Hello,
I thought I'd be polite and introduce myself. I'm Mark and I live in the UK. I had an interest in handwriting and calligraphy at school, but computers took over my life and I stopped handwriting. Now I'm re-discovering it, and I'm impressed with the amount of information that is available to learn from these days.
I am teaching myself Copperplate and Madarasz/Spencerian. I got myself an oblique holder and a selection of nibs, just working out which one suits me best.
I'm looking forward to learning (I've already started with the Pointed Pen Nirvana videos!), and hopefully contributing one day. At the moment I am practicing Copperplate letterforms with a 4B pencil, just getting the shapes under my fingers before I move onto ink.
Mark
PS. Erica... I may have accidentally posted this on your introduction thread too. Feel free to delete my other post!