He is available for all of the usualwork requiring high quality calligraphysuch as certificates, weddings, receptions, letterhead and invitations. Add to that commercial commissions such as wine labels, menus, business cards and the like and Martin creates some important occasion pieces of great quality.

The site contains a section where you can view instructional videos that give an introduction to italics, quill cutting and gilding. You have the opportunity of booking courses and lectures with Martin in all sorts of calligraphy disciplines.

Then there's the fine art work that he has produced, a gallery of which is available to view at his site.

This is the home of calligrapher Dayna Bischof who provides an extensive array of services, notably wedding invitations of outstanding quality, as well as calligraphy services for envelopes, programs, menus, monograms, place cards, escort cards, table cards, stationery, corporate business needs among other things.

The site points out that although The Calligraphy Lady is based in Missouri, she has provided work for all 50 states and has even sent work to Germany and the UK.

There is a stack of samples of Dayna's work and it is quality indeed. Her calligraphy has been featured in Beverly Clark Elite Wedding Collection, Brides, The Knot, Martha Stewart Weddings, Cosmo Bride, Quest NY and City Wedding: a wedding planning guide for brides.

For those planning a wedding this definitely looks like one of the sites you should check out before making a final decision on your invitations and cards.

This second chance to marvel at how someone wields their calligraphy pen is highlighting the work of Alice Young who not only has an extensive gallery to view at Contemporary Calligraphy, but also writes a very extensive calligraphy blog with some heartfelt commentaries about the calligraphy network.

Alice is an artist and calligrapher and presents three galleries on her site, the first displaying abstract acrylics, the second are her cedar brush pieces and the third is a variety of calligraphy on paper.

For a chance to take pleasure in the work of Alice Young I suggest you head on over to Contemporary Calligraphy.

We’ve also had a look at various different types of calligraphy pens from the traditional to the more modern approximation. I’ve also enjoyed talking about fountain pens and I think I would like to explore more of them in the new year (or even sooner).

So now I would just like to kick back and post a little gallery of some of the more impressive examples of calligraphy work that I’ve seen to get an appreciation for what’s possible when you become proficient with your calligraphy pen.

I intend to make this a series of features as I point out and highlight some fine calligraphers and their online presence.

First up is Martha Noonan who is the person behind Martha's Pen. Martha is a calligrapher and artist who works freelance in Boise, Idaho. One of her specialties is Baseball which is featured on her site. Not only will she create certificates, invitations and cards but can also do wall writing for you too. There is also a very informative Classes section that is worth checking out.

There's some examples of Matha's work featured on the site, but it's this beautiful piece that caught my eye as you can see below.

If you're in the Idaho area and need some calligraphy done, you should check Martha's Pen before you do anything else.