Creative hobbies, crafts and art forms can be celebrated any day of the year really, but this year Manuscript who established World Calligraphy Day are recognising the art of beautiful writing on Friday 16 August 2024. And we should absolutely celebrate with them… but how?

I've been thinking up ways and realised there's so much ready to share with you at my finger-tips, so below is a bunch of ways you can get your calligraphy started... or back up and running!

Spring is the perfect time to set intentions and align your goals with the energy of renewal and growth. By following these actionable steps, you can infuse your spring with purpose and create a season filled with intentionality. From reflecting on your values to practicing mindfulness in nature, there are plenty of creative ways to set intentions this spring. Embrace the opportunity for growth and let your intentions blossom and flourish in the vibrant energy of the season. Ready to spring into intention? Let's make this season your most intentional yet!

Overwhelm can creep up on you. And often we’re spinning in it by the end of the day / week. When we’re overwhelmed, we’re often doing things that aren’t actually helping reduce the overwhelm. So what can we do? I list a few ways to help ease overwhelm and share even more in my free calming calligraphy workbook to dip-into and de-stress whenever you need it.

Planning your company wellbeing programme for 2024? Plotting best dates for team building and social activities? Here's seven key dates throughout the year to weave mindful calligraphy sessions into your company's calendar for 2024...

One of the most common disclaimers I get when people join one of my workshops or course… “My handwriting is awful”, “I’m not going to be very good and I have bad handwriting”. Sound familiar?

Well, I’m here to dispel a few myths! The first being the key differences between calligraphy and handwriting – and why they are two separate (but wonderful) beasts.

You’re at a calligraphy cross-road…do you keep practicing? Why isn’t it improving? I know the feeling of getting so far and not knowing where to go from there. Creatively speaking! Read on to learn five ways to improve your calligraphy… with practical ideas and mindset shifts!

Grab your pens and get creative during the year’s spookiest season - from leaves to pumpkins, seriously scary to fun and friendly Halloween lettering. In this article I guide you through three fun ideas to decorate pumpkins and leaves with spooky halloween calligraphy designs.

What if employees could take back autonomy over their mindsets? Reframing stressful project deadlines, adapting more positive cultures at work, allowing and progressing in their role with more focus, and flow. In this article I’ll be taking you through the steps to invite more creative and sensorial ways to improve the very thing businesses need to help their employees’ thrive…

Creativity offers us much more than expression, emotional release and artwork to hang on the wall or fill a notebook with.

When you work with both, the expressive form and the mindset work, we unlock a huge amount of untapped potential – on an individual level, which can ripple out to a team level and into the organisation as a whole.

Here’s how…

Following on from part one, we now look at flow state, consistency and vulnerability and three further life lessons calligraphy teaches us. From the mindful psychology of calligraphic practise, to simple tips and tricks to keep us your practise, read on to get your calligraphy journey underway.

The beautiful art of modern brush script allows us to create lovely writing for all sorts of occasions and projects, and I discovered the therapeutic benefits of calligraphy several years ago. But there’s more. From the mindful psychology of calligraphic techniques, to simple mindset tools that correlate between the creative process and our lived experience.

Self-care is one thing, creativity is another. But what happens when you bring them together and how do they affect our minds and mood? Read on to hear my story and why I've created a brand new course to support your own self-care ritual.

Unleash your hidden creativity using the wonderful power of the seasons.

I had no idea I was struggling. It was the moment I found myself in tears in the corner of the bedroom trying to hide from guests in the next room, my family and, well, life. But what helped me was something I had long forgotten.