My adventure in calligraphy has really just begun. I received my first holder and nib for Christmas 2007. That pen holder and nib came from John Neal Booksellers. My husband did a great job to find one of the best suppliers for calligraphy essentials without knowing anything about the calligraphy world. Since then I have immersed myself in finding all I can on the subject.
What a beautiful world I found on my journey!
My latest study tool has been the online lessons from Denis Brown. These are a treasure trove of instruction and information. Denis is teaching a compressed, extreme asymmetric version of italic. The class is wonderful in the fact that you can go back and view the lessons as many times as you like, pausing and rewinding wherever needed. There are two modules published already (over 4 hours of instruction already!) with two more to come. This is definitely worth the small cost.
I have been practicing whenever I can. The piece shown below was done in my style of Denis' instruction. It is painted with sumi and walnut ink on a full sheet of Arches MBM paper.
This piece is for my church. Names will be written on the keys of the piano, sumi on the white keys and Dr. Martin's bleed proof white on the black keys. It will be a living piece as time goes on.
2007???? You are amazing!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!!! XOXO, Donna
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work Jo! I agree with Jody - only 4 years of study?! Incredible! I can definitely see the Denis influence here.
ReplyDeleteJo thanks for the post on this resource - I'd seen mention of it here and there but had not had the chance to explore for myself until you gave me the link. Stunning! Your piece is a great example of how it works. Continue to enjoy!
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