I'm so grateful that the Lord led me to this wonderful forum! Thank you, Erica, for creating such a warm and welcoming environment.
I've been primarily a rubber stamper and card maker for the past 16 years and have amassed quite a collection of stamps, paper, and ink! Through rubber stamping, I've discovered artistic talent I never knew I had. I've learned to use watercolors, colored pencils, and my beloved Copic markers.
I took a 6 week Foundational calligraphy course 15 years ago with a wonderful teacher, but I didn't keep it up unfortunately. Partly because it wasn't really my style and partly because my health took a turn for the worse. I struggle with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, which causes severe exhaustion, poor stamina, the inability to recover normally from mental or physical exertion, and affects every system of the body. It literally took me all day to write this post because I had to take a break between almost every sentence. Despite all this, I think I can devote 10 minutes a day to learning Copperplate and can't wait to get started on Erica's awesome tutorials. Now and then I hope to post my progress for gentle critique.