Calligraphy Secrets

Calligraphy is the art of fine handwriting. One might almost say the lost art of fine handwriting.

Name:Eleanor Rosen
Location:Dallas, Texas, United States

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Calligraphy Masters Works on Display in Tehran

What’s in art galleries - MehrNews.com

An exhibition of calligraphy by Mohamad-Saeid Naqqashian opens July 29 at Tehran’s Sureh University ...

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Monday, July 24, 2006

Samurai Calligraphers

Samurai Principles & Practices that will Help Preteens and Teens

Samurais had to undergo training in many different disciplines, and amazingly enough calligraphy was one of them.  To read more check out the link above...

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Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Should a Famous Calligraphers Works Be Unearthed?

Hands off ancient tombs: experts - Xinhua

An ancient tomb in China is estimated to contain about 500 tons of relics, including calligraphy by a famous Chinese calligrapher called Wang Xizhi.

Read more about it by clicking on the link...

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Sunday, July 16, 2006

Nihao? It's still all Greek to most U.S. kids.


Concordia Language Villages is offering courses in Chinese, which also includes Calligraphy, Martial Arts, and Chinese Cooking.

Concordia Language Village
Newsweek
A pristine lake in the Minnesota woods may seem an unlikely setting...

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Saturday, July 15, 2006

Ink Meets Silk

Shakespeare Folio Fetches 2.8 Million Pounds - Zaman Online

Calligraphy is known as the love of writing, and an exhibition titled "Turkuaz Calligraphy" shows that...  Oh, and also some guy named Shakespeare did a folio that sold for a lot of money, lol.

Shakespeare Folio Fetches 2.8 Million Pounds
Zaman Online, Turkey
Calligraphy is often described as “the love of paper, ink and reed pen.”

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