Thursday, June 29th, 2017, 6:30-8pm, Tickets limited: 30 guests maximum LETTERS READ Ca. 1830 to the American Civil War 
 Hermann-Grima House 820 St. Louis Street, NOLA Tickets at the door are $10 Regular Admission / $7 Seniors / $5 Members LETTERS READ is an ongoing series of live events in which performers read historically important…
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What would you give for poems you can pluck from your pocket when needing a little lift? Is $10 too much? Mrs. Collins partnered with New Orleanian poet Jason Moore to create this collection of itty-bitty engraved poems—there are five—to be carried in your pocket. Or pocket book. Occasionally available at Crescent City Books across…
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Exclusively from Nancy Sharon Collins, Stationer, real hand engraved stationery lettering styles proprietary to this industry, in the last century. Have your bespoke, personal stationery hand engraved with your name in one of these legacy lettering styles. These are not fonts, they are hand lettering cut in steel then printed on a century-old engraving press. Shown are…
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Letters Read is a new series of live events produced by Mrs. Collins in collaboration with Antenna Gallery in which performers interpret personal letters written by individuals vital to the history and culture of New Orleans. For the inaugural event, Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at Crescent City Books, we are excited to present an evening with the letters…
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Published in PRINT Magazine earlier this month…the story of Sackers typefaces from Monotype, and how these engravers fonts came to Monotype—one of the best-known font technology companies in the world. Monotype is also the font development company responsible for creating JMC Engraver and Feldman Engraver and making them available free for the launch of my book, The Complete Engraver. Engravers…
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