Erica Tighe was 26 when she made the leap: She would set out on her own to be a calligrapher. Full time. In order to pay her $800 rent and cellphone bill and $1,000 college-loan payment and also hopefully afford some food.

PUYALLUP – Last fall, three teenagers from All Saints Parish in Puyallup met weekly in parishioner George Josten’s garage studio, toiling for about a month to bring a portrait of St. Josephine Bakhita to life.

Emily Uhl feels called to honor God and enhance the beauty of the church with her handmade vestments