Calligraphy Humor: Good News/Bad News

Good News: You are finally beginning to master lowercase Italic.
Bad News: The class is already moving on to Copperplate.

Good News: The gold leaf sticks well to the binder.
Bad News: The gold leaf sticks well to the inked areas.

Good News: You drew fine, well-spaced guide lines.
Bad News: You can’t erase them.

Good News: The pen knife is really good at cutting feather quills.
Bad News: The pen knife is really good at cutting unprotected fingers.

Good News: After a bleary all-nighter, you finished addressing the envelopes and shipped them on time.
Bad News: You sent them to the wrong bride.

Good News: You thought you would try your hand at abstract, unreadable calligraphy.
Bad News: You found out who your real friends are.

Good News: You are looking forward to sharpening your skills in this workshop taught by an international calligrapher.
Bad News: It’s geared to newcomers in a hand you’re familiar with.

Good News: After two weeks of painstaking work, you finally finished the certificate homework.
Bad News: It was due last session, and you spelled the name wrong.

Good News: After an all-night sprint over the work, you finished the highly detailed piece.
Bad News: Your fingers can’t unclench.

Good News: The cat is purring contentedly in your lap.
Bad News: You notice ink on her paws.

Good News: You spent hours binding the pages into a book to show off your dazzling poetry.
Bad News: The pages are in the wrong order.

Good News: You are looking forward to teaching your first calligraphy class.
Bad News: You forgot it starts tomorrow — and you haven’t started preparing your materials.

Good News: Your gouache arrived in the mail just in time for the workshop.
Bad News: You ordered the wrong colors.

Good News: After waiting months, you finally get your hands on the Grublinger Lightpad 1.0!
Bad News: Out next week is the Grublinger 2.0!

Good News: You mixed the powder and water to the perfect consistency.
Bad News: You forgot it needed binder.

Good News: You think this lettering session will vastly improve your lettering skills.
Bad News: Your last practice period was two months ago.

Good News: You’ve trained long and hard and added elegant Copperplate to your skillset.
Bad News: Your clients keep asking for modern calligraphy.

About Steve Husting

Steve Husting is a mild webmaster by day and fearless writer by night. He is deaf, loves making calligraphy, hiking, terrific movies, and making the Bible's message clear to his readers. His devotionals are regularly published in Daily Devotionals for the Deaf, and his latest apps are sold in the iTunes App Store. His self-published Christian and calligraphy books are on lulu.com/spotlight/stevehusting
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