With the holiday season right around the corner, why not perfect your calligraphy skills this year? A carefully written card (rather than some more junk) will much likely be cherished by your friends and family. Lauren Fitzmaurice will teach you what it takes.
Having come to lettering in 2015, calligraphy came quite naturally to Fitzmaurice and after managing to hone her craft in a relatively short time she now shares her tips and tricks with others online.
A full-time elementary teacher and mother, Fitzmaurice says that lettering has given her life the balance it needed through some busy and tough times. “It is amazing how adding just a few hours of a hobby for yourself can make you a better, all-around more effective person,” she told Surely Simple. “I feel like I am currently the best wife, mom, and teacher I have ever been and I think much of that is allowing myself to take part in an activity that uses my creativity, relaxes me, and brings me constant joy and inspiration.”
Her toolbox includes pointed pens, gouache, Tombow brush pens, and watercolor brushes. “My favorite way to explore new styles is to pick up a pencil or brush pen and just start writing,” she says. “Yes, there are tons of inspiring people on Instagram and it’s ok to find things that you like in others’ work, but the best way to find your own style is to put down the phone, get out the pens, and just practice until you find what you love.”
What are you waiting for? Get a pen and paper!
