tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759722562614986927.post4413420705261658402..comments2024-03-26T07:58:11.264-07:00Comments on Margaret Shepherd: Calligraphy Blog: What makes it American? What makes it Calligraphy?Margaret Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106533148533944362noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759722562614986927.post-51667217363165794542016-01-27T08:14:56.949-08:002016-01-27T08:14:56.949-08:00Wow! You really made my day. I used to wonder if...Wow! You really made my day. I used to wonder if people really checked in and tried that succession of alphabets. American letters are all around us. Let me know what you see. Margaret Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106533148533944362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759722562614986927.post-4518270692260428792016-01-27T08:10:39.581-08:002016-01-27T08:10:39.581-08:00Thanks to these supportive readers! Yes, it's...Thanks to these supportive readers! Yes, it's an exciting topic. My mantra: if it was here before Columbus came, if it came here from somewhere else and evolved, or if it was invented here, it's American and deserves to be evaluated on its merits. There's so much calligraphy around us! Margaret Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106533148533944362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759722562614986927.post-72286971790059563152016-01-27T06:40:07.813-08:002016-01-27T06:40:07.813-08:00I'm so excited about your forthcoming book! I...I'm so excited about your forthcoming book! I've been going around my neighborhood with fresh eyes, wondering, "Is this what she's talking about?" I live in a very ethnically diverse neighborhood, so there are so many different types of alphabets here - and not all of them English. I adored your World Calligraphy book; I'm so excited to see what you have for us next.A. Catherine Noonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375569313449912140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759722562614986927.post-55303360061872013132016-01-22T11:53:40.891-08:002016-01-22T11:53:40.891-08:00You and I have never met, and yet you have been my...You and I have never met, and yet you have been my mentor for probably 20 years, since my brother bought me one of your books for Christmas, and I faithfully practiced a new calligraphic alphabet each day of that next year. I eagerly await your discoveries and posts from around the USA!Sarah Ashley Poschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08828638146543681235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759722562614986927.post-37782716189979005622016-01-21T11:42:39.349-08:002016-01-21T11:42:39.349-08:00Good to have you back here and that is a book I...Good to have you back here and that is a book I'd buy!<br />For me American calligraphy are those hand painted signs and logos; the Coca Cola script is perhaps the most American writing to meAllan Engelhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13098062720806568430noreply@blogger.com