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Offline Andrea K

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Hello from California - San Francisco Bay Area
« on: November 26, 2016, 11:40:59 AM »
I've never been on a forum of any type, but I am pretty thrilled to be here.   I've adored calligraphy since I was a kid.  I have a small collection of Scripto and "pretty writing" books that I admired, yet never learned from.  Two weeks ago I took my first calligraphy course (Bianca Mascorro) and just loved it.  I feel somehow more complete.  I look forward to furthering my education.  And the more I learn, the more I admire those people truly skilled in it.

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Re: Hello from California - San Francisco Bay Area
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2016, 04:59:04 AM »
Hi Andrea,
Warm welcome to this forum. Excited to hear about your book collection. See if you can post glimpse of them on here.
Also waiting to see your worksheets. Have fun writing.

- Ashok

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Re: Hello from California - San Francisco Bay Area
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2016, 05:06:27 AM »
Big welcome to the forum Andrea,
Bianca's work is great :) Would love to see your work too. 

Happy writing
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Re: Hello from California - San Francisco Bay Area
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2016, 10:32:37 AM »
Thank you so very much!  I am so happy I found this forum!  I'll dig out those oooold dust-covered books and post a photo... not that I learned anything from them.  I was so young when I got them, I didn't have the patience to practice practice practice.  (Or even practice. LOL).  I just thought I could copy the letters and when that didn't look so hot, I gave up.  But here I am, some years later, a brand new calligrapher.  For real, this time!  I had my first lesson earlier this month.  ( Thank you, Bianca ). Once I have something written, I'll post my first - likely to be embarrassing - thing. 

First I need to find non-snagging paper, like the Rhodia pad Bianca provided.  Then, practice the lower case.  I still need a lesson on capitals, which look so FUN!
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Re: Hello from California - San Francisco Bay Area
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2016, 12:05:49 PM »
ANDREA!  YAHOO!!!  So glad to see you on here.  I wasn't kidding when I told you in class that I'm always hanging around the forum (except when traveling), and I hope to see you around!  Hopefully we can arrange that lesson on capitals... ;) 

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Re: Hello from California - San Francisco Bay Area
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2016, 02:28:19 PM »
Okay, this was fun, to unearth old lettering books.  It reminds me that I have longed to do this FOREVER.   It looks like I used one of them as a straightedge for some high school craft project.  No respect. 😂.
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Re: Hello from California - San Francisco Bay Area
« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2016, 03:19:05 AM »
Awesome collection of books  :)
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Re: Hello from California - San Francisco Bay Area
« Reply #7 on: December 01, 2016, 07:36:26 AM »
That's some collection you have Andrea :D

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Re: Hello from California - San Francisco Bay Area
« Reply #8 on: December 01, 2016, 09:53:21 AM »
welcome!