Jul 3, 2020 | Calligraphy, Historical, Painting
I was asked recently by a local church to create a piece for their retiring organist. This organist is quite accomplished and had actually composed new music for a refrain frequently sung during Sunday services. Their idea was to have the lyrics and music of his piece... 
Oct 2, 2019 | Blog, Calligraphy, Historical
A typical calligraphy project for me consists of using a dip pen with ink and writing on high-quality art paper or calfskin vellum. But recently a job came my way utilizing completely different materials. It was quite the challenge for a number of reasons. First, the... 
Jul 19, 2019 | Blog, Bookbinding, Calligraphy, Historical, Manuscripts
I received an invitation recently from Julie Tarmy, Executive Director of the Nahant Historical Society to take a look at a very interesting document. Created in 1797 by 13-year old Lydia Bishop, it is a 22-page manuscript of geometry written out when Lydia was a... 
Jun 25, 2019 | Blog, Bookbinding, Calligraphy, Historical, Manuscripts
By Maryanne Grebenstein – I took a group to London and Cambridge this past February/March to view manuscripts and participate in a workshop in Cambridge. While in Cambridge, we came upon a wonderful antiquarian bookseller’s shop called G. David. I purchased a few old...
