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Meet Jessamin Foster from Jessamin Loves Calligraphy

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Meet Jessamin Foster from Jessamin Loves Calligraphy
We chat to the creative Jessamin Foster from Jessamin Loves Calligraphy about her effortless flowing and bouncy calligraphy style and her wonderful shaped calligraphy creations.

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Meet calligrapher and teacher, Angela Reed from Creative Calligraphy

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Meet calligrapher and teacher, Angela Reed from Creative Calligraphy

Angela Reed from Creative Calligraphy. Photo by Corrina Atkinson Photography   If you want to learn the basics of calligraphy or master a new script, there's nothing quite like taking part in an expert-led workshop. For the latest instalment in our Meet the Maker series, we caught up with South Shields-based expert, Angela Reed, to learn more about her story, how she started her company, Creative Calligraphy, and what you can expect from Angela's workshops. Could you tell us a little about yourself? My name is Angela Reed and I live in South Shields with my husband and two children. I’ve always...

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Meet the maker - we chat to lettering artist, Katie Langley

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Meet the maker - we chat to lettering artist, Katie Langley
One of my highlights of 2020 was coming across the Covid Calligraphy of Katie from @LettersFromLangers. We chat to Katie to find out more about her love of lettering and wicked sense of humour

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Meet the maker - we chat to brush lettering expert Andra Elena Danciu

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Meet the maker - we chat to brush lettering expert Andra Elena Danciu
We chat to Andra Elena Danciu about her love of Copperplate and fine-tip brush pens, how she overcame her self doubt and she shares some of her favourite projects

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Meet the maker - we chat to calligrapher, Mariam Iqbal Mirza

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Meet the maker - we chat to calligrapher, Mariam Iqbal Mirza
In the first up in our 2021 Meet the Maker interview series, we get to know Mariam Iqbal Mirza - a Pakistan-based calligrapher with a love for Parallel pens and her own unique style of Fraktur calligraphy.

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