You have a great idea for a new calligraphy piece, or perhaps you got a new commission, and it’s so tempting to start right in with the calligraphy while the excitement and inspiration are fresh in your mind.
Sometimes the immediate approach works, but usually the results of this kind of approach to your work are disappointing.
Just [...]

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Those of you who have been following my efforts to get my calligraphy studio back in order (see “Nightmare in Ellensburg”), might find yourseves inspired to do a little cleaning and spiffing up of your own workspaces.
Today I was cleaning out the inside of the small watercolor desk in my calligraphy studio.  I keep an assortment of [...]

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I just thought the nightmare was over – in truth it was just beginning!
True to her word, Ellen called bright and early Monday morning, and then she showed up for the second grueling session of “Studio Scrapeout”.  I was totally not up for this one, having been beaten down thoroughly by the previous day.
Nevertheless I persevered.  It’s amazing [...]

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I was buried under paper!  Every horizontal surface in my studio was covered with piles of paper and paintings and books, and God knows what else!  It was dangerous to go in there at night because of the bags of unfinished paintings and projects on the floor, just waiting to trip me; and the trail was [...]

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I’d like to take a little time here to talk about the Members Only portion of calligraphyinabox.com.
We are finally getting this portion of the site up and running, and I thought you might be interested in some of the things we will be offering to our members.
We have tentatively decided to call our member site [...]

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