About

That would be “ah-vee-vah beel.”

I am an Artist in Residence with UAB Arts in Medicine – providing visual art experiences at UAB Hospital to patients, staff and others in the Birmingham community. I have been a professional calligrapher since 2011 – but practicing the craft since I was 15.

Likes: old movies, long hikes with the hubs, any time I can get with my grown kids, exploring new places and is a late in life “cyclist” with dreams of riding long and fast but somedays the trainer is as far as I get.

Has a kind hubs, 2 really cool daughters and the best sons-in-law. They would want me to mention my 3 granddogs (Fawkes, Leo and Lafayette), one grandcat (Mustache) and grandrabbit, Moose.

Been writing “fancy” for a long time.

Believes beautiful writing can make people feel special – and that’s a lovely thing.