handwriting and poetry

I came across this post by Lisa Holtzman, a Californian calligrapher: http://lisaholtzman.blogspot.com/2010/11/poetry-of-handwriting.html . I loved the freedom in the letters and the poetry of this piece. Go and have a look at some fresh contemporary lettering.

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  1. Lisa HoltzmanDecember 10, 2010 at 10:08 PM

    Wow Keith, thanks for your post about my lettering! Happy to know about you and see your beautiful calligraphy!

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  2. Handwriting expertApril 9, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    This post reminds me of a long time ago when in school we used to have a subject (with proper lectures - although I don’t remember about the exams: P) called "handwriting improvement". It sounds quite a funny but helpful course now :)

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