Margaret Shepherd Calligraphy

Margaret Shepherd is a renowned calligrapher, prolific author, and popular lecturer. For more than three decades, starting with the classic Learn Calligraphy, Ms. Shepherd has penned numerous instructional books that have helped legions of aspiring calligraphers discover their talent.

Margaret Shepherd Margaret Shepherd is a professional calligrapher, author, and educator. Throughout her 55-year career, Margaret's calligraphy is currently featured in the collection of the Smithsonian Museum, and the Rare Books Department of the Boston Public Library, and has previously been featured inside multiple colleges and law firms. In Margaret Shepherd's own words, "Calligraphy trains not only your eye and hand, but your mind as well." Learn Calligraphy is the authoritative primer for this age-old craft, and will help develop a new appreciation for lettering as you discover yourcreative personality.

A daily calligraphy blog about alphabets and projects done in pen. Advice to the novice and musings for those more advanced in the art of penmanship. With over 55 years as a professional calligrapher and 20 how-to book titles to her name, Margaret Shepherd is keen on keeping calligraphy alive and well.

Margaret Shepherd is a noted calligrapher and author, with an impressive roster of high-profile clients. She has published thirteen instruction books for calligraphers of all levels. All her books, including the bestselling Learning Calligraphy, are done in hand-lettered text.

She has researched, taught, written, and freelanced extensively, and has exhibited her work in many museum and gallery. For master calligrapher Margaret Shepherd, all manner of words become painting and poetry. "Writing is really an extension of gesturing-a way to make a motion visible, memorable, and lasting," Shepherd writes in Learn Calligraphy, the new edition of her best.

Margaret's newest book, Learn American Calligraphy (Skyhorse, 3/4/24) is a fascinating guide to the history, culture, and design of calligraphy in America. Thank you so much for doing this with us! Margaret Shepherd's Calligraphy Projects for Pleasure and Profit, Putnam Books (New York, NY), 1983.

Calligraphy Now: New Light on Traditional Letters, Putnam Books (New York, NY), 1984. Calligraphy Alphabets Made Easy, Perigee Books (New York, NY), 1986. Basics of the New Calligraphy, Prentice Hall Press (New York, NY), 1987.

Author of Borders for calligraphy, Calligraphy made easy, The art of civilized conversation, Margaret Shepherd's calligraphy projects for pleasure and profit, Basics of the new calligraphy, Calligraphy alphabets made easy, Calligraphy for celebrating your newborn, Learn Calligraphy.