Gorgeous Tengwar Calligraphy!

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Gorgeous Tengwar Calligraphy!

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Web-wandering for some inspiration today, I ran across the most gorgeous Elvish calligraphy project:
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http://parmaeldalieva.com/index.html

Nice to see people bringing a little extra beauty into the world. : )
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O_O GOOD LORD.
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THAT LOOKS SO FREAKING AMAZING
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WOW!!!
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I don't think they've crossed the paywall yet, but she just posted a lot of new stuff on her patrons page: her manuscript is now at the printers!

So a bound entirely-in-tengwar book is on the way to reality. Sounds like it's going to be lovely. :)
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AWESOME!
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Her book is back from the printers:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/its-book-4838653


Woo! :)
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I loved Elmenel's work so much, I ended up signing up for her Patreon - and got the first art pieces today! Both are printed on glossy poster paper - they look to be photo scans I assume of the originals, but nicely presented. Eventually I'll get some nice inexpensive poster frames for them, and hang them in the craft room.

One is a map of Eriador, the other an ornamented page of text. It's a good kick in the pants to refresh my memory of the tengwar - it's lovely to see!
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Elleth, those are beautiful, congrats.
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What lovely calligraphy and that map is utterly beautiful! My eye keeps going from the map to our M-E map tapestry that hangs on the wall behind the comp, I am sure they will look wonderful frames!

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Congratulations.

True objets d'art!
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That is indeed gorgeous calligraphy! I am seeking to design a coin for Thranduil's people of the Greenwood, or (Northern Mirkwood) and I think that style of lettering would be ideal.
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