Modern calligraphy has taken social media by storm & inspired thousands of people to put pen to paper & get involved with ink For years handwriting has been in danger of becoming lost to keyboards & smartphones with few of us picking up a pen to do much more than scrawl a shopping list or take hasty notes in meetings so for professional calligrapher Betty Soldi this increase in interest is welcome In Inkspired Betty encourages you to reconnect with handwriting & discover the calming creative joy of calligraphy The book contains guidelines & practice pages & its calligraphy-friendly paper & unique lie-flat binding mean you can write straight into the book with ease Once you have had a go at her own Alphabetty& of calligraphic letters you are encouraged to develop your own individual style with a section of projects from invitations to writing on crockery Learn to embrace mistakes play around with new ideas
- Betty encourages practising not just with pen & paper but writing on mirrors in lipstick or etching messages into a plant leaf
- & express yourself with beautiful lettering & flourishes Betty&s mantra is Practice makes progress& & with her infectious enthusiasm & invaluable guidance even the most inexperienced of inkers will find their scribbles transformed