So honored to have Ian Lynam visit the Lettering Office yesterday!
the lettering office
TLO In the House!
How gratifying to finally see all that glyphy joy and pain in one location! I had dreams of this on a snowy morning in the studio, about February, wrestling with a drawing that just refused to cooperate… but never imagined it would all come together so beautifully. Many thanks to YCP’s sage gallery director, Matt Clay-Robison, who really made made the work speak for itself and went the extra mile to do so. It has been wonderful to see people looking at the work. It’s not your Grandma’s landscapes, and I am as pleased when someone looks flummoxed, as I am when someone gets it. I guess that’s because that’s the experience I like to have when I am looking. If you came and took a look, thank you. If you came to the talk on the 3rd, thank you for sitting and listening so long! And if you haven’t been by, please do so, if you have some time, and let me know what you think. “The Lettering Office” will be open until Sept. 19th.
Glyphy Goodness
Get a dose of glyphy goodness at
The Lettering Office
a sabbatical exhibition by Mel Rodgers
August 24th – September 19th, Brossman Galleries @ York College of PA
Artists’ Talk: Sept. 3rd @ 5:30 pm, DeMeester Recital Hall
Reception: Sept. 3rd @ 6:30 pm, Wolf Hall lobby
Calling all Clotpoles!
If you like smack-talk, you’ll love some of the stuff at
The Lettering Office
a sabbatical exhibition by Mel Rodgers
August 24th – September 19th, Brossman Galleries @ York College of PA
Artists’ Talk: Sept. 3rd @ 5:30 pm, DeMeester Recital Hall
Reception: Sept. 3rd @ 6:30 pm, Wolf Hall lobby
Legumes and Snakes, Oh My!
Ever wonder what happens when you cross a legume with a snake? Find out at “The Lettering Office”, a sabbatical exhibition by Mel Rodgers, in the Brossman Gallery at the York College Galleries.
Reception: September 3, 6:30 p.m., Evelyn and Earle Wolf Hall lobby
Artist Lecture: “Stop Learning New Things”, September 3, 5:30 p.m., DeMeester Recital Hall
Another Safe Landing 6/06/15
“Peanuts On A Plane”, 20 x 16″, acrylic on canvas
Today’s Progress 6/04/15
Coming soon to a sofa near you… home furnishings from The Lettering Office.
“Crystal Goblet Theory” accent pillow
Recent Progress 6/03/15
So, what, you may be asking yourself, if anything is going on at The Lettering Office? Has Mel’s devotion to pithy aphorisms committed to canvas waned? Are the goofy, over-rendered letterforms no more? Rest easy, serif sufis, TLO’s still got it goin’ on. It’s just that it’s Summer, and the downstrokes are easy. Many projects are coming to fruition away from the office at Marketview… things that require digital intervention. Details on all that to follow. Here are process photos of the latest painting (not finished), “Peanuts On a Plane”, the story of the scary, nasty, politically incorrect peanuts that were banned from consummation on a flight I was on from BWI to Charlotte. C’est bien dommage.
The Hardest Working Dishes In the Kitchen 5/18/15
The Lettering Office 