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Creative Calligraphy

Creative Calligraphy offers a bespoke service for all occasions.

Based in South Shields, on the north east coast of England, calligrapher Angela Reed puts pen to paper for a wide range of commissions, most notably for weddings and special events.

She also runs regular calligraphy classes and workshops to share her love of lettering.

As a former journalist, Angela loves to write about her work via her blog.

Great Wave off Kanagawa

Art teacher continues to inspire

By Angela Reed | July 9, 2015

I’VE been channeling my 16-year-old self for my calligraphy class project this term. When we were given the theme of water, I was transported back to Mr Wincop’s art class…

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Hartlepool Festival of Illustration

By Angela Reed | June 11, 2015

CHRIS RIDDELL was named the Children’s Laureate this week, just days after I had the pleasure of meeting him at the Hartlepool Festival of Illustration. The author and illustrator was…

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birthday cake

Happy Birthday Creative Calligraphy!

By Angela Reed | May 27, 2015

BRING out the birthday cake – Creative Calligraphy is one year old today! After months of careful planning and preparation, I took the plunge and started trading on May 27,…

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Katie’s Garden deserves to grow

By Angela Reed | May 14, 2015

WITH evening dresses hanging outside the bathroom and a shimmering penny pathway, Katie’s Garden has got glamour in spades. The vintage crafting tearoom has just opened in the Sunniside area…

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stat addict

National Stationery Week

By Angela Reed | April 30, 2015

There seems to be a day or a week to celebrate anything and everything and when I worked in a newsroom, we got press releases about them all. But this…

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KGV telegram

Letters from region’s industrial past

By Angela Reed | April 9, 2015

Anything with a bit of fancy lettering is always going to catch my eye, so when I saw this on Twitter I just had to share! The North East Chamber…

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