About - Winterbird

Some Facts about me

Norwegian, in New York.
Happily married to the most caring and loving husband in the world, he supports and encourages me and I wouldn’t be where I am today without him.
Love animals and I have been around them most of my life.
Love chocolate. Mostly Norwegian chocolate.
Love learning, and the best part is that there is never an end to how much you can learn!

Hi, I’m Ida. I am the face behind Winterbird, which is all about the beautiful art of lettering by hand. I post my lettering every day on Instagram, and I run the HappyLetteringChallenge together with lovely Tyra and Chrystal.

MY VISION

I wish to share my passion and my knowledge about the hand lettering arts. I hope to spread inspiration, love and happiness through my work.

About my Journey

Grew up in Norway, in a creative family
Tried and enjoyed calligraphy and painting from an early age
Went to school learning Graphic Design and Communication
Started my own creative business on my 18th birthday
Studied Graphic Design at a University in Norway
Started working in one of Oslo’s graphic design firms, as a trainee
Graduated as a Graphic Designer
Promoted to CEO of the design firm
Graduated as Master Craftsman

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My Early Work

Early 2000: This is some early tries of calligraphy that I did sometime in the early 2000’s.

2006: Practiced painting with Aquarelle watercolour. Summer in peaceful northern Norway.

Scan calligraphy from approximately 2011

2011: This is calligraphy I did in approximately 2011. It’s made with a Flat Pen for a greeting card. (Translation: We wish you luck today and for your future)

January 2016: Sometime late 2015 I jumped into Brush Lettering. And by January 2016 I started practice every day.

(My Journey Continued)

Rediscovered my hand lettering love in late 2015
Started practice every day, and opened my Instagram account
Practiced, learned more about the different hand lettering styles, and grew my Instagram
Started the Happy Lettering Challenge in July 2016, which received great response
Honored to have Tyra join the Happy Lettering Challenge in September and Chrystal joining in December
Relaunched winterbird.com in February 2017 with an updated Letter Library (2.0), and more exciting features.