My newest obsession: drying flowers. My niece @adrianadiaz729 gave me a drying flower kit for Xmas and these are my first dry flowers. I think they can go another round. I’ll probably use them to make cyanotypes. #dryingflowers #dryflowers #almahoffmannpics #almahoffmann

Well, it’s a big one! #60birthday #60isthenew40 #60yearsyoung #almahoffmannpics #almahoffmann

Trying to revive this #cyanotype with markers. #almahoffmannpics #almahoffmann

There’s a tree at @uofsouthalabama by the @usa_visualarts with huge leaves. One day I took a picture knowing I’d draw it some time. #leavesdrawing #bigleaves #almahoffmanndrawings #almahoffmanndraws #almahoffmannpics #almahoffmann

It’s been a busy couple of weeks with the senior show, finals, grading, and the usual torments of the end of another academic year. I tried for hours to design and come up with something. Tried a new program. It is good but not the same for what I do daily. Did some patterns that surely suck. Gave up. Found this ink composition I’d done some time ago and it seemed to say “stop thinking”. So, I lettered it. #almahoffmannletters #almahoffmannlettering #almahoffmannpics #almahoffmann

@younetflix dark & weird. #younetflix #almahoffmannlettering #almahoffmannletters #almahoffmannpics #almahoffmann

Something different: minimalistic illustration based on my photo taken @lakejunaluska during summer. #waynesvillenc #lakejunaluskanc #minimalisticillustration #illustration #almahoffmannpics #almahoffmanndrawings #almahoffmannillustrations #almahoffmann

No lettering today because I spent about two hours decorating this boy. I’m not happy with it because the tree isn’t as dense as I’d like. But I make sure that no Xmas ornament is left behind. 😊 This year there are two glass ornaments designed by Matthew Patterson. So happy about that! Thank you Matthew! Happy to start the celebrations!!! #almahoffmannpics #almahoffmann

Patterns, like life are repetitive. But each repetitive container features diverse ways of doing the same. Just like thanksgiving. It comes around every year but the day itself, interactions, foods, drinks, table settings, attendants, & weather are different. With that, enjoy another pattern of mine while you celebrate thanksgiving with family and friends. #patterndesign #flourishpattern #almahoffmannpatterns #almahoffmannletters #almahoffmannlettering #almahoffmannpics #thanksgiving2022

If you stick around with us, you’ll often hear words all of us make up. Yesterday’s word was northernliness. Made up by my son when he realized he was feeling super cold in 50 degree weather. He said: oh no! I am losing my northernliness.” For a boy who was born in the Iowa winter, this is a big deal. #saidaroundhere #madeupword #almahoffmannletters #almahoffmannlettering #almahoffmannpics #almahoffmann