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Hi, I'm Yves Leterme, a professional calligrapher and lettering artist, living near the fair city of Bruges, Belgium.
"Letters act as practical and useful signs, but also as pure form and inner melody," Kandinsky once mused and I couldn't agree more.
Ironically, as the handwritten word threatens to disappear, we find ourselves all the more enraptured by graceful, expressive and skillful handwriting.
I've set myself to help preserve the revered tradition of artful lettering and illustrate its relevance, even in this digital age.
This may sound like a lofty goal, but it's actually quite a gratifying and relaxing thing to do.
"Letters act as practical and useful signs, but also as pure form and inner melody," Kandinsky once mused and I couldn't agree more.
Ironically, as the handwritten word threatens to disappear, we find ourselves all the more enraptured by graceful, expressive and skillful handwriting.
I've set myself to help preserve the revered tradition of artful lettering and illustrate its relevance, even in this digital age.
This may sound like a lofty goal, but it's actually quite a gratifying and relaxing thing to do.
Recent News
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In February 2018, I've launched my first online course on Roman Trajan capitals. Please visit my page Trajan Online Course for more information
or watch this small appetizer. Students from all over the world signed up and did wonderfully. You can read a selection of testimonials and look for the hashtag 'Trajansonline' on Instagram to see some of the incredible work they did. Don't think this is way beyond your skill level - you might surprise yourself! Due to popular demand, we did a second and a third run of this class to the delight of many participants. After these three campaigns, we granted the Trajans some rest, but who knows maybe in the future they'll march out again. If you consider joining and you'd like a reminder when the time comes, please sign up to my Newsletter. A new online course on Italic and its transition to a free, gestural style was held in Sept/Oct of 2019. The first part of this class is scheduled to be offered again in September-October 2020. Stay tuned and subscribe to my Newsletter if you don't want to miss out on this occasion. Here's a small appetizer for your entertainment. Quarantined as I am in my studio, I'm currently working on a new online course on built-up capitals. We set the date for launching on May 13, 2020. Registration starts on April 20 and you can do that here. If you like to receive regular updates on what I'm working on and/or see pictures of my recent (and not so recent) work, I welcome you to follow me on Instagram or Facebook. |