3 Tips for Centering Text
March 3, 2023
Centering text is hard. The hints I’m about to share will help you to … More 3 Tips for Centering Text
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4 Myths about Being Good at Calligraphy
September 30, 2022
Are these calligraphy myths preventing you from learning? Think you need beautiful penmanship before you start calligraphy? You don’t. Think you need nice pens and inks to write beautifully? You don’t.
Brush Pen Basics
July 11, 2022
The aim of this practice is to learn how to write lightly. No matter how hard you’re pressing, the tool will still make a mark. Developing a lighter hand as you write will give you the power to decide the weight of the mark. … More Brush Pen Basics
How to Start a New Calligraphy Nib
February 28, 2022
Why Your New Calligraphy Nib Isn’t Writing (Even Though You’ve Dipped it Into Ink More than 80 Times) It’s not you. And it’s not the nib.
A Better Pen Hold for Better Calligraphy
August 9, 2021
Using a firm pen hold to write hurts after a while. The tension isn’t only the hand either — usually when the writing hand hurts, so do the neck and shoulders. Sometimes the jaw and eyebrows are gripping just as tight as the writing hand! If you’re reading this, you already know. In addition to … More A Better Pen Hold for Better Calligraphy
Calligraphy Layout for Quality Compositions
May 4, 2021
A book I made recently inspired this article for calligraphy layout tips. Or rather, a mistake I made in my composition inspired this post. If you’ve been practicing calligraphy for a while and are starting to create final calligraphy pieces with longer text, read along for tips on how to strengthen your compositions — and … More Calligraphy Layout for Quality Compositions
Quick Dry Brush Calligraphy Tutorial
January 22, 2021
Here’s a little dry brush calligraphy tutorial I contributed to the Calligraphic Society of Arizona. Our guild created an e-mail series called “Ink-spirations” to keep each other inspired and creative during the 2020 pandemic.
Threshold Calligraphy for Yoga Oasis
June 25, 2020
“Friend, our closeness is this: anywhere you put your foot, feel me in the firmness under you.” –Rumi … More Threshold Calligraphy for Yoga Oasis
Pay Attention to These 4 Things for Better Calligraphy
April 10, 2020
Item #1 might surprise you. … More Pay Attention to These 4 Things for Better Calligraphy
What I Wish I’d Known When Starting Calligraphy
October 5, 2018
I share what I wish I’d known when I got serious about pursuing calligraphy in order to support you and the success of your calligraphy practice. … More What I Wish I’d Known When Starting Calligraphy