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modern Calligraphy: everything you need to get started and grow your skill Part One

It feels like this past year has been all about teaching in-person, Modern Calligraphy and Lettering workshops! I have had a blast teaching my most favorite calligraphy style for lettering and observing how other learn, what tweaks I can offer to create more success for my students and just how inspired I am by others!  I often thought about how I could extend my teaching and offer the opportunity to those who are not in may local area to learn my personal method of modern Calligraphy. 

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#the100dayproject - I'm in!

#the100dayproject.  A global art project to help you be more creative & productive.  Choose a goal and spend 100 days exploring it! It begins April 3rd.  Read the full post to learn more and be inspired to join the project.

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My top 5 tips to help you be more creative (and productive!)

Whatever your goal is, I believe that being creative helps with problem solving, self expression and personal growth.  I am going to share with you my top 5 tips to help you be more creative.  The problem is, our modern day lives which are filled with technology, means we spend most of our free time watching, liking and scrolling rather than doing, exploring and creating.

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How to learn modern calligraphy

It's the start of the new year and time for us to add a few things to our bucket list.  Forget the resolutions for a minute.  What's on your bucket list? Do you want to take a special trip? Go bungee jumping? Maybe you just want to learn something new?  How about learning modern calligraphy!!?

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How to make a Christmas gift tag

How to make a Christmas gift tag is an easy way to add your own personality and charm to your Christmas decorating this year.  They are simple Christmas gift tags that are home made, use basic materials and have a lovely effect!  Read more here!

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A very personal anniversary introspective

Starting a business, career, venture or adventure is not easy.  The ideas may come easy.  The enthusiasm and the excitement may come easy.  But the daily grind is something that you have to get through no matter how shitty you are feeling.  No matter how defeated you are.  No matter how many other obligations take priority.

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How to learn Modern Calligraphy

New workbooks to help you learn Modern Calligraphy.  Using my personal techniques and tools that I currently use in my lettering everyday!  Simple download, print and practice!  Pages of tips, photographs and practice sheets. 

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Why simplifying beats struggling

Have you every had one of those days, moments, times when things just don't seem to come together no matter how hard you try?!  You problem solve. You think outside of the box and look for alternatives.  You try your best and things still don't seem to work out as planned.  Or even at all?!

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