New product: the Brause Calligraphy Practice Pad is now available at iPenStore! The Brause Calligraphy Practice Pad is designed to help you learn a variety of calligraphy styles with step by step instructions and three different slant guides. The off-white acid-free paper is designed for all nibs with no ink bleed through. The pad measures […]
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Manuscripts and Calligraphy
Here is a link to a six-minute video by the J. Paul Getty Museum about making manuscripts. If you have ever wondered how parchment was prepared, quill-making, ink, calligraphy, illumination and book-binding, it is well worth your time. I have a poor hand for writing or drawing, but I admire those who are talented and […]
Bernard Maisner
I was introduced to Bernard Maisner, “Master Calligrapher, Defender of the Written Word,” in the September 4, 2012 edition of the Wall Street Journal. Read the article here. There were a lot of interesting factoids in the article that caught my attention: -All but five states (anyone know who they are?) no longer require the […]
Maya’s motorcycle
It’s always fun to check our Flickr page to see what our friends and fans are up to… most recently, we’ve got some lovely motorcycle drawings by picturesofmaya, and some ever-fabulous calligraphy and sketches by Gentian. Thanks again, guys — very inspiring!
Calligraphy in Quebec: Gestes d’encre
We’ve featured the work of calligraphy artist Lorna Mulligan here before. Now through the 4th of September, she and fellow members of the Les Calmars calligraphy group are exhibiting at Carrefour Culturel in Baie-Saint-Paul, By way of preview, Lorna sent us the following two pieces, entitled L’océan and Le ciel (click to enlarge): Of them, […]
Calligraphy for beginners
Our friends at Jet Pen recently started carrying calligraphy nibs by Brause, another member of the Exaclair family. I’ve long admired the calligraphy that I see through blogging friends, so I used it as an excuse to pick up some books at Barnes & Noble (Margaret Shepherd’s Calligraphy Made Easy and Don Marsh’s First Steps […]
Calligraphy & tea: An interview with The Archer
Many of you know Clement Dionglay from her blog, Rants of the Archer. I caught up with her recently to ask a few questions about her background, life, and hobbies… Tell us about yourself where are you from, where do you live, and so on? I’m Clement Dionglay, a.k.a The Archer, the person behind Rants […]
Calligraphy in Montreal: Fibres, poils, cailloux
From calligraphy artist Lorna Mulligan comes word of a new exhibit in Montreal’s Ame-Art gallery called Fibres, poils, cailloux. Featuring pieces by Mulligan and other members of the Les Calmars group, it’s on display through June 20. For those of you who can’t make it to the show, we’re lucky enough to have pictures of […]
Ordre et Desordre
One of the people who responded to our offer to sample J. Herbin ink was Lorna Mulligan, an artist and calligrapher from Montreal. She received her degree in Fine Arts from the University of British Columbia and also studied at the Banff Centre. Lorna teaches at the Visual Arts Centre and at Dawson College […]
