http://www.bymoonandtide.com Recent blog posts from my shop. en-US Mon, 17 Mar 2025 09:26:49 -0400 https://www.bymoonandtide.com/post/1066912405084/hymn-to-demeter-a-very-special https://www.bymoonandtide.com/post/1066912405084/hymn-to-demeter-a-very-special?pub=1742218009 This colourful family tree travels with me to calligraphy workshops around Cumbria as an example of modern calligraphy! I adore it - the shine of the Coliro inks makes it really special. Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:25:36 -0400 https://www.bymoonandtide.com/post/1353896406667/an-unusual-calligraphy-family-tree-with https://www.bymoonandtide.com/post/1353896406667/an-unusual-calligraphy-family-tree-with?pub=1741605936 Learn modern calligraphy with me at a class in Cumbria in Spring 2025. Absolute beginners always welcome :) Workshops just 30 minutes from Carlisle, Kendal and Lancaster Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:34:25 -0500 https://www.bymoonandtide.com/post/1356132246630/learn-swirly-pointed-pen-calligraphy https://www.bymoonandtide.com/post/1356132246630/learn-swirly-pointed-pen-calligraphy?pub=1741178065 My new favourite thing is these place card scrolls! They're a gorgeous trend for 2025 weddings and a dream to write in calligraphy. They're on recycled card made from grape harvest waste - perfect for your sustainable wedding. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 09:14:26 -0500 https://www.bymoonandtide.com/post/1353254189444/new-wedding-place-card-scrolls-on https://www.bymoonandtide.com/post/1353254189444/new-wedding-place-card-scrolls-on?pub=1740147266 Photographs of a popular modern wedding reading in elegant and simple calligraphy: Love is Friendship Caught Fire Mon, 27 Jan 2025 06:32:14 -0500 https://www.bymoonandtide.com/post/1066969817612/simple-modern-calligraphy-wedding https://www.bymoonandtide.com/post/1066969817612/simple-modern-calligraphy-wedding?pub=1737977534 I was asked to write a version of the Serenity Prayer in calligraphy, gilding the words God and Jesus with 23 carat gold leaf. Mon, 20 Jan 2025 06:42:23 -0500 https://www.bymoonandtide.com/post/1089366131923/serenity-prayer-with-gold-leaf https://www.bymoonandtide.com/post/1089366131923/serenity-prayer-with-gold-leaf?pub=1737373343 Pictures of a calligraphy commission for Roosevelt's Citizen in a Republic speech (it is not the critic who counts) in a modern style, available for commission Mon, 13 Jan 2025 06:39:01 -0500 https://www.bymoonandtide.com/post/1066912115546/a-bespoke-calligraphy-commission-for https://www.bymoonandtide.com/post/1066912115546/a-bespoke-calligraphy-commission-for?pub=1736768341 Modern calligraphy is an affordable hobby - here's an honest list of the basics you'll need to get started, and some curated gift sets for calligraphers this Christmas! Wed, 13 Nov 2024 05:38:27 -0500 https://www.bymoonandtide.com/post/1323939201774/what-do-you-really-need-to-start-modern https://www.bymoonandtide.com/post/1323939201774/what-do-you-really-need-to-start-modern?pub=1731494307 A traditional family tree with red ink calligraphy and border illustration, commissioned by the Fleming family from Claire at By Moon and Tide Calligraphy, UK Tue, 29 Oct 2024 06:35:17 -0400 https://www.bymoonandtide.com/post/1318700502878/a-traditional-family-tree-in-calligraphy https://www.bymoonandtide.com/post/1318700502878/a-traditional-family-tree-in-calligraphy?pub=1730198117 I teach calligraphy workshops all around Cumbria to give you all the knowledge so you can practice your new skills at home! Learning calligraphy is different to craft workshops because... Tue, 08 Oct 2024 06:02:54 -0400 https://www.bymoonandtide.com/post/1311078385131/calligraphy-workshops-vs-craft-workshops https://www.bymoonandtide.com/post/1311078385131/calligraphy-workshops-vs-craft-workshops?pub=1728381774