as in handwriting
writing done by hand
she specializes in scrollwork with beautiful calligraphy
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The Shanghai event featured installations and creations by Chinese calligraphy artist Xu Bing, A$AP Rocky, Rick Owens and the Chinese multidisciplinary artist LuLu Li.
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Samantha Conti, WWD, 6 Dec. 2024
It is known for its distinctive vivid blue or indigo pages, silver decoration and gold calligraphy.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Fritz, meanwhile, has seen a 200% bump in web traffic compared to the same period last year, and says she's already sold out a quarter of her Penny Post calligraphy classes for next year.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
Enshrining words in sacred objects such as the Torah or giving them visual presence through Quranic calligraphy, Jews and Muslims give language the heft of a stone statue that can hold the breath of amalgamation and distillation with the grace of Venus or Vishnu.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Samantha Conti, WWD, 6 Dec. 2024
It is known for its distinctive vivid blue or indigo pages, silver decoration and gold calligraphy.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Fritz, meanwhile, has seen a 200% bump in web traffic compared to the same period last year, and says she's already sold out a quarter of her Penny Post calligraphy classes for next year.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
Enshrining words in sacred objects such as the Torah or giving them visual presence through Quranic calligraphy, Jews and Muslims give language the heft of a stone statue that can hold the breath of amalgamation and distillation with the grace of Venus or Vishnu.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Calligraphy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calligraphy. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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