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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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Common Calligraphy Problems

August 13, 2018

Here are a few points those new to calligraphy seem to struggle with. I know that learning calligraphy is a slow and intensive process. … More Common Calligraphy Problems

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