whew!

[luciab]

The callig is DONE. It looks pretty good, too, especially in terms of spacing. I wound up penciling in the words that weren't evenly spaced, and that helped a lot. Geva always said she did that, but I'd never been sure enough that I would make the letters the right size for the pen. Got it this time, though. Now I can start transferring the drawing, and then do the gold leaf. I'm going to try the raised gilding again, for the first time in a long time. Maggie showed us a lot about how to do it, and what to look for when making the gesso. I know that was the problem before-- the gesso wasn't right, so the gold wouldn't stick to it. I sure hope it works this time. Nothing is more gorgeous that good raised gilding, but nothing can be more frustrating.