Our youngest calligraphers (Claire)

As I mentioned in an earlier post, we have three young calligraphers in our guild and I would like to introduce them.  The youngest is Claire, who turned 11 a few weeks ago.  Claire has been learning calligraphy from several members of our guild, expecially from Linda, who gave her a wonderful start.

Claire put two pieces of calligraphy in our show ‘Written on the Wind’, which is now hanging in the Eveleth Green Gallery here in Ellensburg.  That in itself is special, in that such a young person has already had work shown in a recognized fine art gallery.

What is even more special is that one of her pieces of calligraphy sold  the opening night of the show!

Claire has been learning and practicing her calligraphic skills for less than a year.  She’s a little perfectionist and we all think that she, as well as our other two young people will be fine calligraphers.  They are developing a skill that they can practice throughout their lifetimes.

Claire is already delighting her friends and family members with hand-lettered cards and quotations.  As she progresses, she will likely learn more hands, and be able to design and execute ever more complicated projects.

As established calligraphers, it’s very gratifying to the  members of our guild to have young people who are interested in learning what we have to offer, and we welcome them (literally) with open arms.  It’s delightful to think that these young calligraphers will be helping to carry on a tradition of beautiful writing that has been handed down to us from ancient times.

We’re looking forward to seeing what Claire will do in the world of calligraphy, and also to helping her on her way.