ropeandletter

Calligraphy. I just love it! It is such a relaxing activity. I post a lot of the calligraphy I do over on my Instagram.
I started my lettering journey in late 2017 when I was all about brush lettering. I don’t remember what exactly got me hooked on the art but I was obsessed from the beginning.

One of my very first attempts at brush lettering using my favourite pen, the Pentel Touch Sign pen

Instagram is ripe with accounts to follow that are loaded with inspiration, tips and ideas. I have never taken a workshop or class or anything like that, I am fully self-taught. I am super amateur at the moment but I am so dedicated to getting better and better and maybe one day I’ll be half as good as some of the accounts I follow!

ACS_0003 — Just a whole bunch of song lyrics. Practice makes progress.

Earlier this year I began dip pen calligraphy. This is now my favourite thing to do. It is great stress relief and such a relaxing way to pass the time. Practice makes the best progress, and I do a lot of practice! I would love to one day soon take a class to learn more of the traditional types of calligraphy (Spencerian, Copperplate etc) but for now, I am happy to keep trying to get better at a more modern font.

My favourite way to practice lettering, whether brush or dip pen, is to put on some music and write the lyrics I hear. I also like to letter quotes that I see on Instagram. You know, those super inspirational ones.

I could never pick a favourite Instagram account to follow for inspo as there are literally hundreds!! Thousands!! I constantly find myself in an Instagram rabbit hole scrolling page after page after page! Instagram is an awesome tool for inspiration and to learn and all those things but it is also great for chewing up your time! It is so easy to get lost and then next thing you know, you’ve spent 3 hours on there!! I’m sure I am not the only one who has this problem…

I am so happy that I found calligraphy or hand lettering or what ever you want to call it. I have had a lot of “hobbies” over the years that have never really stuck with me, but I know this is one that I’ll have forever.

ACS_0008

In April this year I started my first Bullet Journal. The Bullet Journal concept was created by Ryder Carroll as a means to solve his own organisational challenges. According to the site bulletjournal.com, “the Bullet Journal is a customisable organisation system. It can be your to-do list, sketchbook, notebook and diary but most likely, it will be all of the above. It will teach you to do more with less.”

I have been using my Bullet Journal for only two months but already I can see why they are so popular.

I have really enjoyed setting up all my monthly spreads. It is such a relaxing and satisfying process. Having all of my tasks and goals actually written in a book that I can access easily at any time is so rewarding and really good for keeping me on track to complete everything I need to.

My journal is pretty minimal at the moment and it’s not super arty at all but who knows how it will end up by the time I have filled my first one in.