{"id":1024,"date":"2023-06-27T17:20:44","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T17:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/?p=1024"},"modified":"2023-09-16T08:37:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T08:37:28","slug":"getting-to-know-surbhi-arora-of-letterati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/getting-to-know-surbhi-arora-of-letterati\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting to know Surbhi Arora of Letterati"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1024\" class=\"elementor elementor-1024\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b79935c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"b79935c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b29f380\" data-id=\"b29f380\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-585150e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"585150e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"918\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1-2-918x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1026\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1-2-918x1024.jpg 918w, https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1-2-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1-2-768x857.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1-2.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 918px) 100vw, 918px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd7287 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fd7287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What motivated you to learn calligraphy?<\/strong><\/p><p>I have always loved writing in general, let it be writing with a ball pen, gel pen or anything like that. I was studious in nature and I didn\u2019t know calligraphy existed as it wasn\u2019t that popular earlier. While I was pursuing my masters, which was extremely stressful, I stumbled upon calligraphy, precisely brush lettering, and found my happy place in it, and kept on exploring more gradually.<\/p><p><strong>What inspired you to start teaching?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f195ec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f195ec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1033\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2-1.jpg 1480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a589371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a589371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After achieving a level of proficiency in my work, I received many inquires to teach. Being an over-explainer, has really helped me in sharing detailed knowledge, which is vital, when teaching calligraphy. I have always loved interacting and meeting new people and via my<br \/>sessions and workshops, I was able to do the same. My student\u2019s amazing support really<br \/>motivated me to continue and conduct even more workshops, and then definitely when I see their happiness in the art, it only motivates me to spread the beautiful artform even more. I have taught over 3000 students till date, and I\u2019m extremely grateful to them for making me a tiny part of their calligraphy journey.<\/p><p><strong>What does calligraphy mean to you?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dab025 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1dab025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/3-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1038\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/3-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/3-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/3-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/3-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/3-1.jpg 1480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac4e21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ac4e21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Calligraphy means happiness to me, I started calligraphy when everything around me was extremely chaotic and calligraphy helped me find my little happy place back then, and it still does that for me and I try my best to spread this beautiful artform and I love seeing how it becomes the same for them since its so therapeutic.<br \/><br \/><strong>What do you feel is your biggest accomplishment in the Calligraphy world?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a647a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a647a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/4-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1045\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/4-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/4-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/4-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/4-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/4-1.jpg 1480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-049ef02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"049ef02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Calligraphy is much more than pretty letters, traditional scripts have their own history, isn&#8217;t it amazing how some letters can give you fragrance of an entire era, reflect the time, the qualities of people, the popular tools and so much more. The very fact that calligraphy, which is concretely an art of beautifying letters is so much more than the letters, is one of the most appealing things to me. How different letters can give a totally different vibe and effect on the reader.<\/p><p><strong>Who were the people who encouraged you throughout your calligraphic journey?<\/strong><\/p><p>My first cheerleaders were my roommates and they have been always encouraged and pushed me.<\/p><p><strong>What was the inspiration behind the name Letterati?<\/strong><\/p><p>I was looking for ideas and names and asked my friends for suggestions. One of them, suggested this as Letter and Art.<\/p><p><strong>What are your favourite tools?<\/strong><\/p><p>My favourite nib is Leonardt Principal EF nib and my favourite go-to ink and Canson Marker Paper is my favourite paper.<\/p><p><strong>Which was the first thing you learnt in Calligraphy?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b1eaab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b1eaab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/5-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1052\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/5-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/5-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/5-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/5-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/5-1.jpg 1480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baf9127 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"baf9127\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I had started out with brush calligraphy as it comparatively easier and more popular.<\/p><p><strong>How did you manage your college load along with Calligraphy?<\/strong><\/p><p>I used to organize a workshop after my semester ended and one when it had just commenced and there wasn\u2019t much workload. I remember after my dinner; my friends and I use to try out different flat lays for my work.<\/p><p><strong>Who do you consider as your first mentor?<\/strong><\/p><p>I consider Barbara Calzoari as my first mentor. I loved her approach and I feel like she ignited a passion and love for the script.<\/p><p>A big thank you to Surbhi for answering my questions. You can find Surbhi on her Instagram. Please let me know in the comments section, if you liked reading these kind of posts, and I will write more of those. I hope you enjoyed reading this. (Image Credits- Letterati)<\/p><p>Lots of Love,<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1237\" src=\"https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Untitled-Artwork-1-1024x530-1-300x155.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Untitled-Artwork-1-1024x530-1-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Untitled-Artwork-1-1024x530-1-768x398.png 768w, https:\/\/thecalligraphysquare.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Untitled-Artwork-1-1024x530-1.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What motivated you to learn calligraphy? 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