Working on an exciting new Illuminated Address and really enjoying the work thus far. It’s to be presented to the recipient in a few weeks so can’t put too much detail up yet. Am having fun with the illuminated capitals and working lots of colour into the mix.
I was delighted to receive the commission to provide calligraphy services for the 2014 Lord Mayor’s Awards.The recipients were Paddy Cosgrave, Ranelagh Arts Festival, Jim Gavin, One Young World Bid Committee, St. Andrew’s Resource Centre and Dil Wickremasinghe, all of whom have made special contributions to the city of Dublin. I provided the calligraphy on each…
A unique gift for a loved one for Christmas! Get their favourite poem, piece of prose or saying carried out in calligraphy with a personal dedication to your loved one at the end of the work. Please get orders in quickly to avoid disappointment for Christmas. Contact me now calligraphy@eircom.net
Best Wishes from Calligrafont
Just finished calligraphy on photograph album which will be given as a gift to HM The Queen tonight after the Dublin Castle banquet! Two albums were created, one being given to HM and the other (an exact replica) to be held by the State. Photographs and prints were of royal visits to Ireland from 1821 to 2011 (obviously with…
The Wedding Season is upon us and is a busy time for us calligraphers. I’ve been working on addressing envelopes, invitations, place-name cards and table name/number cards for the past few months. I also just finished a commmission to create a commemorative plaque for the wedding of a friend of mine who’s daughter is getting…
This is my most recent commission and took 2 months to complete. The piece is entitled “Laudete Dominum” or Psalm 150. Psalm 150 can be found in the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament and is closely associated with King David. The words of Psalm 150 are taken from the King James Version of the…
