Archive for B's life
Stationery Love
When I started doing handwritten calligraphy one of the common questions I was asked was “Why? Isn’t that what computers are for?” So to answer this question, let me give you a bit of background about myself:
Call me a bona-fide pack rat but I’m one of those gals that has kept every single card - birthday, wedding, Christmas, invitation, you name it - that I’ve ever received. (see pic below)
I converted a shoebox into my “stationary” box (yes I know, it’s misspelled - see pic below) when I was a kid and to this day it is still filled with the hello kitty and morning glory stationery I used to collect.
Perhaps my love of stationery came from the days a few of my childhood friends moved away and we kept in touch through snail mail. I used to decorate my stationery with colouful lettering and pictures. Of course this all stopped with the invention of the Internet.
So for those that ask why I do what some call a dying art? It’s because of my love of stationery. I love seeing a beautiful card in my mailbox, in between the junk mail and bills. I know I’m not the only one. I do Calligraphy for those brides who will appreciate a beautifully addressed invitation. Who will gush over a custom postage stamp, a wax seal or a letterpress invitation. And for the fellow pack rats that will keep a gorgeous envelope that was addressed to them. =)
