Annie Morris
My grand passions have always been art, reading and writing. Even though in college I started out studying Fine Arts at Stetson University in Florida, I finished with a BA in Spanish Literature which brought me to Spain 37 years ago.
I fell in love with the country, the people, the art, the life style, and this is where I have made my home and raised my sons. During many years I worked in the administration of various U.S. university study abroad programs, but felt the need to spend more time in the artistic world.
I have
been doing calligraphy since I was thirteen years old, when I received my first
calligraphy fountain pen. Basically I am self-taught, but I have attended several
workshops with well-known master calligrapher R.P. Hale.
During
many years I enjoyed participating in Arts and Crafts Fairs around Madrid with
my partner Soledad Oteiza, but keeping up with the times, I want to take
advantage of the wide reach of internet to share my work with more people.
My
personal philosophy is that life is a marvelous gift from God and that we need
to enjoy it to the maximum and see beauty in everything. I would love to think
that I have contributed a bit to making that beauty more visible using the
talent that God has given me, even if it is in something so simple as a
hand-written envelope.