Comments on: A Hand Calligraphed Quote

By: IS•LY: calligraphy | the idea of most things

IS•LY: calligraphy | the idea of most things — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:27:32 +0000

[...] IS•LY: calligraphy I’ve been into letterpress goods lately, like Rifle Paper Co. & Hammerpress, however I stumbled upon this beautiful piece of calligraphy from IS•LY. [...]

By: Kristen

Kristen — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:31:21 +0000

new to your blog – do you sell those quotes?? I can’t find a link or website! i hope you sell them! I would love one!

By: Faith

Faith — Sat, 29 May 2010 03:07:04 +0000

This is really stunning, Melissa. I know what you mean about psyching yourself out. I get that way when I cross the half-way point in any woodworking project: the closer I get to the end the more neurotic I get.

But this is really, really lovely.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 28 May 2010 19:08:53 +0000

I actually got my degree in painting & drawing, but paid my way through school by working as a graphic designer for the University. I didn’t even take a calligraphy class while I was there, which was a real shame! I’ve just tried to figure things out on my own as I’ve gone along. Reading calligraphy blogs helps for sure.

By: Jan

Jan — Fri, 28 May 2010 17:07:48 +0000

hahaha – I love how you ask what ink we use when I was about to look up what a pen nib was exactly, lol. I have never met anyone or followed anyone else’s blog who does calligraphy. You got your degree in design, right? Was calligraphy a class you took for that? Or did you just figure things out on your own? I decided I wanted to have fancy penmanship once and so I printed off the alphabet in lots of different types and traced them over and over. I do know how to do a *stunning* capital “A” now, haha.

By: Reez

Reez — Fri, 28 May 2010 16:47:00 +0000

I had to laugh when I read your post today. I know exactly what you mean about the doubts that creep in at the halfway point. This happened to me in high school while running 100m hurdles. I’m not an athlete but needed extracurriculars for my college application. So, I signed up for track and settled into the back of the pack. Well, one sunny day, they fire the gun, we start running and jumping over the hurdles. I felt good. Then, suddenly I realized no one was in front of me. Where is everyone? What did I do? Did I jump the gun? So, I stopped then everyone else ran past me. I lost my rhythm and finished last when I could’ve placed first. I was so used to seeing people in front of me that I had erased the possibility of actually finishing first. Boo me!

By: Jody

Jody — Fri, 28 May 2010 16:45:28 +0000

That is gorgeous!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 28 May 2010 06:28:53 +0000

I just went to my local Reuel’s art & Frame (I think it’s a chain) and they had an entire section devoted to calligraphy. You can buy nibs individually (which I prefer) to insert in your pens. They run about $1-2 a piece. I’d suggest getting the calligraphy inks suggested in the blog post. They’re awesome. The colors are vibrant & they don’t bleed.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 28 May 2010 04:55:45 +0000

You should take one!! I’d love to.

I’m self taught. I’ve mostly just followed and obsessed over pro calligraphers like B.Dunlap and Jenna.

By: Carina Gardner

Carina Gardner — Fri, 28 May 2010 04:44:16 +0000

SUPER adorable Melissa!!!!! love, love, love the calligraphy.