Hi,
I thought I’d reintroduce myself as I haven’t been active on here or in calligraphy for quite some time.
I joined this brilliant forum right back at the beginning & found it so valuable in getting me started on my first forays into calligraphy. I learned copperplate & Spencerian insofar as the basic letterforms and that’s where the problems started. The more I learned, the more inferior I felt & frustrated that my hand couldn’t execute what my eyes wanted to see.
Disillusioned, I practised less, and isolated myself from the calligraphy community because I didn’t feel like I had anything of value to offer. My interest in calligraphy didn’t diminish though, & I still followed the Calligraphy Superstars’ on IG, sighing over all those amazing posts thinking ‘I wish I could do that’...
So, where am I now?? Ha! Well you’ll be glad to hear I didn’t give up altogether, I still practiced sporadically and I’m coming to terms with the fact that I’ll never be as proficient as I want to be. I’ve been practicing a little more regularly recently and I feel like I may be at the point of crossing the plateau I’ve been mired in for YEARS (daren’t say that too loudly though) and I’ve produced a few things that made me smile.
So that’s my story, and I’m telling it because I want to reconnect with people who love calligraphy. So I’d be delighted if you could say hi 👋 especially if you remember me from a few years ago.
I’ll be offering a private exchange shortly so if you fancy a little calligraphy swap look out for my post on the exchange forum in a few days or so.
Bye for now!
Nikki xxx