Alison Furminger

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About me

Gender Female
Industry Arts
Occupation Calligrapher & Lettering Artist
Location Wellington, New Zealand
Introduction I have operated my own studio, The Calligraphy Studio, for the past 17 years in Auckland and now Wellington, New Zealand. I commenced study toward a Ph.D in western calligraphy in 2006 which is focusing on the historic and contemporary occupational hazards to a calligrapher.
Interests Calligraphy, Hand Lettering, Graphic Design, Illuminated Manuscripts, Art Materials, Historic Pigments, Children, Cooking, The Beach, Walking, Music, Handcrafts, Gardening, God, Theology, Magenta, Woad, Design Research, Interactive Design
Favorite Movies Tale of Despereaux, The Young Victoria
Favorite Music Baroque, Earlier Music, Romantic Piano Composers, Robert Schumann, Chopin, Ravel, Mompou, Irish Folk Music, Ry Cooder, Leo Kottke
Favorite Books The Narnia Chronicles, Lord of the Rings, Gerald Durrell, Dylan Thomas, Gerald Manley Hopkins