It was a chilly night in Jacksonville Fl Friday November 18, 2022. The perfect weather actually for a cozy old world evening with this amazing group of ladies! There was an array of Hors De ‘Ouvres, glasses of Rose, and coffee with frothy milk and cinnamon sprinkles. The workshop table was set with a beautiful place card, practice materials and a holiday ornament hand lettered by Cami Franklin, our Master calligrapher and instructor for the evening. Each of us were treated with the option of choosing the color of our liking from a variety of glass dipping pens and Jaques Herbin inks, along with a fancy-dancy practice journal. Jess, our venue hostess and owner of Anemoia Mercantile Orange Park Fl.  surprised us all with a wax seal bar to try our hand at wax seal making! The room was filled for 3 hours with laughter, encouragement, and moments of intense concentration as we dipped, swooped, swirled, and embellished our familiar handwriting styles into beautiful new modern calligraphy! 

Photo credits go to

Miss Kalia Smith

Jacksonville Fl