TWO CARDS FOR MY HUBBY A busy month May is a busy month for celebrations. The first to come was always 4th May for my hubby's older brother, sadly no longer with us. We always used to wish him a happy birthday and then say, "May the Fourth be with you" haha! My…
DOMESTIKA COURSE - A SPECIAL INVITATION - A SMALL MIRACLE A follow-up to the completion of my latest Domestika course calligraphy work. Last night something extraordinary happened... Background - A little art history The Wilton Diptych The Wilton Diptych, painted in the late 1390s for King Richard II of England by an anonymous…
DOMESTIKA COURSE - ENGLISH CALLIGRAPHY - CREATE AN INVITATION At the beginning of this year, when I started a series of Domestika courses, I decided that I would attempt to complete one course per month. So far I have managed this, but with this course the end of the month came and went,…
FLEX NIB FOUNTAIN PEN I am currently doing an English calligraphy course with Domestika, and have been using a dip pen with an angled pen holder. The nib has a reservoir which means I don't have to dip so often but the results can be a bit hit and miss. I wondered whether…
GILDED BACKGROUND FOR A CALLIGRAPHY PROJECT As part of the Domestika course on English Calligraphy, we are to make an imaginary invitation. In the course, the teacher recommended some calligraphers she admires, for inspiration and to broaden our knowledge. One of these is the Irish calligrapher Denis Brown, who has completely blown me…
EASEL CARD FOR A 90th BIRTHDAY We have been invited to a 90th birthday tea party on Sunday, and I have made a special card for this very special lady. I am not generally speaking a card maker at all these days, as I have branched out into other creative activities which I…
DOMESTIKA COURSE - ENGLISH CALLIGRAPHY - ALTERNATIVE LETTERS, NUMBERS AND COMPOSITION A couple of not terribly successful sessions - a mixed bag, really. Alternative letters This was quite a short lesson, and not very exciting. It was really about different entry and exit strokes on various lowercase letters for variety, and also for…
DOMESTIKA COURSE - ENGLISH CALLIGRAHY - CONNECTING, AND ALTERNATIVE FORMS Another successful session in the studio today as I completed another module in this course. Warm-Up Just one line of boxes today, as I wanted to get on. My favourite this time is the one second from the right. Here is the complete…
DOMESTIKA COURSE - ENGLISH CALLIGRAPHY - COMPLETING THE CAPITAL LETTERS Today, after a couple of days' break due to busy-ness and fatigue, I was back in the studio again, completing the capital letters. I still need to do a lot of practice before moving on. Warm-Up A few pattern variations today, just to…
DOMESTIKA COURSE - ENGLISH CALLIGRAPHY - SHOSHI ON THE GGs AND NOT WINNING! No, don't worry, I'm not a betting lass... just had a rather unsuccessful session in the studio! Warm-up A few variations of spirals and beauty lines today. This warm-up was the most successful outcome of today's session. Aternative G The…
