❌sabotaging your calligraphy?


If you've TRIED pointed-pen calligraphy... and found it to be a wee bastard, you're not alone! I've heard from so many students that they were about to throw their calligraphy nib out the window😩

But then they heard one little tip from me and suddenly -LIGHTBULB- moment... and everything got easier!💡

And when you keep going through the tricky initial stages, you can do some truly INCREDIBLE things with calligraphy.

So today, I'm sharing TWO FUN RESOURCES Reader: ✍️

  1. 5 MISTAKES TO AVOID in Pointed-Pen Calligraphy (3-min video)
  2. 5 CALLIGRAPHY JOBS you may not have heard of (involving evil warlords??)

5 Pointed-Pen Calligraphy Mistakes to Avoid

1️⃣ Watch the 3-minute video below (starring 36-yr-old, pre-pandemic, much more fresh-faced Shinah😂):

2️⃣ Then, CLICK HERE and enter your email to get my FREE BEGINNER GUIDE with clickable tools list and detailed video tutorial!

✍️ CLICK HERE TO GET THE FREE STARTER GUIDE

(pssst..... when you sign up, you'll unlock an exclusive 50% discount for our best-selling Daily Calligraphy Quickie Practice Workbook!😉)


🎧 PODCAST - 5 Surprising Calligraphy Jobs (you may not have heard of)

In this fun, light-hearted episode, I tell you the stories behind the 5 COOLEST CALLIGRAPHY JOBS I’ve ever done (that I totally did NOT know about before I became a professional calligrapher).

Listen to hear about:

  1. Dungeons and Dragons, $300 Scotch bottles.... and Oprah??
  2. Exactly how I got each of those clients (you might be surprised!)
  3. Other unusual jobs that MY STUDENTS have done...

All to get you thinking BEYOND WEDDINGS... because there are so many more calligraphy opportunities out there than you might imagine!

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Shinah ❤️

P.S. - I'm on a little family mini-vacation to Monterey right now, and feeling incredibly grateful that I get to take my little laptop with me and still serve you all even when I'm away from home =)

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Shinah - Crooked Calligraphy

Former Harvard-trained corporate lawyer turned sweary calligrapher and calligraphy teacher. I help nib newbies become badass calligraphers (and find more purpose and joy along the way!)

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