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ABOUT
Martha Laurens
Martha Laurens Calligraphy & Design House is a refined studio dedicated to the craft of handwritten expression, where lettering, painting, and design converge with meaning, elegance, and care.
Founded by multidisciplinary artist Martha Laurens, the House offers bespoke calligraphy and painting, symbolic artwork, Illuminated Manuscript, archival scrolls, award and certificate design, writing and painting services across surfaces such as archival paper, glass, leather, wood, and more. Each piece is made with reverence and refinement, from personalised stationery and branding to heirloom commissions and one-of-a-kind compositions.
Through Martha Scribes, the educational arm of the House, Martha also shares her passion for traditional and contemporary calligraphy through private mentorships, coaching, and research. Whether guiding a student’s hand or gilding a historic page, her work honours legacy and innovation.
With a global clientele that includes individuals, collectors, and creative brands, Martha Laurens Calligraphy & Design House is a sanctuary for slow creation and thoughtful beauty, where every stroke is crafted to endure.
The Atelier
HANDWRITTEN and Handcrafted,
MADE JUST FOR YOU
A place where meaningful writing takes shape from custom keepsakes, poems and love letters to gilded traditional scrolls, cost efficient scrolls, and brand collaborations. Each piece is hand-written carefully, combining traditional techniques and thoughtful design to bring your story to life. Everything begins with ink and intention, whether for a celebration, a keepsake or heirloom, or a creative project.
Martha Scribes
A MINDFUL STUDY in CALLIGRAPHIC ART
Martha offers an intentional and gentle approach to learning calligraphy on any surfaces, gilding, and illuminated manuscript arts. Rooted in movement, stillness, and emotional expression, each course encourages students to connect with their practice through technique and mindfulness. With thoughtful guidance, you’ll learn to silence the fear, embrace imperfection, and grow in your artistic journey, one meaningful stroke at a time.
The Beyond
Tools I trust, thoughtfully chosen
The curated supply arm of Martha Laurens Calligraphy and Design House. It offers a selection of tools, papers, inks, and gilding materials chosen with care, many of which are used in Martha’s own studio and classes. Each item is tested, refined, and intended to support a thoughtful and fulfilling creative practice.
The House Table
Collaboration That Feels Personal
"Bridging the movement in art and nature in its stillness with a feeling expressed through the abstract wording and painting in fine and thoughtful artwork and practices. My mission is to use my unique style and methods to guide my students to overcome their fear and embrace their calligraphy journeys
with joy and mindful practices."
- Yours trully -
What People are Saying
Love it! What an Excellent Class!! I like how thoroughly and detail-oriented the workshop’s structure is. The workshop handouts are very useful too (especially for personal study after the classes). I like all the recorded videos and handouts. It helped me a lot to pass my IAMPETH Certifications!
Kalo Chu, Kalo Make Art, HongKong
(Attended Martha's Spencerian Intensive Class & Private Coaching 2020-2022)
What People are Saying
Absolutely fantastic quality work and excellent service!
Can't emphasise how professional these people are, and their work is absolutely outstanding in terms of quality!
Sam Saad
Partner at Long Saad Woodbridge Lawyers and Rethink Property Lawyers
What People are Saying
The very clear and hyper detailed instructions! So very helpful when learning. You went above and beyond my expectations. I've yet to have another online workshop with another teacher who was so clear with instructions! You gave such great information. Thank you so much for your time and patience. Your clear and detailed info really made me love spencerian.
Such a fantastic workshop! What an excellent class!
Erin Neilson, Neilson Letters, Canada
Attended Intensive Spencerian Analysis Class 2020
What People are Saying
Just wanting to thank Martha Laurens from Martha Scribes Calligraphy for all the devotion and heart she put into the work done for my 'Terms of Occupation' on display as part of the "Disruptor: for all that matters" exhibition currently hosted in the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre. Martha was a pleasure to work with, checking in and keeping us abreast of all progress and developments as they occurred. Her work (and her shop) is simply beautiful. Thank you, Martha :)
Birrin Bulla, Christopher Tobin
Dharug Elder
![Hi it’s me again, Martha. It’s a joy to return for the 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿. And this time, I begin with a question:
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲?
Ink and paint have become more than just tools for me, they’re mirrors. They reflect memories, emotions, and the silent spaces between.
One commission work I’ll never forget is a love letter written for a client to his partner, not for show, but for love. Written with Speedball’s Hunt 101 nib, it became something lasting.
Another lives in a manuscript I bound myself. In it, I wrote of the light in Vienna as someone pausing between worlds. I had just come from Rapicciano, Italy, where I took 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 with @brody_neuenschwander and @amityparks. A class less about craft and more about letting go. The page became a reflection, shaped in my own visual language.
And then there’s a piece in the same book, drawn from my roots: a hybrid foundational hand, wrapped in Chinese mountain forms, where I lettered the words big and small (大 - on the left / 小 - on the right). A meditation on my heritage, and the balance it continues to teach me.
This week, I’ll share how I use my tools not just to shape letters or paint but to shape meaning.
Coming 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, I’ll be guiding others through this kind of story-making:
• 𝗔 𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 with [@thegentlepenman], where we’ll illuminate our narratives in gold
• 𝗔𝗻 𝗶𝗻-𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 in Sydney, the Foundation to Pointed Pen
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿, we will go deeper: a full immersive course in Illuminated Manuscripts.
For those who feel called to bring more story, soul, and even a touch of gold into your work… I’ll have something special to share with you soon.
Let’s begin. 🍻❤️
#speedballtakeover #marthascribes #storythroughink #calligraphyart #lovelettersinink #viennalight #hybridcalligraphy #calligraphy #foundationalhand #speedball #slowart #scriptwithsoul #modernscribe #gildedart #marthalaurens](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/519542460_18512173939010622_5096133067511498663_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=108&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=i0wKgpYUoX0Q7kNvwFHjNj2&_nc_oc=AdlaN2vV9A4LjL73pXjoIC5gesM5GSpe2LbkoRO0Z09WqLgE-zgG-pZLcZmOFbPq7wo&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=4h-wVX1mQvsugtC2nqEdgA&oh=00_Afn8Q8n8hasonUt7QHdqMioEYEiapfBW7hMLlpcz74LteA&oe=694B042B)
