Publisher's Synopsis
This is a not-quite-conventional look at lettering for anyone of almost
any age, who has a passing interest in letterforms. They may be young
or older, newcomers or experienced calligraphers, teachers or artists
from other disciplines. The idea is to move away from the more
obviously pretty aspects of hobby calligraphy to experiments using
principally capital letters as patterns, texture or explosions of
colour to give a much more general artistic and creative appeal. It is
also about learning the skill of careful observation to see what is
actually there in terms of letter shapes, not what you think or assume
the shapes to be, learning the rules and then knowing how to bend them
to suit your purpose.
