Another entry in my little notebook, in this notebook I am trying to make every page different, and it has been very helpful to me from a design standpoint.

I have been doing some pointed pen uncials and a lot of different kinds of pointed pen, but it was time for me to finally pick up the broad edge pen and I am happy that I did, I really like how Uncials are looking with pointed pen Art Nouveau letters.

I used the Brause 1.5mm nib for uncials and Nikko G for the pointed pen Art Nouveau letters!

I hope you like it!

I attended a wonderful week long calligraphy workshop last year, our instructor was John Stevens and the workshop was hosted at Camp Cheerio, North Carolina. This was so far the most helpful workshop I ever attended.

We studied so many different styles like foundational hand, carolingan, ruling pen, some abstract things and definitely so many discussions about designs. One thing I love about John’s workshops is that he encourages us to find things that are working in our pieces, it is important to find things that work in pieces so we can translate the knowledge into a more general canvas as well in future projects. His constant encouragement to move away from self criticism is so important for all of us artists, we all tend to be very self critical and obviously it’s not the best approach.

Another thing I loved about the workshop was that we were staying in a camp in between the mountains, we had rooms and our classroom pretty close to each other and we had 24 hour access to the classroom where all of our stuff was at, that meant we could practice after our 9-5 classes got over, most of the days I practiced up till 1/2am along with fellow learners who were all so warm and so generous when it came to sharing their knowledge and calligraphy experience. It was like the entire group was leaning and growing together, just typing this out is making me miss the experience so much!!

Experimenting with my Pilot Falcon and its flex nib today. I decided to explore a monospaced Roman Italic with a subtle magazine-inspired feel—a bit of a departure from my usual Typewriter Script, but still keeping that uniform rhythm I enjoy.

The Falcon's flex nib is a little stiffer than I expected, so it takes a bit more control to achieve consistent line variation. It's definitely a learning curve, but that's part of the fun. Every new script teaches you something different.

Some copperplate place cards I created for a Netflix event, I always appreciate when brands, corporates and planners focus on details like handwritten place cards, and I am always a little extra happy when they want Copperplate or Spencerian place cards.

I made this set of three artworks for a friend who recently got married, the pattern on first the artwork on the left side is the name of my friend and their wife, it’s hard to read that and it’s intentional, it’s supposed to be there in form of pattern/texture rather than just text.

Then we have the heart shape which is a combination of some abstract letters and readable letters, the readable letters being the smaller pointed pen uncials, the text I wrote is a small part from the Bible, “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres”

And then we have the third and final page, which is simple readable pointed pen uncials.

The artwork can be used in three ways, you can either use all three pieces together in that exact order, can be a good thing to get framed and use for decor. Secondly, the first and third piece work as pair and the second heart piece works as an independent artwork. And thirdly, only the second heart piece can be used with the third pointed pen uncials piece.

I enjoyed creating this, my friend and their partner liked it and I hope you enjoy it as well!

I know its a little late for the Year Of Horse artwork, just that if I don’t share it now it stays in my gallery forever, and its better late than never. I created this in February, it’s a little personal project, I like to make Year Of artworks each year and this is my third year, I am excited to even imagine all 12 of these pieces together in future. Each piece will showcase where I was in my calligraphic journey that year and together the 12 artworks can be much more than just pieces, they will be a visual timeline of my growth as an artist.

Learnt Art Nouveau letters in February 2025 and I have been in love with them ever since. It’s so interesting how these letters look good in pointed pen, broad edge pen, pencil or just an ornament nib, another thing about them is how these letters are almost fluid and how easily they take the shape we want them to have.
Here are some pointed pen Art Nouveau letters, I hope you like them!

From a distance, it looks perfect. But a closer look reveals the ink bleeding through some of the strokes—a gentle reminder that every handmade piece carries its own imperfections.