• Calligraphy •
Early Work
Ten Zillion
1979
Text by Stevie Wonder
Pen, Ink and gouache on paper
William considered this piece as marking his first significant moment as a serious calligrapher. It was created at Reed College, and was stolen from a group show there. He chose the text for the adjoining N and Z letterforms — their shape essentially identical but rotated 90 degrees. He estimated the piece was approximately 40” wide.
Blue
from the song by Joni Mitchell
1977-1979
Brush, pen, ink and watercolor on paper
William's student work
Lamentations of Jeremiah
Dec 7, 1975
from the Lamentations of Jeremiah, chapter 1
Pen and ink on paper
"Created for my father, Frank Stewart, before I knew anything about calligraphy. The lettering is late Victorian pseudo-gothic."
— William Stewart
I wish either my father or my mother
Date unknown
from a quote by Laurence Sterne from " The Life and Opinions of Tristam Shandy, Gentelman”
Pen and ink on paper