Calligraphy the Art of Penmanship

Calligraphy Origins

Calligraphy or beautiful writing to give its ancient greek meaning is an age old craft & could be said to have a lot in common with other handicrafts like glass staining & tapestry.

Depending where you look & what you read there are varying answers to the questions of the origins of calligraphy.

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Plus-Sized Fat Boy Pens Have The Look

Fatboy Pens 2

I might be in love.

It’s one of those long-distance things. We haven’t met yet, but we will. Ohhh, we will.

The object of my affection is a pen. A very special-looking pen called the “Fat Boy.”

The Fat Boy is a wide-bodied pen about four inches in length and almost three times the diameter of a standard ballpoint pen. It has rubber grips and comes in an assortment of materials – aluminum, steel, copper, brass – and in unique designs with names like the Comet, the Silencer and the Teslacoil.

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Pilot G2 XS Pixie Mini Gel Ink Pen – Review

Pilot G2 XS Pixie Violet

Plenty has been written about Pilot’s popular G2, famous the world over for its smooth writing gel ink.

As I picked up a mini version in the Pilot G2 XS Pixie I was impressed to see that this little pen had the same comfy ergonomic grip section with the same barrel diameter as the standard Pilot G2 07 version although the barrel is only 11.3cm in length & it weighs in at 118g.

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Doodling: The Non-Sensical Way To Make Sense Of It All

Doodling Helps you Learn

One of my goals for the new year is to take up doodling.

That might sound a bit silly. Frivolous, even. But there is a reason for it, and a reason I’d recommend everyone become a doodler, at least a little.

Research over the last few years consistently has found that the simple act of doodling increases a person’s ability to retain information, aids in learning new concepts and stimulates the right hemisphere of the brain, helping to fire the imagination.

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