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Rotson Studios
Level 2/105 Victoria St,
Fitzroy, VIC 3065 Australia
Email: info(at)mariamontes(dot)net
Phone: +61 (0) 421 244 612
After all, life is much better in person!
Please feel free to give me a call, I would love to meet with you.
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Upcoming Calligraphy Workshops Melbourne
OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2019
Sat 30 November: Copperplate
2-Day Festive Calligraphy
Sun 8 December: Pentel Touch brush pen
Sun 15 December: Pentel Aquabrush
CALLIGRAPHY COURSE 2020
Sat 8 February: Roman Capitals
Sat 15 February: Neuland
Sat 22 February: Carolingian
Sat 29 February: Blackletter
Sat 14 March: Italic
Sat 21 March: Copperplate
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MLC Open Studio | Meet Up
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Calligraphy Workshops Melbourne
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13 Years in Australia
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Barcelona–Berlin | Tote bag
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She Did It! | Article
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Virtual Tour | What a Shitshow Exhibition
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TYPEPARIS | Q&A Maria Montes
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SHITSHOW Exhibition | Tinglado 2, Spain
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Eleven | Skateboard Design
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FREE Wallpaper | Good Shit Takes Time
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International Women’s Day 2019 | Article
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What have you learned from this year?
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The Calligraphy Co Monogram
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The Best is Yet to Come! | Design Feast Interview
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Brush Calligraphy
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Why does creative work cost money?
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Custom Hand Lettering Accessories
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Brush Calligraphy Weekend Workshop
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Feather | L’oscar Hotel Logomark
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Copperplate Capitals Weekend Workshop
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Having a creative block?
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Tips on how to prepare a calligraphy course
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The Shit Series
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Ten | Skateboard Design
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Numbers and Nature in Action
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Green Fairy Liquors
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In Love or Not! – Cava Artwork
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Green Fairy Beverages
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SHITSHOW Exhibition | La Panera, Spain
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Anytime is Vermut Time
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Green Fairy Font Family | New Font Release!
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Copperplate Calligraphy
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Green Fairy Font Family
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Keynote Speaker | The Design Conference Brisbane 2018
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International Women’s Day 2018 | Article
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Type Conference Touring 2018
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Type Conferences 2017
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The Shit Series (Part IX)
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A List of Fonts by Women
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Roman Capitals Calligraphy Retreat 2017
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Drunk On Letter Ink
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SCARED SHITLESS | Conference Transcript Talk
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Keynote Typism Conference
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Typodarium 2018
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The Shit Series (Part VIII)
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Nine | Skateboard Design
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Copperplate at Shillington College
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The Shit Series (Part VII)
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Interview with Maria Montes
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Chorus Insights with Maria Montes
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FOMO Print
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Me, myself and I are Australian!
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Gothic Alphabet of Mary of Burgundy
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The Shit Series (Part VI)
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John’s Signs Private Collection
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The Great Copperplate Myth
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LOVE Artwork
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Shitism T-shirt
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The Shit Cards
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Hidden gems: Renaissance Bookbinding
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The Shit Series (Part V)
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Rare Bird Swimwear
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Learning Calligraphy in Cabanabona
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Happy 10th Anniversary in Australia
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Mr Peel Mural
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Rebranding Myself—and the pain that goes with it
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The Richardson Family
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Hashtag Print
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Introduction to Calligraphy
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Thank You
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Calligraphy Workshop for Beginners
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Neuland Calligraphy
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BREAKING THE ICE | Exhibition Opening Day
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BREAKING THE ICE Exhibition | Illustrated Cocktail Artworks
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The Stimulant Artwork
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Letterpressed Cocktail Cards
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All Passion Artwork
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A Mojito Made Me Do It Artwork
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Absinthe Artwork
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Piña Margarita Pattern
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Señorita Margarita Artwork
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Coffee Plant Pattern
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Tomatoe Pattern
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White Ginger Flower Pattern
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Strawberry Mojito Pattern
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Ciao Negroni! Artwork
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WIP: Mojito, Pasión Cubana
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WIP: Absinthe
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Fraktur Calligraphy
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Announcing my solo exhibition
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Breaking The Ice Exhibition
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WIP: Negroni
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CELTIC | Calligraphy Retreat
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ITALIC | Calligraphy Retreat
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WIP: Margarita
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Carolingian Calligraphy
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WIP: The Estimulant
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Calligraphy workshops at Rotson Studios
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Botanical Print Lamp Collection
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Ippon Print Womenswear
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WIP: Old Fashioned
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Italic Calligraphy
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WIP: Gin Tonic
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Magazine Cover Issue #07
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Bloody Maria in London
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Typism Book Two
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Tropical Forest Print
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Change The World | Mural
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Romantic Paisleys Print
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Gin Tonic Artwork
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Tone of Voice Exhibition
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We Cannot Not Change
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Cambio Means Change
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Loose Leaf Group Show
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FRAKTUR | Calligraphy Retreat
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Marimurtra Scarf
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Six | Skateboard Design
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La Lió – Limited Edition Scarf
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Rococo Scarf
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Bloody Maria Artwork
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Flamingo Print Menswear
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Bubble Print Menswear
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17.05.2014 – Custom Wedding Gift
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Target Australia Womenswear
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Vector Feather
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Frame Scarf
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Design of the Bay Scarf
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My Backyard
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Marimurtra Print
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Rotson Studios Logotype
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Embroidered Silk Scarf
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Rosella Pattern Print
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Embroidered Logotype
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Ethnic Scarf
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Botanical Scarf
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Floral Print Scarf
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Lotus Forest Scarf
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Pencil Drawings
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MarchTwentyTwo
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Lavender Scarf
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Perfect Typography
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Floral Mirrored Scarf
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New Zebra Scarf
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Makedo
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M22
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Summery Paisleys Scarf
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Digital Effect Scarf
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Floral Silk Scarf
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True Blood
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Miłosz Italic
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Roman Capitals Calligraphy
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The Great Weave
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Bertocchi – Fully Cooked Bacon