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Heather gets Compliments from Charlottesville Blog

07/29/2010

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Besty & Charlie's Blog
I received some lovely compliments from from some of my former clients Betsy and Charlie about the escort cards that I lettered for their wedding. Please take a look at their thoughtful blog about their favorite things to do and see around Charlottesville.
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"When I was working at rockpaperscissors, I fell in love with Heather Rolfe's calligraphy. Heather Rolfe of Heather Belle Ink does some of the calligraphy for Monticello...and was able to print escort cards for our wedding. I met Heather down at Caspari and gave her the list of names and the cards. She could not have been sweeter and was even able to print out the text for our program covers. They were beautiful!!!"
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Heather Belle Ink calligraphy featured in Martha Stewart Weddings

04/20/2010

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Martha Stewart
Heather Belle's calligraphy work on the escort cards, table numbers, and drink menus for a beautiful Virginia wedding for Ginger and Greg of Charlottesville were featured on the Martha Stewart Weddings website. Here are some of the photos from the wedding in an except from their article on this beautiful wedding...

Real Wedding: Ginger and Greg, Charlottesville, Virginia


Here are some excerpts from the article by Martha Stewart Weddings. 

Signature Cocktails

"Two signature cocktails were served: "The Double G," a vodka tonic with a splash of Campari that the groom loves and taught to the local bartenders; and "The Triple G," a St. Germain cocktail created for the couple's special day. "
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The lettering for the cocktail menu is by Heather Rofle
Escort Cards

"Escort cards, calligraphed by Heather Rolfe of Heather Belle Ink, hung from manzanita branches arranged in moss with ferns and blooms." 
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Heather's lettering on the Escort Cards
Table Numbers

"Heather Rolfe's teal-blue calligraphy continued throughout the wedding. Here, the tented table numbers, with delicate flourishes."
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Heather's green ink stands out on the table numbers
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Perfect Combo by Meg Runion

04/01/2010

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Some nice compliments by from Meg Runion's blog:
Tuesday night Kaite Sale of Good Press and local calligraphy artist Heather Belle Rolfe teamed up to talk about invitation options and etiquette over a glass of wine at Veritas. These are two amazing women who have so much talent and experience to share! Katie has been in the paper industry for a while now and I was blown away with all the knowledge of it all she has. It is so true that your save the dates and invitations set the tone for you wedding, the little window before the event to give your gests an idea of what’s to come.  If you need help with invitations you should most certainly give her a call!

Heather Belle Rolfe has been doing calligraphy for years and you just cant imagine the detail until you see her work in person. She works with many brides to turn addressing envelopes, creating beautiful table numbers, and even a work of art with your name that you can then have turned into a stamp or graphic design to use throughout your wedding day details.

Thanks to the Bridal Ring for bringing together such an amazing group of women.
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Heather Belle's Favorite Things

01/20/2009

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Caite White
It was my pleasure to have an interview with Caite White of the C'Ville (one of Charlottesville's weekly newspapers) who wanted to learn from me about my work as a calligrapher and some of my favorite tools. Here is an excerpt from Caite's article... 
From the C'ville:
Their favorite things - BY CAITE WHITE

"Eight designers give us their current object d'arte obsessions...

#7 - My pen point (known as a nib) holder

 'The way it feels in the hand is very important to its effective function and performance. It was designed by a master penman…made from Osage Orange, a shrubby tree that grows wild around here and that Lewis and Clark reported back to Jefferson was a wood valued by Indians for the crafting of their bows.'

 - Heather Belle Rolfe, calligrapher, Heather Belle Ink."
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Heather Rolfe's work featured in the Hook

01/11/2007

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The Hook
Heather Belle - She's Crafty
Courteney Stuart from the Hook magazine of downtown Charlottesville interviewed me about my work. For her article "Ye Olde School: Crafty like it's 1799" she spoke to several Charlottesville artisans with trades that still embody some of the ancient arts that many people forget about in this modern age of smartphones and email. My penmanship is featured in the excerpt here...

COVER- Ye Olde School: Crafty like it's 1799

By COURTENEY STUART | STUART@READTHEHOOK.COM

CALLIGRAPHY

Heather Belle Rolfe

When the overseers of Monticello need historic penmanship for envelopes, diplomas or other documents, they turns to  Heather Rolfe. So does UVA, which hired Rolfe to address 2,000 envelopes this past summer to prepare for the September kick-off of its capital campaign. And so have countless brides looking for a classy way to announce their nuptials. In fact, ask around, and when it comes to finding a top calligrapher in town, you'll likely find Rolfe– who does her work under the name Heather Belle Ink.

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The Hook - Heather busy in her studio
Watching her dip her pen "nib" into an ink well– filled with ink Rolfe has ground herself– and then quickly whip out several scrolling letters, it's hard to believe that, growing up, penmanship was not Rolfe's strongest suit.

"I had okay handwriting," she says, "but I always admired beautiful letters and writing." In fact, it wasn't until college, some 30 years ago, that Rolfe got bitten by the calligraphy bug.

"I was a botany major taking a design class when I saw an old English chart," Rolfe recalls. "It triggered something in me."
A New Yorker, Rolfe spent the summer after her freshman year commuting from her Long Island home into Manhattan to take calligraphy classes. Several years later, after moving to Florida and joining a calligraphers' guild, Rolfe says she got serious about the craft.

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The Hook - Heather's nib
She moved to Charlottesville 16 years ago, and in that time, she says she's built a steady business, working out of a studio in her Belmont home. Being approached by Monticello, she says, was "a great honor," as was inscribing a statesmanship award for Margaret Thatcher, who visited Monticello in 1996.

Though most of her work is for lower profile recipients, Rolfe– whose two sons are now in college– says she's enjoying her work more than ever before.

"I can't be happier than when I'm at my desk," she says. "I almost feel guilty."
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Award for Work with UVA

02/24/2005

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I was awarded for my calligraphy work that I did for the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. 
CASE AWARDS
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education is the professional organization for advancement professionals at all levels who work in alumni relations, communications and development. In addition to many professional development opportunities sponsored by CASE districts, the organization also hosts awards competitions each year. This year, U.Va. boasts the following winners for District III in several categories:

Design for Print — 
Materials for the Opening of the Harrison Institute for American History, Literature, and Culture
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: Office of Publications and Development Communications
Chris Cullinan, Emma Edmunds, Kari Evans, Heather Belle Rolfe
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