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Handwriting Help 101

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Many people lament, “My handwriting is awful.” And so they shy away from anything to do with handwriting.  There is help, if one has an interest in polishing the skill with pen to paper. The above simple tips are an invitation to ease into the “art of penmanship.” Other more detailed posts are to follow. […]

Pen to Paper

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Pen to Paper: Artists’ Handwritten Letters from the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Artists I am thrilled to tell you of this upcoming exhibit showcasing the personal handwritten letters of a group of American Artists. Some are well known and others are members of the Lyme Art Colony. Talk about the Art of Letter Writing: here […]

National Handwriting Day

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Today, National Handwriting Day, is John Hancock’s birthday. John Hancock was a patriot, a rabble-rouser, the first and third governor of Massachusetts, and yet he is best remembered for his large flamboyant signature on the Declaration of Independence. Hancock’s handwriting matched his personality. As the very first signer on the Declaration of Independence, he declared, […]

A thank you letter from MLK

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What a treasure to find this draft for Mr. Hunter’s thank you letter. It speaks volumes in a few short lines about Martin Luther King Jr. who was definitely “his brother’s keeper.” Here he stands, hand-in-hand with the crowd in the midst of the March on Washington, 1963. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have turned 89 […]

Universal Letter Writing Week 2018

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Universal Letter Writing Week begins today January 14th and will continue through till January 20th. Join forces with all the letter writers in the world to get your correspondence done. And what better way to start off the week than by tackling your thank you notes! The rule of thumb for expressing written gratitude is […]

Recycle those cards and stamps

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December 31, 2017 There’s always the question: What to do with all those cards once the holiday is over? Do they all go out with the wrapping into the trash? WAIT! You can recycle some of those cards. And, before the envelopes disappear, you can cut out the return addresses and paste them onto a […]

“Whatever the Weather”

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Now that the holidays are winding down, perhaps you might try your hand at The Graceful Envelope Contest…”Whatever the Weather,” the 2018 theme might spark an idea. View the complete rules and check out many inspiring winners from previous years at http://www.calligraphersguild.org/ Deadline is March 26, 2018    

Letters to Pope Francis

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December 23, 2017  Kids write letters to Santa. They also write letters to Pope Francis. With “Dear Santa,” they generally have a list of stuff they’d like to own. With “Dear Pope Francis” they look for answers to “make sense of the world.” Regardless of how you feel about religion, Pope Francis is a unique […]