Martin Jackson, professional calligrapher lives peacefully in Vancouver and has run his own design studio here for almost half a century! We want to give him a standing ovation already. He is one of Canada’s foremost calligraphers. He studied the manuscripts of early scribes and has made a career of travelling the globe sharing his deep passion and knowledge with students. He has created commissioned pieces - text, graphics, logos and fine art for many clients who appreciate his love of the craft. He shares with us ‘I’m really no different than a plumber or carpenter, I can’t be too Artsy!’ His sense of humour and quickness lights us up. He has gifted the Prince and Princess of Wales and Pope John Paul II in the 1980’s pieces of his original work. Martin shared with us his deep belief that “for handwriting one of the greatest disasters of all time was the introduction of the ballpoint pen, all thanks to Laszlo Biro who invented it, ever after we were all writing in a scrawly monoline ‘style.’” Creative Mornings this March is going to be one to remember. Bring your favourite pen! Take notes. Think about it. Here’s a fun fact to get you amped up for the morning of Friday March 6th, Martin produced all the calligraphy for the wedding reception of Bill Gates. Yes. He’s a rare one.