2021 Calendar, Recipes written in calligraphy
This 2021 calendar brings together a few of my favorite things: calligraphy, cooking, photography, and messing around on my computer laying things out, and putting them all together. Choosing the recipes was the easy part, as they are ones that I use regularly. Some of them come from Mom, some of them are more-or-less invented […]
Creativi-tea
For as long as I can remember, I have always done my creating with a cup of tea at hand. One reason for that might be that holding a hot cuppa warms my hands, which are usually cold from mid-September until the beginning of May! It didn’t even occur to me that I may have […]
A message of sympathy for the loss of a mother
Writing a sympathetic message to someone who has suffered a loss is a hard thing to do. Here, I’m suggesting that you do it in calligraphy; the message will be appreciated even more.
Writing on a spiral
Once you’ve mastered* writing letters in calligraphy on straight lines, it’s time affront the curves in the road ahead! Writing on a curve isn’t really so difficult. The trick is to turn the paper a little tiny bit after each letter, so that your base line is always “straight” in front of you. The writing […]
I was recently contacted by a local journalist for an interview
I was recently contacted by a local journalist for an interview, which appeared in the paper a short while ago. The translation is just below. I guess it’s obvious why I’d never make a good politician! My thoughts seem pretty random, which goes with my way of thinking, I suppose! It was fun to do […]
Making cushions with letters
I love making cushions, always have! The fun part is adapting them to the recipients, to the situation … These two are made out of a velours fabric. The two letters were cut out of old sheets – and yes, I deliberately chose two different styles (or fonts), just to make things more complicated! I […]