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  • Modern Calligraphy by Molly Suber Thorpe: Book Review

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    Lindsey Bugbee

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    My final verdict on “Modern Calligraphy” by Molly Suber Thorpe?: I. Love. It. If you want to be inspired, you’ve got to buy this book {it’s the best $15 you’ll spend on your calligraphy skills}. When I look through this book, I get so fired up to try making some new, innovative pieces with interesting…

    Modern Calligraphy by Molly Suber Thorpe | The Postman's Knock

    Last weekend, we went to Kansas to check out the cool new things our five month-old niece is doing; they include intent staring and an emphatic, continuous nodding of the head when Lady Gaga’s “Applause” comes on. When little baby Brixlyn wasn’t around, I decided to snoop in my mom’s basement. Mom has been getting in to calligraphy, and I stumbled upon a trove of goodies in her basement workspace … including a book that caught my eye: Modern Calligraphy {subtitled “Everything you need to know to get started in script calligraphy plus 20 DIY projects for weddings, parties, blogs, and more”} by Molly Suber Thorpe.

    I generally don’t take a second glance at calligraphy books. They all advocate too much of a Medieval style; and frankly, they’re boring. They have graphs that don’t make sense, arrows that arbitrarily point to nowhere … they’re just not for me. But the cover of this book piqued my interest, so I flipped through it. Three pages in, I knew I had to buy a copy for myself.

    Molly Thorpe's Watercolor Wash Place Cards | The Postman's Knock{This project is included in the book; click here for the full tutorial.}

    My copy of Modern Calligraphy finally arrived today, and I had more time to look at it more closely. My final verdict: I. Love. It. If you want to be inspired, you’ve got to buy this book {it’s the best $15 you’ll spend on your calligraphy skills}. When I look through this book, I get so fired up to try making some new, innovative pieces with interesting materials. For example, Thorpe suggests using extra-dark coffee as an ink for a faded, vintage look. I am so impressed by the pieces she made using watercolor as ink {of course, I rushed out and purchased liquid watercolors for this purpose}.

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