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Custom/Commission Art Piece

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***THESE ITEMS ARE NOT FOR SALE.*** These commissions can show you a range of work I've done in the past and give you some ideas. You can refer to them when you tell me about your idea for a custom piece, or any other image you’ve seen on the site.

Pricing is dependent on scope & scale. For example, a larger commission piece such as the first portrait (about 10”x10”) would be priced at approx. $300. A smaller version of that (about 5”x7”) would be approx. $100.

After you get your quote, I can send you a private link for purchase whenever you are ready.

Past works in order for reference:

  1. Mughal-style miniature portrait commission, gouache

  2. Royal Pet Portrait, gouache

  3. Plum blossom branch sumi-e, sumi ink

  4. "Eight SCAdians at a bonfire" after Sesson Shūkei, sumi ink

  5. "Dragon" Japanese calligraphy, ink

  6. SCA champion’s scroll, ink

  7. Lord of the Rings quote triptych, ink and gouache

  8. San Juan de la Cruz quote, ink and gouache

  9. SCA Silver Brooch scroll, ink and gouache

  10. "The Lonely Mountain" micrography, ink

  11. “Don’t Believe Everything you Think”, ink

  12. “Listen to the Mustn’ts”, ink

  13. Mom’s Honey Cake Recipe for New Year’s, ink

  14. Arabic calligraphy zoomorphs

***THESE ITEMS ARE NOT FOR SALE.*** These commissions can show you a range of work I've done in the past and give you some ideas. You can refer to them when you tell me about your idea for a custom piece, or any other image you’ve seen on the site.

Pricing is dependent on scope & scale. For example, a larger commission piece such as the first portrait (about 10”x10”) would be priced at approx. $300. A smaller version of that (about 5”x7”) would be approx. $100.

After you get your quote, I can send you a private link for purchase whenever you are ready.

Past works in order for reference:

  1. Mughal-style miniature portrait commission, gouache

  2. Royal Pet Portrait, gouache

  3. Plum blossom branch sumi-e, sumi ink

  4. "Eight SCAdians at a bonfire" after Sesson Shūkei, sumi ink

  5. "Dragon" Japanese calligraphy, ink

  6. SCA champion’s scroll, ink

  7. Lord of the Rings quote triptych, ink and gouache

  8. San Juan de la Cruz quote, ink and gouache

  9. SCA Silver Brooch scroll, ink and gouache

  10. "The Lonely Mountain" micrography, ink

  11. “Don’t Believe Everything you Think”, ink

  12. “Listen to the Mustn’ts”, ink

  13. Mom’s Honey Cake Recipe for New Year’s, ink

  14. Arabic calligraphy zoomorphs

  • A treat, obviously!

    Just kidding—although I do try to make the entire process—from ideation to final product—as painless, responsive, and custom to you as possible.

    • First, I’ll ask you what it is you need to communicate, or what vision you may have for the work. I’ll also ask for reference photos or if there’s any of my past work that caught your eye.

    • Depending on the project, I’ll come back to you with a loose sketch, or options for directions to explore further.

    • Once you pick a direction or are happy with the sketch, I’ll get to work!

    • If you’ve purchased a digital file, I will send a hi-res file by email. If you’ve purchased a physical item, I will mail it via USPS.

    Click “Get a Quote” above to fill out the form, which will ask you the initial intake questions, and I’ll get back to you with a quote and timeline.

    Or, you can contact me here to just send a general inquiry.

  • Pricing is based on complexity, scope, and size of the work, what tools I need to make it, and word count (for calligraphy). For general reference:

    • a 6”x4” mini-llumination is $60 for about 25 words and an inch of art all around

    • an 8”x6” mini--llumination is $120 for about 75 words and an inch of art all around

    • a much larger, say, 11”x14” manuscript-style page with 200+ words and an inch of art all around would be about $470

    • Royal pet portraits are priced at $3.50/sq. in., rounded to the nearest $10. So, a 4”x6” royal pet portrait would be $90, and a 5”x7” pet portrait would be $130

    • Calligraphy only invitation design—up to ~50 words plus a monograph (for weddings)—$150

  • How many words I can fit into a piece depends on a lot of things—the content and complexity of the art, the “hand” (style of writing), and how you feel about line breaks, for a few.

    For reference, generally speaking:

    • Using a dense style like Gothic textura quadrata, I can fit up to about 1½–2 words on average per square inch—so, about 50 words on a 4”x6” piece, or about 150 words on a US letter size paper (including an art border).

    • Using a much looser style like insular/uncial, I can only fit about 1 word per square inch, so about half those amounts.

    • The more art there is, the fewer words I can fit, and vice versa.

  • Yes—come find me at a local art market or fair! My Instagram is your best bet for the latest info on upcoming in-person markets.

  • Absolutely! Contact me with your ideas, or click “Get a Quote” above to fill out the form, and we will make something beautiful and perfect for you.

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