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Artisan-Made Calligraphy Pen Holders
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When I received two artisan-made calligraphy pen holders in the mail {one straight, one oblique}, I had to know how they were made! New Mexico artisan Rodger Mayeda was kind enough to take photos of his process and tell me a little bit about how my beautiful pen holders came to be.
DIY Envelope Liners with Gold Polka Dots
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Recently, I have enjoyed playing around with embossing. I am absolutely delighted with the shiny results of embossing, and that’s where I came up with the idea for these DIY envelope liners featuring glittery gold polka dots. I created mine for casual correspondence, but they would be just as lovely used as invitation envelope liners.
Wood Engraving
Wood engraving was a nice, enjoyable project — though it’s a bit time-consuming and labor intensive! Learn how to make a pretty and intricate painted wood engraving in this blog post.
Using Illustration to Learn a Language
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I speak two languages at a conversational level: French and Spanish. I have a minor in French; and Spanish I learned on my own. As I was learning French, I noticed that I was having trouble remembering which word went with what, which is how I developed my little system.
Interview with {Uncial Script Master!} Albrecht Clauss
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As you know, my calligraphy style is more flowy/curly … rarely do I create non-cursive lettering like uncial script. That’s part of the reason I am so impressed with the style Albrecht used — his skill and knowledge of typography is evident. Of course, I had to grill him with questions — and I thought…
Lindsey Bugbee
designer + illustrator + calligrapher
The Postman’s Knock is a blog focused on teaching creative techniques and offering guides to learning modern calligraphy and illustration. I hope you enjoy reading my blog as much as I enjoy writing it!
If you are new to calligraphy, check out the Beginner’s Guide to Modern Calligraphy!
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