First, I have to say I love the amount of formatting options for text on the forum. Makes total sense!
Hi, all! My name is Tina and I have only just recently taken my calligraphy hobby beyond friends and family and started a humble little paperie called dear. I love, love, LOVE paper. I have always been a voracious reader, but I was also very interested in the paper of my books--the texture, the weight, the way the ink looked--the "feel" of the paper. From a very young age, I was also overly preoccupied with my signature: I wanted it to look like a clever trademark, and less like an example of good penmanship. Combine these two things and of course I would come to learn calligraphy! With lessons another addition came--rhythm! I loved the way calligraphy was like a dance.
I picked it up again recently as part of my job with a large scale paperie teaching paper arts, which I love, of course! I'm also a bookbinder, I studied branding and logo design, am an editor professionally, and am a big fine paper and typography nerd. I like to combine handmade paper with the old school marbling process, and then apply calligraphy. All of which are a big part of dear. Hello! Thank you for having me--I have so much to catch up on--and learn!
