I have always loved writing - writing content and the writing act itself. I guess I have pretty decent writing and handwriting skills because my classmates borrow my notes since high school. (Or maybe they were just darn too lazy to take notes and I wasn't.)
Calligraphy piqued my interest because, well, it's so pretty. And maybe I want to say sorry to all of daddy's fountain nibs that I used to drag across paper when I was younger. I first admired the posts of Leigh Reyes (@leighpod) but she doesn't hold workshops. Then I discovered the account of Fozzy C. Dayrit (@thefozzybook) I first "met" Fozzy when I read her posts in the weddings@work group. Fortunately, Fozzy held workshops and I signed up for the one held in Craft MNL last October 21 at The Collective.
Hubby dropped me off and I felt like it was the first day of school. I was alone and some of the participants knew each other so I was kinda shy and quiet haha. Fozzy said we were a bit "intense". I, for one, was very frustrated with my blobby first attempts. I wanted to take more pictures but the pages of the notebook had stuck together haha.
I'm on a mini-vacation at home so I have all the time to practice.
Before the workshop, I bought a set of Sheaffer calligraphy pens at National Bookstore. These were written with the Sheaffer non-flexible nib.
By now you can tell I really like Taylor Swift. :) Then I switched back to the nib provided by Fozzy, a Brause No. 361.
I also attempted flourishing.
I clearly need lots of practice, but this is so much fun!
i agree, calligraphy's so much fun! na-miss ko tuloy magsulat gamit ang dip pen ulit :) thanks for sharing, na-inspire ako :D
ReplyDeletep.s. natuwa rin ako sa lyrics from Taylor Swift and OPM songs
It is so much fun, kaso I haven't practiced in months again! Eeek! Thanks for visiting my blog! :)
Deletehow much yung calligraphy set mo?
ReplyDeleteHi Annelei, I forgot na, it's been a long time since I bought it. You can check out National Bookstore. :)
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