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World Calligraphy Day 2021
Manuscript Pen Company has launched this year’s World Calligraphy Day with the aim of spreading joy and positivity after a tough 18 months. The brand is hoping to encourage people…
Read MoreCreative Calligraphy celebrates seventh business birthday
Can you believe Creative Calligraphy is celebrating its seventh business birthday? And what a year the last one has been. I spent my sixth business birthday in lockdown, having cancelled…
Read MoreSpring Wellness Activity Pack launched at The Shipley Art Gallery
Autumn, Winter – and now Spring! A third seasonal activity pack – Spring Wellness – has been launched by The Shipley Art Gallery in Gateshead to help people unlock their…
Read MoreArabic calligraphy helps women explore culture and identity
An exhibition exploring Islamic art, women and creativity, has been launched at Arts Centre Washington. Srijoni – meaning (the) creative – is the culmination of a project involving women from…
Read MoreKeeping in touch during a global pandemic
How have you been keeping in touch with people over the last year? Phone calls? Video conferencing? E-mails? Letters? I’ve been putting pen to paper on a number of projects…
Read MoreLindisfarne Gospels to go on display in the north east
Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums has announced that The Lindisfarne Gospels will go on display at the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle in 2022. The most spectacular surviving manuscript…
Read MoreCalligrabuddies: Meet Joanne Taylor Calligraphy
This year, I want to keep up the good work I started last year developing my own calligraphy skills. It’s about the only resolution* I’ve made! So when the European…
Read MoreCreative Calligraphy: Review of the Year 2020
It’s fair to say that 2020 has been a year like no other. Covid-19 sent the world into a tailspin, with the UK Government imposing a national lockdown in March…
Read MoreWinter Wellness Art at The Shipley Art Gallery
The winter chill is setting in and cosy nights are upon us. The festive season is in full swing, but if you need a break from the hustle and bustle…
Read MoreChristmas Calligraphy Gift Guide 2020
I’ve submitted my Christmas wish list to Santa (or in my case, the husband) and as you can imagine, there are a few calligraphy-related requests in there. While 2002 has…
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