The Gentle Penman

Over the last two thousand years one type of majuscule in particular has been an enduring letter style for all time, the working versal. Versals have appeared in various forms of the western alphabet in every century throughout that time period. The word...

This class is an introduction to Square Kufic Calligraphy. Originally created for architecture purposes, this ancient script beautifully simplifies the letter forms into modern angular shapes. Introduction to its history, individual and connected letter...

This "Spring" design entails several elements which all contribute to a satisfying whole: a continuous twisting leaf motif, a decorated initial letter, flat and raised gilding, a damascene pattern, the addition of a vine - all of which you can mix and...