Rosewood
Rosewood Script
A soft, romantic pointed pen hand we drew for a garden wedding suite of 180 invitations.
Ink, paper & patience
Letters Written By Hand
We are a small lettering studio where every stroke is drawn by a real hand with a real nib. Let us write the words that matter most to you, or come and learn the craft yourself in a weekend class.
Not sure yet? See our recent work first.
Modern Lettering
Brush script and bouncy hand lettering for brands, cafés and event signage.
See examplesWorkshops
Small, hands-on sessions of eight students so every learner gets real guidance.
View classesCustom Typeface
Your signature or brand mark turned into a hand drawn, digitised script font.
See fontsCommunity
Monthly letter nights where students and pros share nibs, inks and stories.
Hear from membersBeauty In Every Stroke
Calligraphy slows the world down. The weight of a downstroke, the lift of a hairline, the small wobble that tells you a person was here. These are the pieces our clients and students bring home with them.
Lettering Portfolio
Rosewood
Marlowe
Marlowe Copperplate
Classic shaded Copperplate for envelopes, seating charts and gold foil place cards.
Juniper
Juniper Brush
Loose, energetic brush lettering for a local gin distillery's labels and chalk menu.
Ivory
Ivory Signature
A personal signature redrawn and digitised for a bakery owner's packaging and cards.
Hazel
Hazel Italic
Upright, readable Italic used across a children's library mural and its matching bookplates.
Wren
Wren Monoline
A clean monoline script turned into a full font for a boutique hotel's in-room stationery.
How a commission works
From your words to finished ink
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Share your idea
Tell us the words, the occasion, quantities and your date using the enquiry form. That is enough to begin.
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Choose a style
Within two working days we send two or three hand drawn samples and a clear, fixed quote.
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We write it
Every piece is lettered in the studio on paper you approve, with ink colours matched to your palette.
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Delivered with care
Finished work is wrapped flat and posted, or collected from the studio. Digital files arrive the same day.
Kind Words
Our guests kept their place cards. Months later, friends still message us photos of them on their fridges.
I came to the brush class with shaky handwriting and left with a card I was proud to give my mum.
The hand lettered logo gave our café a warmth no font ever could. Customers ask about the sign every week.
Two hundred envelopes, every one addressed by hand and not a single smudge. The postman actually commented on them.
Six weeks of flourishing gave me the confidence to letter my own wedding signs. The small class size made all the difference.
They turned my grandmother's handwriting into a font for our bakery. It feels like she is still part of every box we send.
Classes & workshops
Pick up a pen and learn with us
All materials are included. You bring curiosity, we bring the nibs, inks, guide sheets and plenty of tea.
Pointed Pen Foundations
Hold the oblique holder with confidence, master pressure and release, and write the full lowercase alphabet.
$180 / person
Book Seat — Pointed Pen Foundations
Modern Brush Lettering
Learn bounce, flourishes and layout using brush pens, then letter a card you can frame or gift that evening.
$85 / person
Book Seat — Modern Brush Lettering
Flourishing & Composition
Go beyond letters. Build balanced quotes, envelopes and monograms with ovals, swirls and confident layouts.
$340 / person
Book Seat — Flourishing & Composition
12
years at the desk
About the studio
A quiet room full of ink, paper and good conversation
Calligraphy started as one lettering artist and a borrowed table in Canberra. Today we are a team of four scribes who teach, design and write for couples, small businesses and anyone who still believes a handwritten word means more.
We work in Copperplate, Spencerian, Italic and modern brush styles, and we are happy to blend them into something that is entirely yours.
- Wedding invitations, envelopes and seating charts
- Logos, shopfront signage and menu boards
- Live event lettering on bottles, perfume and gifts
- Beginner to advanced classes in studio and online
Get in touch
Let's Write Together
Have an invitation, a sign or a special message in mind, or want to save a seat in class? Send us a note and we will reply within two working days.
- hello@example.com
- +1 (555) 555-555
- 3290 Albert Street Canberra 5311
Studio open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm. Visits by appointment.
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