Margaret Shepherd, Author, Calligrapher, transformer of words into art

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Margaret Shepherd, the popular author of Calligraphy Alphabets Made Easy, and 12 other books, offers you a new alphabet every day, a new project every week (and special alphabets during the holiday season.) Her new books, Learn Calligraphy and The Art of the Handwritten Note, were recently published byBroadway Books, RandomHouse..

In addition to the daily alphabet and weekly project, you can check out Margaret Shepherd's upcoming talk and exhibition schedule, read about her new books as they are being written, view her gallery of one-of-a-kind designs, and get answers to your questions. Reports and photographs from recent trips will take you to places as far away Central Asia to view exotic calligraphy styles. And if you sign her guest book you'll receive a memento handlettered by Margaret Shepherd
for you.

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Margaret's Latest book

	Books of The Times "The Art of Civilized Conversation" Review by Janet Maslin. Published: 12/19/2005. "The authors of the etiquette book "The Art of Civilized Conversation" say that conversation's versatility makes it 'the Swiss Army knife of social skills.'...This little guide underscores how selfish and inadequate certain ways of speaking have become.... This book is full of ways in which a two-way talk can be hijacked by one person's self-interest. So don't tell the bride about your own wedding. And don't turn an apology into your own long tale of woe. Reciting, negotiating, scolding, interviewing, notifying, debating, insulting: these are all one-person pursuits that should not be mistaken for real communication. When speaking to someone facing real trouble, ditch any remark that begins with "You should".... In a world where loose talk is a growing blight - on radio, television and the Internet even more so than in face-to-face encounters - a book like "The Art of Civilized Conversation" does speak to a real need."
Margaret's calligraphy exhibition at St. Botolph has been extended to February 27 if you wish to see it, email Margaret or phone 617.536.7570.


The Boston Globe's David Mehegan had this to say about Margaret's book, ''The Art of the Handwritten Note: A Guide to Reclaiming Civilized Communication" "DEAR READER, Please forgive me for writing in this unconventional way; it is not, I know, how one expects to be addressed in a newspaper. But it seems the proper mode for telling you about Margaret Shepherd and her perhaps quixotic quest to return the handwritten letter to its place of honor and propriety in social and personal life...." Click here for information on Margaret's newest calligraphy book, a revision of her classic bestselling basic text, Learn Calligraphy, and to print out free practice guideline templates.
Visit this website every week to learn something new about the art of calligraphy with the Online Weekly Calligraphy Lesson (as seen in Margaret's book, Calligraphy Alphabets Made Easy.)
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