For over a year I have been wanting to send a gift to my daughter's friend who recently had her second baby boy. This cherished baby came along after the sudden, heartbreaking death of her first son at the age of two. Not certain how to commemorate this son while greeting the little newcomer, I had to think about what to make. I know that the power of a name can be enhanced by being written by a calligrapher or lettering artist, so I hand lettered both boys' names, added a little portrait of the two golden retrievers the family has included, and put the names into mat openings in multi-opening mats for each boy. Last week I sent the two pre-cut mats with the names to the parents. Here are the names:
Watercolor with permanent fiber tip pen
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