Anniversary - Houston Engraver

an·ni·ver·sa·ry

/ˌanəˈvərs(ə)rē/

noun

1. the date on which an event took place in a previous year

Anniversaries are those occasions that we celebrate every year to commemorate some special event. Some of those events are joyous such as a wedding anniversary and some of them may be more solemn such as a cherished person’s death. All the same, they are important to us and they warrant our attention.

This bottle was engraved at a wine bottle etching event in Clear Lake. A lady was passing by my table and stopped with curiosty as she was unclear as to the purpose of my presence. She asked what I was doing and I informed her that I was engraving wine bottles. She gave me a puzzled look as engraving wine bottles was a foreign concept for her. That’s understandable as it is not exactly a garden variety activity. I pulled up a few pictures on my phone and provided examples that I had etched days before. The concept still really didn’t make sense for her. I asked her if she had friends that enjoyed wine and if she had an upcoming event. She mentioned that she had friends that were having an anniversary party the next day. I told her that there were wine bottles in the store that would engrave beautifully and would make an easy gift to take to the party. She settled on the bottle featured in this picture. Once she saw the process and the end result, she bought 2 more :). I hope that the anniversary party was a splendid time and I am delighted that I helped to solve her gift conundrum. Cheers!

Want to Learn Calligraphy? For Beginners & Intermediate Calligraphy Course Online

After completing the beginner calligraphy course online, I know what you will be thinking. Now that I have built the foundation with the beginner calligraphy course, what’s next? What’s next is the reason that everyone is attracted to Spencerian penmanship and takes calligraphy courses all over the world without being truly satiated. It’s the ornate, fancy capital letters that exude romance. These are the letters that leap off of the page and dare you to ignore them.

These beautiful aspects of penmanship were immortalized by calligraphers & penmen such as Louis Madarasz, Francis B. Courtney, of course Platt Rogers Spencer and, more recently, Michael Sull.

I am delighted to have the opportunity to provide a view into these beautiful letters and walk you through not only each letter but ornate variations of many of them. Of course, some of them are favorites and many of them you have seen me use time and again. This calligraphy course will be different from the beginners’ course in that we will freeze the video frame and walk through the thought process that is taking place with each pivotal calligraphy stroke. That is one aspect that i believe is most important in learning these letters that I have yet to see another calligraphy course provide, especially an online calligraphy course for beginners. With that said, I look forward to slinging ink with you and introducing these gorgeous letters soon. Cheers!