Signing off for the festive season. Thanks for all your support in 2025. See you in the new year!

My last newsletter of the year has been delivered to those on my mailing list. If you’ve missed out, catch up here: https://t.co/mtzzG5ueQp

From snow on the ground to sunshine on the tables, thanks to everyone who braved the weather to attend my Christmas Calligraphy workshop at @biscuit_factory today.

We’re busy making books as a different way to present our calligraphy in my weekly Thursday class - thanks to a great tutorial from our friend @dendryad. Here’s the link if you want to give the accordion book a go yourself: https://t.co/uI6MPOuuL0

There’s one week to go before my Christmas Calligraphy workshop at @biscuit_factory in Ouseburn. So, if you’re looking to elevate your gifting this year, or you want a bit of time out before the madness kicks in, get yourself booked on now! 🎄 https://t.co/C02XP117WH

I’ve finally had chance to catch up on the recordings of the Modern Versals with Janet Mehigan course offered by The Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society LiveOnline programme. Starting with the basics before messing about with the letter forms! https://t.co/a9v8oAJFxI

My weekly classes were thrilled to see their work featured in the latest issue of The Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society magazine The Edge. https://t.co/RgXfEaAI0R

What happens when you get to spend the day at one of your favourite museums with one of your favourite calligraphers? Find out in my latest blog post: https://t.co/RSq9ZxMqfI @GNM_Hancock @NE_Museums

That's a wrap on Magna Carta and the North! Throughout the 16 weeks of the exhibition, we welcomed almost 30,000 people into the Museum and more to see the artworks around the cathedral Thanks to everyone who visited to see the iconic documents, artworks and installations

I’m back at my desk after the half-term break and the countdown to Christmas is on! Check out what I’ve got planned at The art room Sunderland and The Biscuit Factory in this month’s newsletter. https://t.co/g3W2Y8uqLG

A popular arts project has been granted £1m to continue and extend its award-winning work in South Tyneside and Sunderland for three more years. https://t.co/aPiVmyslQF

Teaming up with The Art Room Sunderland to create Christmas wreaths with a difference this year! Paint a watercolour wreath around a seasonal calligraphy quote on Friday, November 14, from 5.30pm. 🎨 https://t.co/6xNaNmf9ES

I spent the morning updating the Book of Remembrance at St Giles’ Church in Gilesgate, Durham today. Formal black Italic script with a hint of red.

I got to be the person who sketches in a museum today! Thanks to Sue Hufton for an excellent Society of Scribes and Illuminators study day at @GNM_Hancock. @NE_Museums

It was my Tuesday and Thursday groups’ turn to check out the Magna Carta and the North exhibition at @durhamcathedral today - I spotted much more second time round!

Always a pleasure to update the book of remembrance at St George’s Church in Fatfield, Washington. Keeping the Gothic script theme going from previous entries, even though they were done with Letraset!

So proud of everyone who completed their autumn wreaths at The Art Room Sunderland today - feeling the fear and doing it anyway! 💪🏻

When a postbox looks this cute it would be rude not to use it! It’s also a good excuse to share some recent envelope exchanges with my fellow The Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society Copperplate Special Interest Group members. #postboxtopper

Catching up on #CelebrityTraitors with the kids and thinking of when I wrote the dedication for @davidolusoga when he received the Freedom of Gateshead in December 2023. @gateshead

I might have gone a bit crackers on the postcards and stationery today! 😆