A huge thank you to Barbara who was so generous, not only with her teaching, and sharing her history but also with the gifts she carefully crafted for each of us.
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It's not long now until the little darlings break up from school for the summer. If like me you leave things to the last minute, a great way to make up for the time is to create a little card thanking your teacher.
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This three-day workshop combines mindfulness through making. Spend a couple of hours in the morning and in the afternoon each day with Master Penman Barbara Calzolari.
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Are you just starting your calligraphy journey and just starting to put letters together? Writing the months of the year is a fun no-pressure exercise that I found helped improve my calligraphy. Here I will teach you the why using a simple HB pencil alongside your nib and ink leads to perfect modern calligraphy each time.
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Have you ever wanted to improve your handwriting, take up a mindful craft or simply a new creative skill?
My beginners modern calligraphy and brush lettering workshops are perfect for those who are at the beginning of their creative journey or wishing to improve skills already learnt over the years.
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My latest calligraphy project has now been uploaded to Patreon. This project is for my Manuscript tier members and includes a line art download of the above Happy Easter piece for your trace over, learn how it’s all put together and practice in your own time.
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I wanted to share with you some exciting news! Now that I am nicely snuggled into my new studio at Alma Yard, I can now officially offer bespoke calligraphy day and half-day workshops for bridal parties, special events and team building groups at my calligraphy studio in Plymouth, Devon.
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This video is perfect if you haven't quite had the chance to nip out and buy a card for that special person on Mother's Day.
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Today you will learn how to flourish your modern calligraphy with my favourite calligraphy flourishes. These are the failsafe flourishes that I use all the time. By learning these you will be able to develop your calligraphy flourishing.
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Each month I work on a different theme, sometimes the theme is based on the season or I create projects and live zoom sessions around areas of modern calligraphy that I feel you as a beginner would really like to learn and receive support with.
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