Eight Ways to Stay Happy and Busy During Social Distancing
We've all been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and many of us are really feeling the cabin fever. So we've compiled a list of eight calligraphic things you can do to help you stay entertained and feed your interest in calligraphy.
A Different Kind of Lettering Project
A typical calligraphy project for me consists of using a dip pen with ink and writing on high-quality art paper or calfskin vellum. But recently a job came my way utilizing completely different materials.
The Geometry Book of Lydia Bishop
Created in 1797 by 13-year old Lydia Bishop, this book is a 22-page manuscript of geometry written out when Lydia was a student at Mr. Wyman’s School in Medford, Massachusetts.
Fooling the Eye
You may have experienced something like this: You walk into a restaurant that is housed in a building with solid walls all around. But as you pan the room you see a view of a beautiful footbridge across a very picturesque river with...