Calligraphy
The Story of Letters: A Journey through the Sands of Time
Egyptians Hieroglyphics
Imagine not being able to communicate your thoughts and express ideas clearly. Writing is one such form that has helped human civilization preserve history and express itself clearly since time immemorial. From ancient civilizations to the digital age today, the story of writing is a fascinating journey.Â
The earliest forms...
Endangered or Evolving- Art of Calligraphy or Beautiful Writing!
In today’s digital age, where emails and text messages dominate conversations, there is something truly special about receiving a handwritten letter or document.
Before the era of typewriters and MS Word, people were quite dependent on the written word. A casual script for notes and simple bookkeeping and a formal one...
Unconventional Elegance: Left-Handed Calligraphy
If you’re a left-handed individual and ever wondered if calligraphy was for you then this might be an interesting read for you.
Approximately 10% of the world’s population is left-handed, while the majority (around 90%) is right-handed. The preference for using one hand over the other, is determined by our brain specifically the...
From Scribbles to Scripts: Tracing the history of Handwriting to Calligraphy
Calligraphy and handwriting, or rather good handwriting are often used interchangeably, but they are actually two distinct forms of writing that serve different purposes. In layman’s terms, calligraphy is a decorative writing style that uses special pens or brushes to create stylized, intricate letterforms with a consistent thickness and flow...
Keeping the Art of Calligraphy Alive
It was not too long ago that I ventured into the World of Calligraphy and when I told people I am a Calligrapher, they would ask what that meant, and to be honest, like most people, I thought it was a deliberate art of practicing good writing which is not...
Things I Learnt in My Pursuit of Becoming an Artist
I was always told that art is only good as a hobby and one cannot sustain a lifestyle by creating art, let alone making it a full-time profession. So, I did what most kids did…study hard and get on the hamster wheel. I won’t say I did not enjoy that;...
