Summary: Think of inventive ways to fix calligraphy problems. Learn about calligraphy and tips for writing 'Q' words from a calligrapher in this free art video.
Pamela LaRegina began her career as a calligrapher/artist by registering her business, Supercalligraphics, with the state of Connecticut in 1976. As soul owner of this monk's cell of a...read more
"And I have chosen the word, "question" for our "Q" word. And okay, I ran out of space, and so I put the "I" inside the "O", and I'm sure that you would consider this ridiculous. But guess what, in the old manuscripts, you know, no body was sitting at a computer back in the 1200's or the 113 A.D., no one was sitting at a computer. And if they had a spacial problem, there were all kinds of inventive things that they could do. As long as this word reads as the word question, you we're fine. But you know what, question authority, that's what I have to say. I bet that is an idea that came up to you when you saw this word question. I would say, let us question the authority of any public school system that does not show an alphabet over the black board that follows along with these principles, because it's only with these principles that what you have is a holistic form. Otherwise, what you have is a set of desperate, shapes that don't even relate to each other, so there's no way to teach any of the principles, and there's no way to teach much of anything. So, question authority."