SUNDAY SWITCH-OFF: calligraphy practice

In July I attended a calligraphy workshop organised by Quill London. Imogen's work is so beautiful and she made it look so effortless, I half thought that calligraphy would come really easily to me. How wrong was I! This is definitely a skill that comes with practice, so on Sunday I sat down and put pen to paper.

I think I only wrote the word lovely for a good half an hour - it's quite easy to become obsessive about it (and a little bit cross-eyed) and then put down the pen and decide that actually you think the first time you wrote it looked the best. My issue is pressing down too hard - and the subsequent calligraphy claw hand that ensues - so I think I have a way to go before I can do elegantly whimsical swirls like Imogen.

If you're interested in taking a class - which I recommend you do, as there is actually so much technique involved - Quill London's next calligraphy class is on August 17th.