In every calligraphy course I teach, someone will say ‘It’s so therapeutic’ – with a little note of happy surprise. I wait for the moment, I guess who’ll say it first, and I love it when they do. Modern calligraphy is the loveliest hobby, and accessible for almost everyone. Watching the graceful movements of your …
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I had an email from Sarah the other day – she’d been to one of my calligraphy workshops and kept her nib – but within a few months it had begun to rust. She asked me for advice: is there a best way to keep calligraphy nibs, to prevent rusting? Now I go through nibs …
In my years as a professional calligrapher I’ve written hundreds of family trees – mainly via my Not On The High Street store, where I sell small format, modern family trees with hand calligraphy. These are wonderful Christmas gift ideas with a very special personal touch – it’s coming up to busy season and I …
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I really do get to work with the loveliest people! From the moment Emma emailed about her wedding invitations, every correspondence was a pleasure. Emma and Duncan’s day was classic, beautifully styled and in a timeless colour palette. I wrote hand calligraphy in a dusky pink ink, on luxury stationery with a slight texture. Printing …
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Once you know you’ll keep practising, it’s worth getting a few extra supplies – so I recommend making learning calligraphy fun with: coloured inks coloured papers – especially dark different nibs a book – try my Introduction to Modern Calligraphy, or Nib & Ink, or Modern Calligraphy Workshop Read my article about making practice fun, …
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How time flies… I’ve just shared this video of one of my calligraphy workshops from back in 2016 on my facebook page, as a lovely reminder. Over 2 years the format of the workshops has changed only a little, as I learn from you lovely people who come along to my classes! Thank you to …
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Keeping in touch with students from my calligraphy workshops is the loveliest thing. Natalie has been to two of my calligraphy classes in Manchester, and seeing her beautiful lettering style develop is just brilliant for me. I wanted to share her progress to show you just how much you can achieve with modern lettering, in …
Modern calligraphy is harder than it looks. But I’m confident at least 90% of people can do it – and I really do believe that you only need 2 hours of teaching before you can continue your calligraphy journey to success! The secret is to practice – have your first practice session at home (if …
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