Artist Conversations
The Last Link to the Golden Age of American Penmanship
A conversation with master penman Michael Sull traces a direct, living line back to the great American penmen of the nineteenth century.
The People Keeping the Written Arts Alive
Conversations with master penmen, paint makers, type designers, and teachers — documenting the traditions, materials, and quiet acts of preservation that keep the written arts moving forward.
Materials & Traditions
Why Artists Have Fallen in Love with Lapis Lazuli for More Than 6,000 Years
Six thousand years of history sit behind one colour — and a modern paint maker is bringing it back to painters, illuminators, and calligraphers.
Culture & Preservation
When a Language Can't Text: The Quiet Work of Preserving Indigenous Writing Systems
For some Indigenous communities, a missing font isn't a design inconvenience — it's a barrier between a language and its own future.
Artist Conversations
The Courage to Make the First Mark: What Connie Furgason Teaches Us About Creativity
Painter, calligrapher, and educator Connie Furgason on the blank page, the fear of ruining it, and the permission every artist needs to hear.
More Stories, Coming Soon
This is just the beginning. Every conversation we publish documents a piece of the written arts that might otherwise go unrecorded.
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