Inspiration: Batik

Inspiration: Batik

For 6 years when I was growing up, my family lived in Indonesia. While there, I came to love batik fabrics, and even got to try making some.

Bonus Blog: Graded!

Bonus Blog: Graded!

How do I use graded work to inform my calligraphy practice?

Japanese Calligraphy 101: Practice, Corrections, and Choosing the Best

Japanese Calligraphy 101: Practice, Corrections, and Choosing the Best

Welcome to the final installment of our Japanese Calligraphy 101 series: Practice, Corrections, and Choosing the Best. Now that we've prepared our materials and warmed up, how do we practice? How to we take corrections and improve a piece? And finally, how do we decide which is the best piece?