Hello Fellow Flourishers
My name is Ajay and I recently joined the forum. Lifelong handwriting, pen and ink obsessive. Calligraphy and lettering practice started around a year and a half ago. Discovered an entirely new class of pens, inks, papers and styles to obsess over. Been bad for the wallet, but very rewarding for the soul :-).
I cast the net wide in terms of styles that I practice. Currently practicing Copperplate, Italics, Uncial and Ronde in earnest. Spencerian and modern calligraphy on occasion. Calligraphy is an unforgiving mistress where we are judged by the smallest mistakes. Like everyone who ever ventures into this art form, I live and die by the shake of my hand and position of the wrist and the missing breath. But, I take it in stride and turn the page - literally and figuratively.
I strive for the clear mind and how long I can sustain it in a session. The marks on the page tell the story :-).
I don't take myself too seriously and love to look at great work. Gives me something to shoot for, knowing that I may never get there...
Ajay
