As soon as we finished singing this song in church this morning, I was inspired with the design and jotted it down in my notes, then came home and created it. All the designs were hand drawn/written with parallel pens and automatic pen, then scanned into Photoshop and the color added.
From a Christian hymn, Moment by Moment
Updated July 2026.
(Contents links not working? Just scroll down.)
Writing with different instruments (Japanese language)
Envelope addressing, by Schin
Professional Wedding Calligraphy
Theosone: custom lettering practice
Calligraphy Supplies in the U.S.
Calligraphy Books Published
Glossaries of Calligraphy and Lettering Terms
Calligraphy Images (various Internet search results)
Look for a calligraphy society near you, or just be inspired by their galleries! (correct as of 3/2015)
AK
AL
AR
AZ calligraphicsocietyofarizona.org
CT http://www.calligraphyconnecticut.org/
DE
FL http://scribesofcentralflorida.com/
FL http://coastalcalligraphersguild.org/
FL http://southfloridacalligraphyguild.org/
GA
HI
IA
ID
KS
KY
LA http://www.neworleanscalligraphy.org/
ME
MI http://pendragonscalligraphy.org/
MN http://www.colleaguesofcalligraphy.com/
MT http://www.bigskyscribes.org/
MS
NC http://www.trianglecalligraphersguild.com/
NC http://www.carolinaletteringarts.com/
ND
NE
NH
NJ
NV
OH http://www.cincinnaticalligraphy.com/
OR http://valleycalligraphyguild.com/
OR http://portlandsocietyforcalligraphy.org/
PA https://cgofp.wordpress.com/
PA http://philadelphiacalligraphers.org/
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX http://www.houstoncalligraphyguild.org/
UT
VA
VT
These books in my collection are listed here in no particular order at this time. I noted several books as RECOMMENDED for their particular excellence.
Brenda Casey Zoby
64pp 2006
Softcover. Retrospective of one very talented calligrapher. Full color.
Many pointed pen works, and her flat pen work borrows from illuminated mss.
Good for: … Inspiration from one person’s body of work, especially pointed pen enthusiasts and historical-inspired certificate makers … Respect for Georgina’s skill.
Annie Cicale
192pp 2004
Softcover. Full-color photos. Instructional.
One of the best-designed calligraphy books in my collection. Favorite book. Many project ideas. Works of many artists included.
Good for: … Gaining a solid foundation in basic letterforms … Ideas for applying your work (techniques) … Gallery inspiration … Owning a lovely book. Continue reading
I videotaped the creation of a calligraphy piece over the weekend. I used John 1:14 for my inspiration.
calligraphy-john-1-14b from Steve Husting on Vimeo.
2 Poems in One
I put my new spiral guideline sheets into practice with this piece. The red text is from The Hobbit, featuring the poem, “Roads go ever ever on,” and the black text is a poem from the Lord of the Rings, “The Road goes ever on and on.” The complete texts of both are included. I’m thrilled that I got every word of each to fit! Continue reading
Spiral & Circular Guides
I created a series of circular and spiral guidelines in Adobe Illustrator to help me with my calligraphy work. Click on the link above to download the PDF of several pages of these guides. Continue reading
The Ten Commandments in Calligraphy
I created this after a friend asked for the Ten Commandments for his wall. I was challenged to figure out a way to list them in a visually appealing way. Originally I had listed the commandments in neat blocks, one under the other, in two columns, but it wasn’t visually interesting. Then I had the idea of doing it this way. Continue reading
When my younger brother got married earlier this year, I asked him to send me his wedding vows so I can create them as a calligraphy project. He emailed me two vows, one spoken by the bride and the other spoken by the groom. I put them aside, not knowing how I wanted to execute the design yet.
Then in Barbara Close’s Uncial/Gothic workshop, she gave a homework assignment that I thought would be perfect for the vows. The assignment was to cut out around the letters on a page, with some text written underneath. In my case, I used the first word of the vow, Rebecca, and the vows under the name. Here was my assignment: Continue reading
Sometimes people from outside the U.S. would like to know how they can get calligraphy supplies in their own country. So I thought I would do a search to find calligraphy sites around the world. The following is only a small sample of sites available. Only a few are stores. If you find yourself belonging to one of these language groups and are looking for a store in your country, contact the people at the site and see if they can direct you to where they pick up their supplies. If you are outside the U.S. and know of a store near you stocking calligraphy supplies, please give the store’s location (city, country) and contact information, such as an email. (This is not meant to be an exhaustive listing of all calligraphy sites in these areas. This is only a sampling.) Continue reading
