Calligraphy Tips

Taking Great Photos of your Calligraphy with your Smart Phone

We know how frustrating it can be to spend all your time on your calligraphy, and then when you want to share your work, the colours look wr

How Calligraphy began & how to Begin!

Writing instruments you thought had disappeared into the mists of time are reappearing, being embraced by an increasingly wider audience.

How to write an Ampersand in calligraphy

The ampersand represents the word and. It is actually a ligature (two characters combined) an e and t from the Latin word et, meaning...

Beginner Series Part 2 - How to Use your Calligraphy Kit

Modern calligraphy is easy to learn and all you need is a pen holder, nib, paper and ink. Let's learn how to use them.

Beginner Series Part 4 - Common Calligraphy Problems

We suggest solutions to the most common calligraphy problems, from poor ink flow to ink dropping everywhere.

Beginner Series Part 1 - The 4 Things you Need to Start

For modern calligraphy you need a pointed nib, sometimes called a drawing nib. Avoid broad edged nibs with a wide flat end.

Calligraphy Reinvented!

There has always been a battle in the calligraphic world - freedom vs. discipline.

Talking calligraphy with Kirsten Burke

Kirsten discusses her distinctive take on the traditional craft of calligraphy. Using either brush or nib, she turns words in to images.

Halloween Inspiration

As the summer days seem to draw lazily to a close and the autumn breeze picks up, we wrap up a little warmer. Our workshop in Birdham is...

Calligraphic Tool Adventures

Is your handwriting terrible? It doesn’t matter. You aren’t artistic? It doesn’t matter. You can still get amazing results.