Although desktop publishing and the availability of beautiful calligraphic fonts for computer users reduced the request for hand lettering, I still find myself using calligraphy for gift inscriptions, wedding envelopes, certificate fill-ins, family trees and custom quotations for special gifts.

It is easy to work through the internet with the assistance of email or fax to plan for the special requirements of your project. I charge $50 per hour and can estimate time and materials, once I have a detailed idea of your job.

Read an essay I wrote on a Brief History of Handwriting (pdf)
For additional history of handwriting with examples from ancient manuscripts.

Through the years I have taught calligraphy through the local adult school, private art galleries, and through private and public elementary schools. These students at the River Oaks charter school in Ukiah invited me to teach several sessions in their 7th and 8th grade years (2004-2005). Afterwards, several of these students decided to continue with private group lessons.

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