The Scriptorium is my work journal; a place for show and tell.
Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 3:37PM Calligraphy is so personal. It reveals a lot about you in addition to just being writing.
Her body of work, created over her remarkable 70 year career, reveals her mastery of calligraphy and her influence upon modern calligraphy.
I wonder what my calligraphy reveals about me.
Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 3:26PM I've learned that rulers are not only great at making straight lines, they can help you keep your lines 'straight' when working from a list of addresses.
It's so easy to pick up a number from the line above or below the one you are working on or begin an envelope 'Mr. and Mrs.' when it should really begin 'Ms.' This is a great little trick that has helped me eliminate that sort of error.
Now, if I could just come up with a trick that would help me eliminate transposed letters and numbers. . .
Thursday, July 8, 2010 at 11:59AM 
I'm addressing wedding invitations this week. The envelopes are patterned and lined so I can't use my lighted drawing board. Time to get out the Phantom Liner!
Monday, May 17, 2010 at 12:43PM 
majuscule
\MAJ-uh-skyool\ , adjective;
1.
Of letters written either as capitals or uncials.
noun:
1.
A large letter, either capital or uncial, used in writing or printing.
Inspired by today's Dictionary Word of the Day, this is my first attempt at broad brush calligraphy. There's a learning curve so I'm not entirely satisfied but I thoroughly enjoyed playing with this new (to me) technique.
broad brush, practice, uncial Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 4:44PM Here's a great video of Paul Antonio, a master calligrapher, featured in The UK Guardian online.
What a remarkable talent!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 6:54AM It's been since January 5th? I've been busy but I haven't taken the time to upload more images. Maybe next week.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 3:19PM
Walnut ink
Here's a piece I'm working on. This is the first layout. I thought it might be fun to post up images as I go through the process. There are a few things I know I am going to stick with--the focus words will be 'BE' and 'A GOOD MAN.' I like the way it forms a sentence that summarizes the idea in the quote. I'm also going to stick with the signature--I researched his signature and 'copied' it.
Eventually, it will be finished in gouache, and I'll be adding some color. I've thought about changing the hand. I've thought about switching from a formal arrangement to an informal one. I've thought about doing an illuminated letter. I've thought about adding a vine border. I'm still thinking.
I'm walking away from it now and I'll look at it again tomorrow. Have an opinion or suggestion? Leave it in the comments!
Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 7:35AM
Hastily lettered over random test sheets of watercolor.
Friday, December 25, 2009 at 8:13PM My son's bedroom is right below my studio and when he's home, I can hear his music drifting up. He's been listening to the Beatles today. . .
Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 7:48PM 
Kim
I had a some time today so I thought I'd see if I could fix the spelling error in the word 'calendar.' With a little fooling around, I was able to replace the 'e' with an 'a' but the overall result was less than pleasing. There's quite a bit of pixellating and distortion, but I learned a few things--next time I want to fix an image I'll go back to the original scan.
