an admission of love for the ampersand

At art school, just as at any university I would imagine, there were a number of cliques, divisions and groups, but none were more obvious than the infamous...

Fine Art student vs. Graphic Design student

In my second year of uni I had a graphic designer boyfriend, and I can still remember the scowls and withering looks of my Fine Art peers, fully loaded with contempt and derision at being associated with 'one of them'.

I graduated a while ago now, and I've grown up a lot since then, but still the fact of my being a Fine Art graduate means this is not an easy thing to admit to.

Here goes:

I love typography.
I love fonts.
I love punctuation marks.

There, I said it. I'm a Fine Artist who also loves lettering - and I'm not ashamed!

Furthermore, I am in love with ampersands.

Just look how deliciously perfect they are, in all sorts of situations and media:

{shape poem} {balloons} {Land of Ampersand print}

{moss-covered} {sterling silver ring} {vintage light}

{photographic print} {wooden necklace} {cotton pillow}

also:

{marc johns}

Are you enjoying the ampersand trend?

Or do you prefer a different punctuation mark?