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This year has been another busy one for Creative Calligraphy, particularly in keeping my workshops and commissions running alongside a second job! Here are five highlights of 2018 for me.…

I’m fortunate enough to be in a group of wonderful wedding suppliers based in the north east of England through The Inspire Network. I’ve been a member of the networking…

Educational visits are not just for children! My calligraphy group from Westoe Crown Community Hub enjoyed a trip to Jarrow Hall as an end-of-term treat, followed by lunch at Hive…

Pages of the Sea is something I was planning to go and see – and now I’m part of it! I’m off to Redcar on Sunday to take part in…

What a difference two years makes! The last time I was invited to have a look around St Hilda’s Pit Head in South Shields, it was a shell. Now it…

The new school term has signalled the start of another new adventure for Creative Calligraphy. Having stood down from our roles as organisers of the Inspire Network meetings in South…

Newcastle Pen Show is back by popular demand! I’m going to be exhibiting at the event, at the Village Hotel, Silverlink, on Sunday, September 2. The show has been organised…

Last year I was in Italy and this year I’ll be in the USA. Some might say I’m taking World Calligraphy Day a little too literally! If I wasn’t heading…

CraftStash has launched a new calligraphy range and in the process, introduced me to a brand I’ve never come across before – Aladine. I was asked to test out some…

Regular readers of my blog will know I have a thing for stationery. I also, strangely some might say, like working with children, so I was delighted when Whitley Bay…