Calligraphy set

At the back of the set my teacher is holding the ink stone/stick. The little white pot is for the water and the grey flatter dish is where the ink is mixed with the water. The two pieces of marble are the stampers used by the calligrapher to sign their work.

Calming Calligraphy

April 4th 2013
The next day I met Dennis at 9.15am ready to take me to my calligraphy lesson. I was the only one who had decided to take up this option, the others preferring to find some early morning coffee! It also turned out to be the only person having a calligraphy lesson and so sat in the open shop front with beautiful calligraphy paintings and writing hanging all round the walls. It was so still and q ... read more

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