Pat Blair

Pat Blair is the currently serving White House Chief Calligrapher working in the Graphics and Calligraphy Office at the White House the official home of the President of the United States.

Blair's work has been published in "Letter Arts Review," "Scripsit," "Martha Stewart Weddings," and "Tabellae Ansatae." She is a member of the faculty of the Loudoun Academy of the Arts, and has been on the faculty of the 21st International Calligraphy Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. Blair is past president of the Washington Calligraphers Guild, and was co-director of "Letterforum," at the 26th International Calligraphy Conference.

In 2005 Pat Blair was awarded the honor "Master Penman" by The International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers, and Teachers of Handwriting (IAMPETH) for her Spencerian round hand style of script used in White House invitations.

External links

* [http://www.iampeth.com/ website of the The International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting]
* [http://calligraphersguild.org/ website of The Washington Calligraphers Guild]