Classic Signs

The signs we make at Mystic Blue Signs reflect a sophisticated community with a strong sense of its own tradition. Customers usually ask us to create the designs, and we have revived lost traditions like curled metal and turn-of-the-19th century styles to express the diverse flavors of the New Orleans area.

The signs in our portfolio were made by proprietors Yvette Rutledge and Vince Mitchell with the same materials and techniques used by the great sign and graphic artists whose work inspired us to become lettering artists.

Please contact us for more information about making an old-fashioned or vintage sign like this for you.

June 2013 Center News

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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.

Exploring Handwriting: this class will meet on Saturday, June 8, from 10pm to 3pm. Cost of the class $75.

Designing Organically: this class will meet for two 3-hour sessions TBA. 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

Font Club will be a work session led by Vince Mitchell which will include hands-on scanning and techniques for importing alphabets into FontLab or Fontagrapher. Call us at (504) 525-4691 if you have any questions or want more information.

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.

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