About this item
An easy-to-follow guide to learning the art of calligraphy, with 25 gorgeously photographed projects that use calligraphy to make beautiful gifts and home dcor.Calligraphy and hand lettering have surged in popularity as people rediscover traditional handicrafts as a creative outlet and way to relax. Unlike other hand lettering books, The Gift of Calligraphy shows you how to use your calligraphy skills to create invitations, wall art, wrapping paper, a tote bag, even a calligraphy kit for kids. Maybelle Imasa-Stukuls, calligraphy teacher and author of Belle Calligraphy, brings her signature modern style to this traditional craft. The first quarter of the book provides a primer for creating a simple alphabet and how to find your own personal style of lettering, followed by wonderful projects that will delight your family, impress your friends, and beautify your home, all accompanied by clear step-by-step photography and inspiring shots of the finished pieces.
About the Author
Artist and calligrapher Maybelle Imasa-Stukuls finds beauty in imperfection, widely acclaimed for her elegant, playful, and distinctly modern approach to calligraphy. With over 15 years of experience, Maybelle has been commissioned for bespoke wedding invitations, letterpress stationery, and editorial features, exhibiting her elegant and playful signature style for a range of clients. Her work has appeared in Martha Stewart Weddings, Sunset Magazine, Victoria, Better Homes and Gardens, and Brides, and has been featured on Design*Sponge, Besotted, Brooklyn Bride, Oh Happy Day, Snippet & Ink, Sunday Suppers, and Style Me Pretty.Drawing inspiration from botanical engravings, vintage alphabet specimens, and her numerous travels abroad, Maybelle has been known to journey to Paris for just the right calligraphy nib. The calligraphy kit that she designed for the workshops that she teaches in faraway places inspired a collaboration with Chronicle Books: "Belle Calligraphy Kit: Materials and Instruction for Modern Script". "The Gift of Calligraphy: A Modern Approach to Hand Lettering wtih 25 Projects to Give and Keep" , is her second publication, and will be available on September 25, 2018. It is sure to surprise and delight the beginner as well as those with years of calligraphy practice underway.Maybelle is from Kaneohe on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and boy-girl twins. In her spare time, she enjoys volunteering in the classroom to teach art and calligraphy to children. Her online classes with Creativebug can be viewed by copying the link here and pasting it into your browser: http://bit.ly/maybelle .
