Posts by Don Vickery

BECCA COURTICE is a modern calligrapher and instructor based in Ottawa, Canada. She started The Happy Ever Crafter Inc. in 2015 and has since grown a community of over 500,000 aspiring artists and art business owners all over the world. If you’re looking to learn new skills– both art and business– in a simple, fun,…

ANDREA ALVEREZ RENO was born in Honduras, Central America, where she started as a self-taught cake artist. Immediately upon graduating college with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Industrial Administration, she opened her first cake studio. Four years into the business she sought professional training which led her to obtain a Certification in Cake Designing…

TAMER GHONEIM is a professional artist and instructor from Houston, Texas specializing in blackletter and gothic calligraphy styles including abstract designs and modern intrpretations. He has been featured on television, by online calligraphy and design organizations, and is an Artist INC Program alumni. In addition, his work has been internationally published and shown at art…

JULIE WILDMAN is a highly regarded professional in the fields of graphic design, commercial lettering, calligraphy and workshops. Her studio is in northwest Indiana, only 30 minutes from downtown Chicago. She is a member of the Chicago Calligraphy Collective and her work has been exhibited in juried shows throughout the Midwest and the U.S., including…

LYNN SLEVINSKY graduated from the University of Alberta with a degree in Education, with a major in Household Economics and a minor in Fine Art.  She moved to Calgary to teach, and soon discovered calligraphy! Through the Bow Valley Calligraphy Guild, she has been fortunate to take classes from many wonderful teachers and has enjoyed…

HEATHER LEAVITT MARTINEZ is a visual practitioner who has worked internationally with Fortune 100 companies, non-profits, NGOs, government agencies, small businesses, and individual professionals. She has 30 years of design experience and over ten years of experience working in leadership development and systems change, specifically using visuals. She is currently the Director of Design and Visualization…

SHANNAN INMAN has been fascinated with typography and hand-lettering from an early age. While studying graphic arts and music in college, she was constantly doing calligraphy on the side for friends and clients. The love that she has for the handwritten word (and the love of God’s Word) prompted her to begin her business, Paperglaze…

CARRIE IMAI has been teaching calligraphy and related subjects for over 35 years.  Following completion of a certificate program in graphic art and design she started a free-lance calligraphy and graphic arts business, and has worked as a calligrapher for the County of Los Angeles.   She has taught at many international calligraphy conferences, UCLA Extension,…