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Manuscript are proud to announce it's latest Artist of the Month - Gabriela Gomez! A Planner by day, Gabriela was introduced to calligraphy one year ago but fell in love with art from a young age. We spoke to her to find out all about her creative journey so far, read more below...
...A very happy Chinese New Year to you all! If you didn’t already know, this year sees the Year of The Pig, which is the 12th zodiac sign and the Pig represents wealth, earthliness and beautiful personality.
...It’s been a long time since we were in a classroom, studying Shakespeare and exploring sums. Luckily, we didn’t have to remember how to create functional fractions or the atomic number of the noble gases when we went spent the morning with St Edmunds Catholic Academy last week.
...Alexandra H. MacVean is a freelance illustrator based in Fort Collins, Colorado. She's a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), Women's National Book Association, and the United States Board on Books for Young People. She's also a three-time Barnes & Noble Artist of the Month and her designs and illustrated children’s books can be found at various bookstores, coffee shops, and online children's magazines, both nationally and internationally - and more!
...August 16th celebrated Manuscript's first World Calligraphy Day! The event has been a tremendous success which saw over 200 visitors arriving at the Pen Museum to take part. Taking a look at Twitter and Instagram alone, you can see over 1800 posts dedicated to the celebrations. On Twitter, #WorldCalligraphyDay even made no.6 in the top trending tweets of the day!
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