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  • Manu Forti

    1 month ago - By Gurney Journey

    The Mackays of Scotland have a clan badge that says "Manu Forti," which means "with a strong hand." When I was just 13 years old, I realized I had Mackay ancestors, so I drew this bookplate on scratchboard and printed it out as a bookplate for my graphic arts class.
    Thirteen years old is the age when I started to figure out who the heck I was. I discovered it was possible to make a living with my hands in graphic arts, calligraphy, animation, or illustration.
    All my heroes-Howard Pyle, N.C. Wyeth, Norman Rockwell, Preston Blair-had their heyday between 1900 and 1940. They were long gone...
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