Michael Ward

If I can't do it...... I'll learn

[Michael Ward @MrMGWard]

Me: "I should take photos of all the things I've made recently for Instagram"

Also Me: ...starts a new project

[Michael Ward @MrMGWard]

My desk seems to be stuck in a constant loop transitioning from one to the other. It is not uncommon for it to cycle through literally multiple times in a day. 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ #artistdesk #mrmgward #idowaytoomanythings #justabitofsillinessreally

[Michael Ward @MrMGWard]

Throwing a shout-out to @oh.pointy.pen for winning the @iampethofficial International Scholarship! Looking forward to seeing you there again man!
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#ornamentalpenmanship #penmanship #iampeth #wholearmmovement

[Michael Ward @MrMGWard]

"If you're unable to do what you love. Why not try to love what you do instead?" .
Of course, we all want to have the freedom to do what we love. Many have made this possible for themselves. But almost inevitably along the way we are going to run into road blocks, or have to…

[Michael Ward @MrMGWard]

Just start... 💪🏻
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A little nugget of insight came out in today's practice. I get a lot of questions about doing things the "right" way, from people who are just getting started with Spencerian. And though there are some paths that will yield the quickest results, I always t…

[Michael Ward @MrMGWard]

IAMPETH @iampethofficial
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Most in the penmanship or calligraphy world have heard the name IAMPETH. It is likely that many of the people who follow this account, or may stumble upon this video have no idea that it stands for the "International Association of Master Penmen, E…

[Michael Ward @MrMGWard]

Matte gold for the win
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Oh matte gold, how I love the way you look, but man do you make it hard to photograph your matte-ness. 😅 Here is the final look of the massive 24x42 inch blotter designed and foiled for "Julie Hallford Cottrell". 🤤 Those three ascender loops right in…

[Michael Ward @MrMGWard]

The finished travelers journal I made for "Lindsey Burt" posing on a bed of Spencerian stones. .
#travelersnotebook #debossed #customized #personalized

[Michael Ward @MrMGWard]

One of the three matching blotters that made their way to the offices of @thomasfinancialict recently. Can't help but swoon over that deep debossed gold on navy. 😍 #leatherblotter #deskblotter #custom #personalized

[Michael Ward @MrMGWard]

Practice continues
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We're only on week 1 of #trajansonline with @yves_leterme but I am really enjoying working on something thats completely new to me. This page represents my first time going through the letters we've done so far by memory without reference to see if I cou…

[Michael Ward @MrMGWard]

"Funcial" 😅😅😅
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When I posted that I would be teaching a few quick "Casual Uncial" classes at the @phillypenshow I received many messages asking what the script actually is. Though based on traditional Uncial, Casual Uncial, or "Funcial" as I like to call it, is a relaxed va…

[Michael Ward @MrMGWard]

Super excited to be attending not only my first Pen Show in years, but The First Pen Show of the Decade!!! 🎉🎉🎉 The @PhillyPenShow take place Jan 17th - 19th at the Philadelphia 201 Hotel. When I'm not helping with registration of running errands for the event, I will be writ…

[Michael Ward @MrMGWard]

What a bonkers year... .
Talk about a crazy 12 months! I traveled to 9 countries, I moved from the US where I had been living for 12 years, back to Canada. I clocked over 100 solo hours driving my belongings during the move. I managed to create two new penmanship classes to …

[Michael Ward @MrMGWard]

Chelsea's brand new blotter posing next to my favorite vintage oblique holder, some oval rocks from Geneva on the Lake Ohio, where Spencerian was created, and my hand carved walnut bowler hat ink well holder. 😊😊😊 #itsthelittlethings
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#leatherblotter #deskblotter #debossed #…

[Michael Ward @MrMGWard]

Livin' that foil life! 😎
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Sent this beauty off to it's new home the other day. Here's the finished look of the rose gold foiled navy blotter made for "Patricia Ann Masche"

[Michael Ward @MrMGWard]

One last sig from Behrensmeyer!
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We will finish off the month of November with this 4th and final (for this round anyway 😉) "A. E. Merchant" signature by Mr. H. P. Behrensmeyer. This string of capitals should feel rather free and fun I'm thinking.
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We will be taking a bre…

[Michael Ward @MrMGWard]

Elegant and simple 😊
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Our third week of #SigSlinginSunday with Mr. H. P. Behrensmeyer. As last week's has a small but extremely difficult element, I decided on this "C. J. Melone" signature that flows very nicely, and seems to have a bit more room for error. This one honest…

[Michael Ward @MrMGWard]

A signature with a 5 pointed star! ⭐
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I have decided to take the whole month of November to study signatures from one penman. So this week we will visit our 2nd #SigSlinginSunday signature by the hand of Mr. H. P. Behrensmeyer, "E. M. Uhlman". This one has quite a bit going…

[Michael Ward @MrMGWard]

And we're back! 🎉🎉🎉
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Ladies and Gentlemen, after a nice long break, we are ready to dive back in to round 2 of the #SigSlinginSunday weekly Signature Writing Challenge!!! This week we will be studying this "J. F. Wilkins" signature by the one and only H. P. Behrensmeyer. Th…

[Michael Ward @MrMGWard]

Just realized that I forgot to post a finished picture of the blotter I recently posted for "Monica Marthen" @missimini .
Hopefully getting the store back online this weekend to start taking Xmas orders! 😁🤞🏻😁🤞🏻😁
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#leatherblotter #deskblotter #customized #personalized #spenc…