Joy is a core contributor to UPPERCASE magazine, where she writes about art, design and community. Her writing has also appeared in calligraphy journals such as Calligraph, The Edge and L’Arabesque.
WRITING
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Mind & Heart: Art as Meditation
UPPERCASE magazine, issue 39 (2018)
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The Scientific Method for Creativity
UPPERCASE magazine, issue 50 (2021)
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From Rag to Paper: A Visit Inside Papeterie Saint Armand
UPPERCASE magazine, issue 29 (2016)
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The Calligraphic Marks of Yukimi Annand
UPPERCASE magazine, issue 59 (2023)
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Jake Weidmann: A Modern Master of the Pen
UPPERCASE magazine, issue 23 (2014)
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Behind the Book Cover
UPPERCASE magazine, issue 55 (2022)
PUBLISHED ARTICLES & ESSAYS
“Carol DuBosch: Life Long Lettering” - UPPERCASE $64 - 2025
“Heightened Senses and the Creative Process” - UPPERCASE #63 - 2024
“Aerial Artworks: Victoria Rose Richards” - UPPERCASE #61 - 2024
”The Circular Design of Smile Plastics” - UPPERCASE #60 - 2024
”Creativity & Hardship, Intertwined” - UPPERCASE #58 - 2023
”the visual language of e bond” - UPPERCASE #57 - 2023
”Collaborators in Conversation: An Interview with George McCalman and Joel Benson” - UPPERCASE #54, 2022
”Growing Together: Creating a Community Garden” - UPPERCASE #53, 2022
”Illustrating Identity and Faith: Reflections from Muslim Illustrators” - UPPERCASE #52, 2022
”Ancestral Inspiration: Reflections of Indigenous Pattern Designers” - UPPERCASE #49, 2021
”Art Therapy with Éli Abdellahi” - UPPERCASE #47, 2020
”From Bread to Rubber: The History of Erasers” - UPPERCASE #41, 2019
“The History of the Pencil” - UPPERCASE #40, 2019
"Illuminated: The History of Gold in Art" - UPPERCASE #38, 2018
"Sumi Ink" - UPPERCASE #37, 2018
"On the Edge of the Brush with Tom Kemp" - The Edge, 2018
"Colour in a Can: The History of Spray Paint" - UPPERCASE #36, 2018
"Measuring Up With Rulers" - UPPERCASE, #35, 2017
"A Calligrapher's Library" - Calligraph, 2017
"Ruling Lines" - UPPERCASE, #34, 2017
"Form, Function and Mud" - UPPERCASE #33
"Of Pigments and Memories" - UPPERCASE #32
"The Costumer's Companion" - UPPERCASE #31, 2016
"Pensmith: The Oblique Delights of Christopher Yoke" - UPPERCASE, #30, 2016
"Philatelic Atrocities: Niko Courtelis" - UPPERCASE, #26, 2015
“Weaving Stories: Sarah Swett’s Tapestry Journey” – UPPERCASE, #24, 2015
“Make Your Mark: From Handwriting to Drawn Letters” – Calligraph, 2014
“Garbage Beauty” – UPPERCASE, #20, 2014
“The Personality of Letterform” – L’Arabesque, 2014
“Garbage Beauty” – L’Arabesque, 2013
“Studio Spaces” – Calligraph, 2013