CALLIGRAPHY ABECEDARY

Introduction

I was inspired by Yvonne on Tag Tuesday,  who is starting to build a little stitchery tag book, to make my own little book of tags, making an Abecedary of Calligraphy styles and techniques.

 To start my little book, and just to prove there is hope for everyone to improve their handwriting; I have made a tag to show what my handwriting was like in 1997, after I was suddenly taken ill with a brain haemorrhage.  For some time during my recovery, I was unable to talk and the only way I could communicate was to write; with just a few letters per page you can imagine how much paper I got through!

In case you can’t read it, on the back of the tag I wrote what I was trying to say.  I have no peripheral vision to the left so my writing still has a tendency to go uphill.  , so I need to use guidelines.  It has taken me over 15 years to recover my calligraphy skills, I still need some practice.  I am enjoying this challenge because it is making me practice.  I hope people will be encouraged to see what can happen with a bit of perseverance!  I am hoping that by the end of this theme I will have a valuable instruction tool to use, if I run a Calligraphy workshop.

The Letter A

The Letter B

The Letter C

The Letter D

The Letter E

The Letter F

The Letter G

The Letter H

The Letter I

The Letter J

The Letter K

The Letter L

The Letter M

The Letter N

The Letter O

The Letter P

The Letter Q

The Letter R

The Letter S

The Letter T

The Letter U

The Letter V

The Letter W

The Letter X

The Letter Y

The Letter Z

I hope you have enjoyed  my series of Calligraphy tagsand  I hope I have inspired  you to have a go at the art of beautiful handwriting.  , please let me know which letter is your favourite.

Bye for now,

Jane xx