WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 15: Barbara Sweet- Calligrapher and Owner of Sweet Ink Calligraphy ... Qs are a fabulous letter and most particularly in italic. I like Zs, too. You like the letters ...

Especially illuminating is a page of nine alephs that demonstrate the wide variety of ways a single letter might be designed. Pludwinski also considers contemporary takes on Hebrew calligraphy ...

However, the art of hand-written letters and messages has its own charm, and can never be replaced. Calligraphy is a form of art that is now being embraced by different artists of this country.

But it’s an ancient handwriting technique called calligraphy that captures my attention this week. Natasha Lawrence, 71, moved to the area 10 years ago from Florida after the death of her husband.