the
FUN MATCH.
BOTTOM
The paintbrush has but a few very thin
hairs. Gail get’s great detail adding the
gold to just the right places
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beautiful new dimension and depth to the dogs.
This time, two bottles were produced. The Browns donated
the bottle shown below, with a special inscription on the front, to
the owners of PINECREST CAVALIERS, Ted and Mary Grace Eubank,
in appreciation of
their tireless work in
the breeding, showing, love, and publicity they give these incredible dogs.The illustration was on the
back of this bottle.
The two in the
artwork are GUS on
the left and MAX on
the right. They are 3
and 5 years old respectively and belong to Ken and Gail.
At Ken’s Engraving Seminars in October and November,
students will learn
the details of the
process and how it
can work for their
own customers, family, friends, and special events.
See more about
Seminars on the next
page. There is still
time to get into either
Seminar.
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EXTENDED TO
Thurs., October 18.
Thursday at 5:00 p.m. is the extended deadline to get into the
October OR November Seminars and have the Ken Brown Basic Equipment package included in the Seminar cost.
Click the link below to see a 5 minute slide show with music
showing a wide variety of items hand-engraved with a dental
drill.
http://web.mac.com/kenbrownlines/PRINTS/KEN_BRO
WN_MOVIE/Entries/2007/9/30_KEYNOTE_FINAL.html
The back of this ESTEE LAUDER compact has an original poem,
composed for Gail, by Ken. After seeing the verse and beautiful
orchid on the other side, a friend purchased a compact and had
Ken personalize it for his wife, Evelyn.
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Words to ponder
Courage and perseverance
have a magical talisman,
before which difficulties
disappear and obstacles
vanish into air.
-John Quincy Adams
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Final 2007 Seminars
Held at the Quality Inn,
McKinney, TX 972.542.9471
October 25, 26, 27
November 13, 14, 15
SEMINAR COST
$3750.00
KEN BROWN
BASIC ENGRAVING SYSTEM
$1250.00 package included FREE.
THESE TWO SEMINARS ONLY.
CLASS SIZE each Seminar
10 Students maximum
DEADLINE TO ENROLL FOR
FREE EQUIPMENT PACKAGE
October 18
PAYMENT
Visa, MasterCard, cashier’s check
CALL
1.800.654.6100
to enroll.
See photos and more detail
about our Seminars at
.kenbrown.com
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