Be A Heart Blog

Vectorize Your Hand Lettering.

It is one thing to be able to do calligraphy, brush lettering or any other hand lettering techniques, but it is another to be able to digitize it. When I learned how to do that, it was a real game ...

All is well.

A few days ago I visited the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City with my dad. I had been once before, when I was 14 or 15 years old. I remember my deep faith that had yet to be challenged and the ...

Chicago Calligraphy Workshops.

We had such luck to have an amazing photographer at our classes in Chicago. Hannah is a long time friend of mine and not only did she lend us her cute apartment, but she photographed all three clas...

Online Modern Calligraphy Class!

In some of our most exciting news yet, we just published our Modern Calligraphy Class ONLINE over at Skillshare. This summer they are offering a special – 3 months of Premium membership for .99 if ...

Creative Hour at Skybar at the Mondrian.

On Tuesday night, I joined Skybar at the Mondrian to host their first every Creative Hour. Every Tuesday there will be a new class paired with their signature, summer cocktails. And afterward, you ...

Yoga Ladies Vinyasa Pattern.

I am always juggling client work. I love my clients. They keep me in business and I just get so much joy from executing their ideas. But sometimes, an idea in my head just beckons me to put client ...

Free Calendar Download.

Today is June 1 and the weather is finally warming up here in Los Angeles. My mental calendar is so full that I decided I better put it down on actual paper so that I can keep everything straight a...

Walking through the heart break.

I was so vocal about my last boyfriend. I couldn’t believe the fairytale that brought him to me. I was sure he was my perfect match. We looked similar, had the same design taste and mutual friends....

Fear of Growing.

On multiple occasions people have asked me about my business plan and how I wanted Be A Heart to grow. “Oh, my business plan is to keep my business pretty small and manageable so that in five years...

Gratuitous Service.

All of a sudden I had this life changing thought. The kind of thought that doesn’t make any tangible thing different, but changes how I perceive the things that are happening. I’m kind of embarrass...