by Erica | Sun, Nov 1, 2015 | Book Review, Calligraphy, Calligraphy business, Flourish News, Giveaway, Traditional Calligraphy
Scribe: Artist of the Written Word | John Stevens Available at John Neal Booksellers Many eager learners of calligraphy today do not think twice about spending a couple hundred dollars for an online or beginner’s workshop to gain access to coveted secrets of the...
by Erica | Thu, Aug 20, 2015 | Calligraphy, Calligraphy business, Calligraphy Work, Flourish Forum Exclusive Article, Flourish News, Modern Calligraphy, Traditional Calligraphy
There is an interesting distinction between the senses in the ability to judge quality. Though tastes are vastly different, most people will know a good gourmet meal when they eat one or recognize an out-of-tune song when they hear it. But when it comes to the visual...
by Erica | Fri, Apr 18, 2014 | Calligraphy Work, Flourish Forum Exclusive Article, Tutorial, Video
Hello Flourishing Friends! For those of you interested in modern calligraphy, if you’ve been following along with our copperplate tutorials, you now have a general background with which to branch out into your own style. I hope this tutorial series has helped...
by Erica | Tue, Jan 21, 2014 | Flourish Forum Exclusive Article, Tutorial, Video
The pointed pen numbers tutorial is now available in the Pointed Pen Nirvana section of the forum! Hooray! Numbers don’t really get the attention they deserve. But poorly executed numbers can really ruin an otherwise beautiful piece of calligraphy whether an...
by Erica | Sun, Jan 5, 2014 | Flourish Forum Exclusive Article, Tutorial, Video
Happy New Year to all you letter lovers. Tomorrow is the first Monday of 2014 so I thought I would share the next tutorial in our Pointed Pen Calligraphy series to brighten up your day! We will be wrapping up the miniscule (lowercase) letters with the next lesson....