Not that you’d notice, but wedding season has been and gone, and with only a trickle of orders I’m twiddling my pens rather a lot these days. I’ve also taken back to my old habit of getting up at 5:30 to explore the countryside, and while I was exploring yesterday I thought it’d be fun … Read More
I’ve always been 95% boy – it’s a bit of a standing joke in our home. I like heavy music, darkly beautiful song lyrics and grungey guitar bands – always have. And yet I spend my days crafting beautiful flourishes with a traditional calligraphy pen and ink. So I had a brainwave: I’ve combined the … Read More
It’s made me sad postponing my modern calligraphy workshops – but until we can all get out there and enjoy a real life calligraphy class, I have an online calligraphy workshop to tell you about instead! It’s going to be a long spring… but to keep your mind and heart occupied, my online modern calligraphy … Read More
If I wasn’t an optimist, I don’t know how I’d do February! But I’m felling all the joys of spring and so excited for the month ahead. We have birthday secret surprise adventures aplenty (two MAJOR birthdays in our family this month) and lots of calligraphy projects I’ve been a busy bee with in Jan … Read More
I was so excited to come home from Venice last week to find these beauties sat in my inbox! Huge thanks to lovely Cara (owner, photographer, wedding stationery designer and our fabulous workshop host!) from The Little Paper Shop for the pics! And especially huge thanks to everyone who came along on the day! There … Read More
Tucked away in a pile of papers on a shelf in my wonderfully chaotic mess of a calligraphy studio are some gift vouchers. I had these vouchers printed last year just in time for Christmas, and I have spares! So if you’re looking for a Christmas present that’s a little bit different, for a friend … Read More
Is it too early to start making New Year’s resolutions now? Perhaps you won’t read this blog post until 2020 – either way, if you’d love to learn modern calligraphy then I have the PERFECT workshop for you on the 1st of March 2020. I’ll be teaching modern calligraphy at a brand new venue, and … Read More
Brush lettering is the playful, super trendy little sister of modern calligraphy – and I’ll be teaching a brush pen calligraphy workshop in Cheshire on the afternoon of Saturday 2nd November. Come and join me! The brush pen calligraphy workshop is for absolute beginners – so if you want to get started with a really … Read More