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Celtic art always inspires and fascinates me and I have a great appreciation for all artists working in this style. It is a great pleasure to interact with people who are passionate about Celtic heritage and culture. I hope to see much more wonderful Celtic art, and make more friends who share my passion and interest around the world.

I think this piece is almost done. I need to decide whether to fill the gaps on the right margin with some decorative elements, and whether I want to leave the slightly larger margin on the bottom or add a final line. Overall I think I like it though. The Insular Majuscule is based on the Book of Kells letterforms. Bleedproof white on blue Magnani Pescia. . . . #calligraphy #Insular #HalfUncial #BroadEdge

My copy from the Book of Kells, illuminated manuscript created in the 9th century in Ireland

A really fun client project gave me the push I needed to pick up a broad-edge pen again. I can't share the final piece, but part of it included a hybrid script strongly influenced by Insular Majuscule. This is a little alphabet I did while working out how to adjust the letter forms... I started with the Agedage Insular font because it was fast and easy for the basic forms, but afterwards I may have stayed up all night looking through every single page of the Book of Kells on the Trinity College of Dublin's site, figuring out all the nuances of the different letterforms, the ligatures and looking at how they were used in context.... 🤓 I think it's a gorgeous script. I want to start bringing it in to some of my own work.

Getting ready for All Hallows' eve eve! Trick'r'treaters come out on the 30th in Washburn, and the 31st in Ashland, so we understand. #handlettering #alphabets #halfuncial #allsaints #allhallowseve #chalklettering #calligraphy #lettering #harvestfestival #harvestblessing #ogham (at Washburn, Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4QPfwWj8bm/?igshid=1qc2n2rtdxqn3

Various calligraphic doodles from a few years ago in a hand-bound notebook uncovered in last weeks move. Mostly written late at night at the kitchen table with a cup of tea.⁣ #ceadmilefailte⁣ #ahundredthousandwelcomes⁣ ⁣ #halfuncial⁣ #foundationalhand⁣ ⁣ #calligraphy⁣ #lettering⁣ #handlettering⁣ #italic⁣ #handwriting⁣ #Shodo⁣ #shufa⁣ #書法⁣ #書道 #emptiness_is_a_design_pattern⁣ #calligraphymasters⁣ #design (at Washburn, Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/By0JsUQDqs6/?igshid=16itrr0svd8i3

Doing some tests for a larger piece I want to do in an Insular majuscule. I'm not happy with the line or letter spacing yet (and some of those circles need some real work 🙈), but I think I like the white on blue. This is bleed proof white on magnani pescia . . . #calligraphy #Insular #HalfUncial #BroadEdge