Jordyn Blakey

Sophomore Reagan Smiley is creates a piece. She said, “I do calligraphy to express myself.”

When did you become interested in calligraphy?

It was probably a few years ago, probably in the eighth-grade range. I just wanted to explore art and stuff.

Why did you start doing calligraphy?

One reason was because I was bored. Secondly, because I kind of wanted to go more into art and see what I was able to do. That was one of the more easy ways to go about it.

Where do you get your inspiration?

Online, my friends, it just kind of comes to me it depending on what I’m doing at the time.

What is the hardest part about calligraphy?

I’m personally a perfectionist, so making everything look perfect and all the lines neat—that’s kind of difficult. Depending on the way you write it or what pen you use, it’s kind of annoying sometimes.

What tools do you typically use?

It kind of just depends, usually I do it at school or at home after homework or something, so I just grab a pen… usually gel pens. I have some calligraphy pens, but they’re older and kind of dried out.

What are your favorite types of things to make?

It’s just whatever comes to mind. Sometimes I draw with calligraphy (tools), I write over it. Sometimes I just write what I’m feeling, sometimes I just write what my friends tell me to.

What do you think you’ll do with calligraphy in the future?

Hopefully, I can improve because I’m okay now. Hopefully, I can get a lot better. I don’t know, I’d think it’d be cool to write stuff for people. Just explore that kind of art because it helps (me) focus in school.