I am proud to be one of the artists associated with The Cultural Spring, which has improved access to the arts in Sunderland and South Tyneside over the last six years. I have been running calligraphy workshops in the communities the project has empowered for the last five years and I hope to run more…
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Coronavirus (Covid-19): Calligraphy Care Package
As the UK population stays home in a bid to lessen the impact of coronavirus Covid-19, the calligraphy enthusiasts among us will be picking up our pens in a bid to stay sane. I thought I’d pull together a few handy links – an online care package, if you will – to inspire those practising…
Calligraphy Podcasts
I’m not one of these people who can work with background noise. When I’m working on a calligraphy commission, I need silence so I can concentrate, but I do like the radio for company if I’m doing admin, like writing blog posts and scheduling social media. The fact that I tend to reach for the…
Choosing the right paper for calligraphy
A bad workman blames his tools, as the saying goes. But when it comes to calligraphy, the idiom doesn’t always ring true. Success in calligraphy is often dependent on the quality of the equipment you’re using, so it’s worth doing your research on nibs, inks, pen holders – and paper. Paper is something I get…
Writing with a glass dip pen
Glass dip pens are not something I’ve played around with much, but that could be set to change! I was gifted one a few years ago, but found it quite blunt to write with, although beautiful to look at, so it never became part of my regular calligraphy kit. I was encouraged to try again…
South Tyneside Business Week 2020
I set myself a challenge this year to take advantage of more business development and networking opportunities. So when Invest South Tyneside announced its programme of free activities for South Tyneside Business Week 2020, I scrolled through the listings and booked up immediately. I usually avoid these sorts of things like the plague – they…