Margaret Morgan is a calligrapher and lettering artist. She was lured into calligraphy by learning italic handwriting at school at an early age. Her training in graphics and typography are a strong influence on her work with pen, brush and drawn lettering.
She works with designers and ad agencies on commercial projects, providing original hand-lettering for commercial projects; produces pieces for exhibition and sale, as well as public and private commissions.
Author of four books on calligraphy and illumination, contemporary ways of using gold and letterforms are a continuing fascination. Margaret also leads workshops in the UK and abroad, and established an annual summer school in Derbyshire in 2006, to encourage students towards a more experimental approach to lettering.
1 His dark materials: Japanese coloured stick inks, metal pen and flat brush
2 Sator arepo: Drawn and painted letters, gouache
3 Take him: Drawn, painted and cut-out letters, gouache and silver tro-col powder.
4 Dorchester Collection: Pen lettering for advertising promotion
5 Zinfandel: Pointed brush, gouache
6 The 48: Letter style sampler, ink and gouache
7 Solomon: Metal pen, gouache and gold leaf
8 Fear no more (detail): Gouache, black ink, gold and silver leaf
Margaret Morgan
Author, Historian
Calligrapher
Design For Print
Lettering Artist
Teacher