Wonderful Writing Workshop
Last Sunday, I attended a taster workshop to learn about dip pen and brush pen styles of modern calligraphy. The course was hosted by the The Modern Calligraphy Co. and is one of Kirsten Burke’s range of classes. I chose it after being inspired by Kirsten’s YouTube videos and trying out one of her books. The workshop itself is set in an idyllic location in the West Sussex countryside and, despite looking a little austere from the outside (it’s a converted Victorian sub-station), the interior is stunning; bright and airy and adorned with inspirational artwork. The welcome was warm and friendly and was accompanied with mugs of tea, coffee and biscuits. Each of the wannabe calligraphers had a work area complete with hand lettered name tag, tools and worksheets. I was on a table with two lovely ladies, Hilary and Barbara, and we managed to do a lot of nattering in addition to our calligraphy! Our fab instructor was Maisie and she had a...