In a time when cursive handwriting has faded from many classrooms, calligraphy is making a surprising resurgence. While carefully hand-lettered invitations, place settings and envelopes tend to be ...

The word "calligraphy" comes from the Greek word "kalli-graphos," which means "beautiful writing." Karen C. Haslag has been a practicing calligraphy since high school, when she was given a 1960s ...

Master artist Yang Guangxin demonstrates calligraphy at the 2014 Folklife Festival’s China program. Photo by Walter Larrimore, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives I started taking calligraphy classes in ...