Author: Lorraine

Like most beautiful things, the Universal Line of Beauty is best seen, rather than explained in words. There’s something about this curved line that appeals to our eyes, a theory originated by Hogarth’s Analysis of Beauty in 1753. The Universal Line of Beauty can be seen and used in many different letterforms and flourishing techniques.… Continue reading The Universal Line of Beauty

Fall in love with your tools. Get to know every pen, every nib,you encounter- that goes for ballpoints and pencils, too. Learn howfar you can push them, what their “sweet spots” are, and how theywork with different inks and paper. Write with awareness. Know why you’re writing every time youpick up a pen. Make every… Continue reading 5 Steps to Mastering Beautiful Penmanship

Tapping on keyboards, swiping on screens, dictating to our devices… why write at all? Studies have shown that writing by hand helps memory and cognitive function, but it’s more than that; when you write with your hand, forming letters with your own fingers, you are expressing yourself in a way no one else in the… Continue reading Why Write?