I’m super excited about the new Skillshare class The Art of Modern Calligraphy. The incomparable
Molly Jacques just announced on her blog that she will be teaching this online course, which btw is a total steal for only $20 (plus you get lifelong access to the entire course)! She will cover the basic tools and knowledge of modern, pointed pen calligraphy and you’ll learn how to create a unique alphabet of your own. I can’t wait to start the course. The Art of Modern Calligraphy begins September 25.

Molly Jacques On Skillshare

This week was pretty crafty. I took on a challenging project, designing and calligraphy of the day of the wedding stationery. I had been wanting to try artsy, hand painting project in a while and I was finally able to do so with watercolors. I was also able to put my calligraphy skills to use on place cards, table numbers and signs. They turned out great considering I have ways to go before I master the art of the pointed pen. I’ve been practicing it for a while and the whole process takes a whole lot of time and patience. Here is a little peek at all the watercolor and calligraphy I’ve done so far.

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These watercolor place cards were done on an uncoated heavy Mohawk stock (just had some laying around the office) with just basic watercolors in beautiful shades of pink. I used black and gold calligraphy inks to add a little sparkle….

In order to improve my letters, I try to practice calligraphy every single day on several surfaces with different
nibs and inks. Below is today’s scribble, an interesting quote by Oscar Wilde. My calligraphy is still rough but
I definitely see an improvement from few weeks ago.

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I have always admired calligraphy and I have been wanting to try it for a while now but I wasn’t sure what types of calligraphy pens or nibs to purchase. And then yesterday, while walking around the Anthropologie store, I found this delightful calligraphy kit by Linea Carta’s Diva Pyari! I bought it since it has everything I need to get started and now I can’t wait to play with it. Kit includes one lettering chart (with Diva Pyari’s signature calligraphy), practice sheets, one jar of natural oak gall ink, and wooden dip pen with metal nib.

Stay tuned to see my calligraphy experiments.

Calligraphy Starter Kit From Linea Carta

Learning proper calligraphy is definitely on my agenda and I would like to learn from a professional calligrapher. If you know of one in the Seattle area, please let me know.

You can buy this kit from Anthropologie or directly from Diva Pyari’s Etsy Shop.

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After spending the long weekend enjoy the sun, I thought I should get around to sharing this beautiful invitation. I designed it for the Symphony’s Maestro Circle Dinner – an annual affair that takes place at Maestro Schwarz’s house. Designing stationery for so many events is a perfect opportunity for me to try some printing that I haven’t done before, so this time I went with the combination of blind letterpress and warm grey ink on crisp white, heavy card stock. The blind letterpress is very beautiful but I wished I used pearl foil instead. It would give it a bit more shine and grandeur. I’ll definitely try it next time. And so far, this is my favorite invitation to date. Pretty, isn’t it?