Simply Calligraphy

Description

This simple guide to calligraphy teaches just the basics, allowing novices to jump right in and make their own wedding invitations, hand-label envelopes, write their own placecards, and explore their creative side. Learning the simple and beautiful art of hand-lettered calligraphy is as easyas picking up pen and paper! Italic is the calligraphy's most popularalphabet, and this delightful manual introduces basic capital andsmall letters and numbers, plus all the creative flourishes you needto customize your unique script for every project and occasion. Withquick and easy instruction from calligraphy teacher and designerJudy Detrick, Simply Calligraphy will have you whipping up elegantinvitations, pleasing place cards, and personalized thank-you notesin no time. Includes practice exercises,advice on tools and materials, and project ideas for place cards, invitations, and more!

JUDY DETRICK is a calligrapher and designer living on the Mendocino coastof Northern California. She taught calligraphy and graphic design at Collegeof the Redwoods on the Mendocino coast for more than twenty-five yearsand developed the Graphic Arts Certificate Program there. Her work canbe found in several anthologies of calligraphy and graphic design, and she isrepresented in the Richard Harrison Collection of Calligraphy and Letteringat the San Francisco Public Library. She served as editor of Alphabet, theJournal of the Friends of Calligraphy from 2007 to 2010. A parallel interest ofhers is letterpress printing, and under the imprint of the Attic Press she hasproduced several limited edition books and a wide collection of ephemera.She teaches regularly at the San Francisco Center for the Book, for theFriends of Calligraphy, and at other venues throughout California.

"Long an admirer of her beautiful work, I'm delighted to see Judy Detrick draw upon her knowledge and masteryof calligraphy, as well as her extensive teaching experience, to write a book for beginners. Judy's clear and practical instruction coupled with gentle encouragement every step of the way makes this a good choice for anyone to begin the journey into the fascinating world of calligraphy." - Susie Taylor, curator of the Harrison Collection of Calligraphy "This lovely manual introduces you to basic capital and lower-case letters, as well as pretty flourishes to customise your writing for any project or occasion" -Creativity, Book of the Month Review