Recent NYTimes blog mention:

We were recently mentioned in Seth Kugel's informative and kind New York Times Frugal Traveler's blog on New Orleans, Jan. 22, 2013. You can view it at this link: NYTimes.com Blog

The Studio & Gallery

Mystic Blue Signs opened our shop on Magazine Street in 1996, but we have been specializing in hand lettering and illustration since 1973.

New Orleans has such inspiring architecture and history that it's a natural location for a hand-painted sign shop. We use traditional methods and materials and we draw everything by hand, from logos to lettering to illustration. We hand-cut, hand-carve, hand-paint. We use wood, metal, special sign paint and sign painters' quills, flats and fitches. We use real 23 karat gold leaf sheets on signs and glass transom numbers. We even paint scenes and signs on the sides of buildings. And we ship signs all over the world.

For the last seven years, Mystic Blue has hosted regular art shows in our gallery, featuring local artists. We sell prints, paintings, posters, signs, stained-glass, jewelry and objets d'art made by our artists. Studio/Gallery hours are Tues thru Fri 10am-5pm and Sat 10am-3pm.

Hand-writing demo by Yvette at WWL Channel 4 for National Hand-Writing Day.

May 2013 Center News

§ Happy Festivals §

Classes

Roman Letters: Drawn and Painted, this six-weeks course has ended, but will be taught in the fall. Please call (504) 525-4691 for more details.

Pen Letters: Calligraphy and Handwriting, will meet Tuesdays, April 9 to May 14, 7pm to 9pm.

Exploring Handwriting: this class will meet on Saturday, March 2, from 10pm to 3pm. Cost of the class $75.

Designing Organically: this class will meet for two 3-hour sessions in May or June. The cost will be $100 with materials included. Interested students should contact Eve or Vince for specific times.

Tutoring: tutoring sessions in handwriting to improve penmanship, tailored to the individual student. Tutoring sessions are 1-1/2 hours.

Font Club

Local graphic designer Liz Cooke will give a presentation at 3pm, Saturday, May 11th at Mystic Blue Signs on using a pen tablet with Adobe Illustrator for type design. Visit LizCooke on facebook for examples of her work.

At our last meeting, Delve of www.delvefonts.com gave a live skype presentation on Saturday, April 13th at 3pm, from San Francisco at Mystic Blue Signs on running a type foundry. Delve discussed type foundry concerns such as production, distribution, marketing, etc.

Font Club normally meets on the 3rd Saturday of the month. Also you can visit www.aiganeworleans.org for graphic design events and meetings in New Orleans.

NOLA School of Art & Crafts

The New Orleans School of Art and Craft offers classes in all styles of art-making, including calligraphy. They can be reached directly at (504) 944-7900. For more info visit www.NOLAArtandCraft.com

NOLAA

NOLAA is a non-profit organization whose monthly meetings are mini-workshops in a variety of calligraphy techniques, well worth the $25 per year membership fee. Meetings are held on the 2nd Saturday of the month. Visit www.neworleanscalligraphy.org for more info.

Photography by Claire Hassig

We are proud to have an exhibit of Claire's photographs in the gallery. The images present the abandoned structures of the former Six Flags Amusement Park, altered through her unique perspective.

Center Newsletter

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