My calligraphy studio has been filled with the most beautiful poems this autumn. I have one on my desk today, and two more to be written in the coming weeks. Calligraphy poems are one of the loveliest things I’m asked to write, and I always enjoy seeing heartfelt words, and turning them into pieces of …
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Almost a year ago I had an email from another calligrapher who’d seen my gold leaf name on Etsy. She asked how it was done – it’s tricky to add gilding to anything so fine. I’ll be teaching a calligraphy workshop in Coniston (in the Lake District) on the 21st of March and I decided …
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Are you ready to take your calligraphy one step further and experiment with something really exciting? Gold leaf is a fabulous medium to explore and there are simple ways to learn about applying gold leaf to calligraphy which are affordable too! The paper It’s really important to have a smooth paper base if you want …