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The Latest: LHC Patreon

Over the past few months we have been housing our calligraphy tutorials, skill & project-based videos, and business tips exclusively on Patreon. We post new content 3-4 times a month and share all the resources needed for each project. This space allows for a more...

Calligraphy Supply Spotlight: Black Ink

If you’ve been following our pointed-pen calligraphy work and online shop full of high quality calligraphy supplies, then you know that we carry a full line of Ziller inks in a rainbow of colors. Some of these, that I specifically developed with Rich and the Ziller...

Real Wedding: Outdoor Garden Wedding with Lauryn Prattes and Lisa Ziesing

Pointed pen isn't just for paper! I did these names and numbers in pointed-pen script then digitized & sent them to Yonder Design who produced this beautiful seating chart board. I also had the pleasure of doing calligraphy for the envelopes, place cards, and...

Ask Laura: Do I really need a calligraphy set for beginners to learn calligraphy?

Calligraphy set for beginners, do I need one to learn pointed-pen? Short answer: Yes. Find our starter kit + video tutorial here! Longer answer. Yes, we very highly recommend a quality calligraphy kit with tools curated for beginners and detailed instructions on how...

Spencerian for Beginners: A 7-week Online Course

Last year we launched our Spencerian for Beginners online course and we are excited to announce that we are running it again! The course is 7-weeks of online training – learning one of the most elaborate and beautiful pointed-pen calligraphy styles in the world today...

Real Wedding: A Beautiful Winter Wedding with Pineapple Productions and Kate Headley

The winter wedding season is in full swing and we had the great pleasure of working on the envelopes, escort cards and place cards for Juliet & Will's elegant wedding! It is always an honor to be apart of an amazing vendor team and to see everyone's hard work come...

Real Wedding: Dramatic Elegance from Pineapple Productions and Liz Banfield Weddings

We are in love with the way this elegant wedding turned out from Pineapple Productions and are so happy we could be apart of Sarah and John's special day! The stationary is by Aardvark Letterpress and we added our calligraphy touch on the envelopes, escort cards, and...

Real Wedding: A Parisian Inspired DC Wedding with Grit & Grace and Abby Jiu

We absolutely loved seeing how this Parisian inspired wedding came together from the Grit and Grace team! We had the pleasure of working on Gigi and Kyle's invitation calligraphy, personalized letterpress menus, and the Chanel inspired camellia corsages. The beautiful...

Wedding Calligraphy & Stationery Timeline

You’re engaged, congratulations! Now what? The first steps most couples take once they are engaged, after soaking up the “just engaged” glow together and then letting their friends and family know the good news, are thinking about the venue, date, photographer and...

Online Calligraphy Courses – Beginner & Beyond

When we first offered our starter kit for at-home learning with proper tools and down-to-earth instruction, our goal was to help as many people as possible learn the art of modern pointed-pen calligraphy. Six years later, with the addition of our online courses and...

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