Calligraphy Crafternoon

Tablea Cheesecake and my dipping pen are having a swell time

or should i call it an afternoon of calligraphy and sweets...? well regardless of the title, Vins and i definitely enjoyed Alessandra's session of intro to calligraphy. 

we got to Pino / Pipino just in time to ogle at the calligraphy paraphernalia from Scribe. they were so tempting... but we're on a strict budget. after all, i already got a dipping pen, so that's enough for practice. and on to my first attempt at calligraphy.

a twisted gothic alphabet

i never had a beautiful neat penmanship. mine's more like a scrawl. plus the weight of my alloy dipping pen did make my first try a challenge. 

though i'm happy to say i did manage... somewhat.

our beautiful attendance, penned by Fozzy, we're not worthy!

our finished seatworks

some of my favorites

and another

all in all, the experience was very overwhelming and at the same time immensely enjoyable as we got to learn a new craft, something which i can hopefully pass on to my son (to be honest i quite envy French children, they start training writing with a fountain pen at Kindergarten!).

excitement

my alloy dipping pen, photo taken using Instagram

i purchased a dipping pen set online and this weekend my friend, Vins, and I will be attending a calligraphy Crafternoon. i'm so excited to use my dipping pen! i am a complete novice at calligraphy and i was hoping to improve my handwriting also through it. i'll keep you posted on the outcome of our little adventure with this art come next week.