Practicing Spencerian today with a freshly cleaned Serwex 1362 fitted with a @fountain_pen_revolution UltraFlex nib and filled with @thorntonsluxurygoods purple ink. This makes 8 days or practicing Spencerian. How am I doing? #spenceriancalligraphy #spencerian #calligraphy #practicepracticepractice #serwex1362demonstator #serwex #fountainpen #fountainpenrevolution #ultraflexnib #thorntonsluxuryink #havencroftfarm #findusonetsy (at Havencroft Farm) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ege-AjNpy/?igshid=do4oqjtb88gl

Spending some of my day revisiting some of my favorite quotes. #calligraphy #copperplatecalligraphy #copperplate #texturaquadrata #gothiccalligraphy #pilotparallelpen #ecolinewatercolor #walnutink #zebragnib #obliquepenholder #havencroftfarm #findusonetsy (at Havencroft Farm) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-aJTwHDDSf/?igshid=1ouchx4bjg60p

I don't mind telling you that this one nearly kicked my butt! Turns out that longer passages are easier as minor compressions or extensions of the letter forms can help hide problems with centering. With just six words spread over four lines, there is VERY little room for error. The Textura Quadrata is done with a 2.5mm Pilot Parallel Pen loaded with Thornton's Oxblood over as 2:4:2 guide. The Spencerian is done with a titanium Zebra G nib fitted into a Michael Sull oblique pen holder and iron gall ink over a 2:1:2 guide with a 2.5mm x-height. All on Canson XL 98 pound Mix Media paper. #calligraphy #spencerian #texturaquadrata #texturaquadratacalligraphy #spenceriancalligraphy #pilotparallelpen #thorntonsluxuryink #irongallink #cansonpaper #obliquepenholder #zebragnib #bible #beatitudes #havencroftfarm #findusonetsy https://www.instagram.com/p/B-8dg-JHRko/?igshid=ppzafy5vrc13

Progress is being made! 2.5mm Pilot Parallel Pen filled with Thornton's ink on a 2:4:4 guide paired with an oblique pen holder fitted with a Zebra G nib and dipped in iron gall in on a 2.5mm 2:1:2 guide. I'm using Canson XL 98-pound Mix Media paper. #calligraphy #spencerian #spenceriancalligraphy #gothic #gothiccalligraphy #texturaquadrata #texturaquadratacalligraphy #pilotparallelpen #obliquepenholder #zebragnib #cansonpaper #thorntonsluxuryink #irongallink #bible #bibleverse #havencroftfarm #findusonetsy (at Havencroft Farm) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_AhfEBH6DJ/?igshid=1a28m3zmnbats

Persistence pays! It took me about 8 tries, but I'm happy enough with this version. #texturaquadrata #spencerian #calligraphy #gothic #gothiccalligraphy #spenceriancalligraphy #texturaquadratacalligraphy #pilotparallelpen #cansonpaper #zebragnib #irongallink #havencroftfarm #findusonetsy (at Havencroft Farm) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-pew0HD8vL/?igshid=88l9my1o45fv

Working on a new series of 9 pieces for the Beatitudes in Latin and English. Here's the first... still needs some work, though... #calligraphy #texturaquadrata #spencerian #gothiccalligraphy #gothic #spenceriancalligraphy #blackletter #pointedpencalligraphy #latin #bibleverse #bible #havencroftfarm #findusonetsy (at Havencroft Farm) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-kovlqjip8/?igshid=h14dj2nr0yh2

A gray, rainy day and doom & gloom news stories inspired me.to make a little rainbow. Here's a hen's wing Whisk and a rooster tail whisk to sweep away your troubles: -) #brooms #whisks #broom #whisk #broomcorn #handdyed #handwoven #handtied #handmade #craft #handcrafted #laffinghorse #ozarkfolkcenterstatepark #arkansasstateparks #mountainviewarkansas #havencroftfarm #findusonetsy (at Ozark Folk Center Craft Village) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-h-LV2DD3t/?igshid=xyduhxflxg7

We call this our lodge broom. It's bigger than our cabin broom, but smaller than our full-sized besom. #brooms #broomcorn #handtied #handcrafted #handdyed #handwoven #handstitched #handmade #besom #arstateparks #ozarkfolkcenterstatepark #mountainviewarkansas #authenticarkansas #havencroftfarm #findusonetsy (at Havencroft Farm) https://www.instagram.com/p/B95VZ10DBJq/?igshid=vc6xclaef6vn