The Shit Series | Part 2

The Shit Series | Part 2: Post 26 - Post 50

A black marker sits below the hand-lettered calligraphy on white paper that reads,

Post number #26:

that's the good shit

This post is about me feeling really happy for selling out my first calligraphy workshop in Sydney, yay!

Style: Brush pen calligraphy.

MATERIALS

→ Daiso brush pen
Calligraphy on white paper reads

Post number #27:

you are so full of shit mate

Hand lettering project.

MATERIALS

→ Rotring Rapidograph
A calligraphy pen rests on paper with the handwritten text,

Post number #28:

It’s all shits and giggles until someone giggles and shits

Thanks to the contribution of Steve Abbott‘s brother.

Style: Copperplate calligraphy.

MATERIALS

→ Pilot Parallel Pen 3.8mm
→ 300gsm watercolour paper
Calligraphy on white paper reading

Post number #29:

in the middle of a shitstorm

This post is about struggling with being a one woman-business, and wanting to do too many things at the same time without losing my mind.

Style: Blackletter calligraphy.

MATERIALS

→ Pilot Parallel Pen 6mm
→ Liquid watercolours.
Black ink calligraphy reading

Post number #30:

PUSHING SHIT UPHILL WITH A RUBBER FORK ON A HOT DAY

Thanks to the contribution of Craig Newman. When asked him “what is that mean?” Craig said, “means it is really hard”.

Style: Italic calligraphy.

MATERIALS

→ 3mm Brause broad nib
→ Liquid watercolours
Dark blue hand-lettered text on white paper reads:

Post number #31:

you scared the shit out of me

Thanks to the contribution of Teagan Glenane.
Style: Neuland calligraphy.

MATERIALS

→ Bamboo pen
→ Liquid watercolours
Calligraphy written in brown ink on white paper reads

Post number #32:

crack the shits

Thanks to the contribution of Kate Pullen.
Style: Skeleton Roman Capitals calligraphy.

MATERIALS

→ 3mm Brause broad nib
→ Walnut ink
A piece of white paper with the red text

Post number #33:

keep that shit up

This post is about finding motivation in the middle of a cold and rainy day in Melbourne.

MATERIALS

→ Bamboo pen
→ Liquid watercolours
→ Canson Watercolour paper 300gsm
Calligraphy in teal and grey brush strokes on white paper reads

Post number #34:

don't give me more shit

Style: Neuland calligraphy.

MATERIALS

→ Bamboo pen
→ Liquid watercolours
Artistic calligraphy on white paper featuring the centered, scripted word

Post number #35:

photoshop the shit out of it

Thanks to the contribution of Danielle, Christian and Marz while having a team meeting at Tractor Design school.

Style: Modern Carolingian calligraphy.

MATERIALS

→ 3mm Brause broad nib
→ Liquid watercolours
Calligraphy on white paper reads

Post number #36:

bullshit artist

Thanks to the contribution of Michael Poland.

Style: Copperplate calligraphy.

MATERIALS

→ Daiso brush pen
→ William Mitchell elbow nib
→ White gel pen
→ Golden gouach paint
Gothic calligraphy in blue and purple ink on white paper, reading

Post number #37:

as boring as bat shit

Style: Fraktur calligraphy.

MATERIALS

→ 6mm Pilot Parallel Pen
→ Liquid watercolours
Elegant copper calligraphy reads

Post number #38:

just talking (fancy) shit

Style: Copperplate calligraphy.

MATERIALS

→ William Mitchell elbow nib
→ Straight pen holder
→ Metallic inks
A piece of paper with the hand-lettered phrase

Post number #39:

shit just got real

This post is about the excitement before jumping on an airplane and flying to Barcelona!

Style: Brush pen calligraphy

MATERIALS

→ Brause & Co 3mm nib
→ Liquid watercolours
A hand-drawn artistic lettering piece on white paper with a black pen showing the phrase

Post number #40:

this shit is bananas

Thanks to the contribution of Bethany Simons.
Style: Blackletter calligraphy.

MATERIALS

→ 3mm Brause broad nib
→ Walnut ink
A hand uses a pen to ink elegant black calligraphy that reads

Post number #41:

fresh shit

This post is about the excitement to come back home again.

Style: Copperplate Calligraphy

MATERIALS

→ Pentel Sign Brush Pen
→ Laid paper
A close-up view of watercolor paint swatches in shades of yellow, green, and dark grey on white paper.

Post number #42:

stiff shit

This post is about the loss of my cat Graham. After being together for more than eight years, it really hurts inside saying goodbye to him.

Style: Neuland calligraphy.

MATERIALS

→ Bamboo pen
→ Liquid watercolours
A print on white paper showing the words

Post number #43:

warming the shit up

Getting ready for my last calligraphy course of 2016.

Style: Neuland calligraphy.

MATERIALS

→ Bamboo pen
→ Liquid watercolours
A fountain pen rests on white paper featuring the hand-lettered dark brown text:

Post number #44:

let's make good shit happen

The last ten days, after the loss of my cat, have been pretty sad but I am determined to find the GOOD energy I brought back from Barcelona.

MATERIALS

→ Brause 3mm broad nib
→ Liquid watercolours
→ Walnut ink
The words

Post number #45:

you are giving me the shits

Trying out a new writing style for the first time and feeling like there are so many mistakes that I should not be posting it at all! Definitely having two ‘g’ and two ‘s’ in the same quote is not helping at all.

Style: Modern-type inspired calligraphy.

MATERIALS

→ Nikko G pointed flexible nib
→ Walnut ink
Calligraphic script reading

Post number #46:

the weather is Shithouse

You know how much I love you Melbourne, but sometimes you are such a hard work…

Thanks to the contribution of my studio buddy Peter Tarasiuk.

Style: Script hand lettering.

MATERIALS

→ Fine liner
→ Pencil and tracing paper
Black text on a white background reads

Post number #47:

shits me to tears

“Shits me to tears when people ask me to work for free”, inspired by Mr. Bingo’s great talk today at Creative Mornings Melbourne.

MATERIALS

→ Sharpie marker
Calligraphy written in blue ink on white paper reads,

Post number #48:

don't chicken out, chicken shit

Happy Halloween!
Style: Modern Carolingian calligraphy.

MATERIALS

→ 3mm Brause broad nib
→ Liquid watercolours
Blue calligraphy written in Gothic style on white paper, reading

Post number #49:

i'm up to my eyeballs in shit

Thanks to the contribution of Dan Breukel.
Style: Blackletter calligraphy.

MATERIALS

→ 3.8mm Pilot Parallel Pen
→ Canson Basik paper
Several instances of the phrase

Post number #50:

you think you are king shit

Style: Fraktur calligraphy.

MATERIALS

→ 3mm Brause broad nib
→ Liquid watercolours

The Shit Series: Part 2

PROJECT BACKGROUND

The Shit Series is a personal project that kick started by my fascination with language and all the colloquial ways Aussies use the word shit.


Since its infancy back in January 2016, this series have grown through organic collaboration and using calligraphy, hand lettering, vector lettering and typography.


The inspiration behind these series is my Catalan Christmas celebrations. On Christmas Eve in Catalonia, we celebrate the “caga tió” (Christmas log that shits presents). We also feature the “caganer” (the shitter) in our Christmas nativity scene.


With this project I'm building a cultural bridge between my two homes, while using each popular saying as a biographical mirror of how I feel on each given day.


My Shit Series have taught me a lot of Australian slang. Check out the entire project, the inspiration behind each post and the tools I have used to create them; Good shit guaranteed!

from post 26 to post 50

26. That's the good shit
27. You are so full of shit
28. It’s all shits and giggles until someone giggles and shits.
29. In the middle of a shitstorm
30. Pushing shit uphill with a rubber fork on a hot day
31. You scared the shit out of me
32. Crack the shits
33. Keep that shit up
34. Don't give me more shit
35. Photoshop the shit out of it
36. Bullshit artist
37. As boring as bat shit
38. Just talking shit
39. Shit just got real
40. This shit is bananas
41. Fresh shit
42. Stiff shit
43. Warming the shit up
44. Let's make (good) shit happen
45. You are giving me the shits
46. The weather is shithouse
47. Shits me to tears
48. Don't chicken out chicken shit
49. I'm up to my eyeballs in shit
50. You think you are king shit

Services

Calligraphy
Lettering
Art & creative direction

Industries

Visual communication
Personal branding

Credits

Client: Self-generated project