{"id":1039,"date":"2020-02-26T18:57:58","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T18:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevehusting.com\/calligraphy\/?p=1039"},"modified":"2022-07-01T21:44:20","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T21:44:20","slug":"calligraphy-humor-good-newsbad-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevehusting.com\/calligraphy\/2020\/02\/26\/calligraphy-humor-good-newsbad-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Calligraphy Humor: Good News\/Bad News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good News: You are finally beginning to master lowercase Italic.
\nBad News: The class is already moving on to Copperplate.<\/p>\n

Good News: The gold leaf sticks well to the binder.
\nBad News: The gold leaf sticks well to the inked areas.<\/p>\n

Good News: You drew fine, well-spaced guide lines.
\nBad News: You can’t erase them.<\/p>\n

Good News: The pen knife is really good at cutting feather quills.
\nBad News: The pen knife is really good at cutting unprotected fingers.<\/p>\n

Good News: After a bleary all-nighter, you finished addressing the envelopes and shipped them on time.
\nBad News: You sent them to the wrong bride.<\/p>\n

Good News: You thought you would try your hand at abstract, unreadable calligraphy.
\nBad News: You found out who your real friends are.<\/p>\n

Good News: You are looking forward to sharpening your skills in this workshop taught by an international calligrapher.
\nBad News: It’s geared to newcomers in a hand you’re familiar with.<\/p>\n

Good News: After two weeks of painstaking work, you finally finished the certificate homework.
\nBad News: It was due last session, and you spelled the name wrong.<\/p>\n

Good News: After an all-night sprint over the work, you finished the highly detailed piece.
\nBad News: Your fingers can’t unclench.<\/p>\n

Good News: The cat is purring contentedly in your lap.
\nBad News: You notice ink on her paws.<\/p>\n

Good News: You spent hours binding the pages into a book to show off your dazzling poetry.
\nBad News: The pages are in the wrong order.<\/p>\n

Good News: You are looking forward to teaching your first calligraphy class.
\nBad News: You forgot it starts tomorrow — and you haven’t started preparing your materials.<\/p>\n

Good News: Your gouache arrived in the mail just in time for the workshop.
\nBad News: You ordered the wrong colors.<\/p>\n

Good News: After waiting months, you finally get your hands on the Grublinger Lightpad 1.0!
\nBad News: Out next week is the Grublinger 2.0!<\/p>\n

Good News: You mixed the powder and water to the perfect consistency.
\nBad News: You forgot it needed binder.<\/p>\n

Good News: You think this lettering session will vastly improve your lettering skills.
\nBad News: Your last practice period was two months ago.<\/p>\n

Good News: You’ve trained long and hard and added elegant Copperplate to your skillset.
\nBad News: Your clients keep asking for modern calligraphy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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