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Re: You know you're a calligrapher when...
« Reply #30 on: September 08, 2014, 08:29:24 AM »
My husband would like us to do a world tour, stopping off to meet everyone.  :D
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Re: You know you're a calligrapher when...
« Reply #31 on: September 08, 2014, 09:54:28 AM »
Instead of counting sheep, you go to sleep at night looking at letters formed with perfect ductus --- the kind you can never quite get right with a pen in your hand.
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Re: You know you're a calligrapher when...
« Reply #32 on: September 08, 2014, 11:03:47 AM »
Instead of counting sheep, you go to sleep at night looking at letters formed with perfect ductus --- the kind you can never quite get right with a pen in your hand.
OMG this happened to me! I'm paranoid!!
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Re: You know you're a calligrapher when...
« Reply #33 on: September 08, 2014, 11:52:59 AM »
Oh I love this thread. I relate to everything everyone has said

You know your a calligrapher when

-all your weird dreams have a calligraphy theme usually involving gold ink
-you family creates a new word to describe what you do Calligrafering (wth)
-your family knows if they want to talk to you they must now visit you in your studio BUT DO NOT MOVE THE TABLE.....
-you place a doggie bed in your studio so that your dogs or cats have a place to hang out with you
-your thumb is stained with ink and somehow you manage to get ink on your face, feet and your pets
-when going out with friends or working seem so annoying when all you want to do is write beautiful letters or talk to your friends on FF or IG about lettering
-when you buy so much stationary but you still feel like you don't have enough
-when the thought of not spending money on supplies to pay bills instead feels unfair. Lol
-when you seriously feel you need a holder for each nibs you have
-when you fall behind on your penpals letters to participate in a Exchange or challenge or just plain practice

That's all I got. I'm sure I have more but my pen holder and Fine Tec is calling me. Gotta go
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Re: You know you're a calligrapher when...
« Reply #34 on: September 08, 2014, 08:14:22 PM »
My husband would like us to do a world tour, stopping off to meet everyone.  :D

Haha, you're welcome to drop by the California wine country any time!
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Re: You know you're a calligrapher when...
« Reply #35 on: September 08, 2014, 10:43:35 PM »

-when you seriously feel you need a holder for each nibs you have


nickki!  i am starting to feel this nowadays, which is bad because there's only a few types of holders being sold in singapore...so which means i need to order  :o
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Re: You know you're a calligrapher when...
« Reply #36 on: September 08, 2014, 10:54:11 PM »

-when you seriously feel you need a holder for each nibs you have


nickki!  i am starting to feel this nowadays, which is bad because there's only a few types of holders being sold in singapore...so which means i need to order  :o


The thing is I want to use every holder and my go to nibs are zebra g and nikko g so I'm just making excuses for needing more. Lol a few months ago I only had the one from PIA and the yoke holder and now I have added two new custom with a third custom on the way. It's a sickness seriously. Lol
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Re: You know you're a calligrapher when...
« Reply #37 on: September 08, 2014, 11:17:16 PM »
  • Once upon a time you had a single box of supplies, a few bottles of ink and a handful of pointed nibs, and you thought you were set for life ...
  • ... now half your living space is paper and ink and paint and palettes and exemplars and books and PAPER and practice sheets and water jars and inkwells and jars and jars of holders and pens and glitter and paint and glue and washi tape and watercolours and PAPER and pens and novelty pens and PAPER and more and more ink and ... and ... and ...

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Re: You know you're a calligrapher when...
« Reply #38 on: September 08, 2014, 11:20:10 PM »
  • Once upon a time you had a single box of supplies, a few bottles of ink and a handful of pointed nibs, and you thought you were set for life ...
  • ... now half your living space is paper and ink and paint and palettes and exemplars and books and PAPER and practice sheets and water jars and inkwells and jars and jars of holders and pens and glitter and paint and glue and washi tape and watercolours and PAPER and pens and novelty pens and PAPER and more and more ink and ... and ... and ...

so true. 
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Re: You know you're a calligrapher when...
« Reply #39 on: September 08, 2014, 11:28:40 PM »
You're embarrassed to open up your Amazon prime box in front of your significant other, because you bought a slightly different turquoise ink and a new fountain pen that you saw on IG.

They reply, "another pen? Don't you already have that color?"

You reply, "Well this pen will write finer lines and the ink is slightly more blue than the last one"

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Re: You know you're a calligrapher when...
« Reply #40 on: September 08, 2014, 11:30:19 PM »
"Slightly more blue" is a TOTALLY LEGITIMATE REASON for needing more ink!

(I'm ashamed to admit how many shades of blue I have ... I'm such a pack rat!)

I am totally planning that the next time I go to the US ... or Canada ... or the Philippines ... I'm just going to roll up on people's doorsteps.  "LET'S ART!"

"uh, who are you, random Australian?"

"IT'S ME LET'S ART!"

"right" *close door*

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Re: You know you're a calligrapher when...
« Reply #41 on: September 08, 2014, 11:46:48 PM »
"Slightly more blue" is a TOTALLY LEGITIMATE REASON for needing more ink!

(I'm ashamed to admit how many shades of blue I have ... I'm such a pack rat!)

I am totally planning that the next time I go to the US ... or Canada ... or the Philippines ... I'm just going to roll up on people's doorsteps.  "LET'S ART!"

"uh, who are you, random Australian?"

"IT'S ME LET'S ART!"

"right" *close door*

hahhaha this really cracked me up!  peeps (especially the old ones who usually get the doors or are staying by the gates) in the philippines will do any of the three: 1) call the police or the town official; or (2) curse you until you go away

i'm kinda betting on the second one  ;D
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Re: You know you're a calligrapher when...
« Reply #42 on: September 08, 2014, 11:51:51 PM »
 ;D ;D ;D

I mean, I will aim for your doors, but if I get your neighbour by mistake ...

Would you curse me out???

(I WOULD CURSE ME OUT. In Australia I think people would just stare at you and hope you go away, haha)

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Re: You know you're a calligrapher when...
« Reply #43 on: September 09, 2014, 01:34:42 AM »
When you cease to have other hobbies.

When you have an internal dialogue daily over the necessity of practice over sleep.

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Re: You know you're a calligrapher when...
« Reply #44 on: September 09, 2014, 02:19:15 AM »
My husband would like us to do a world tour, stopping off to meet everyone.  :D
Do it!! You can crash on my couch :D
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