Product Details

• Actors: Ted Mayhall
• Directors: Ted Mayhall
• Format: NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Studio: Yolanda Mayhall
• DVD Release Date: June 1, 2005
• Run Time: 54 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000EWC59I
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #192,734 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Ted Mayhall's career in the art field centered in Commercial Art and the Federal Service. Calligraphy, typography and hand lettering entered all phases in his artistic career. He studied musicology and is a graduate of Columbia Institute of Commercial Art and his art studies at American University and Corcoran Art School were under the direction of such world notables as Eugene Wiess, William Calfee, Dr. E. Mortimer, quondam typographic director of the U.S. Government Printing Office, and H. Watanabe, a Japanese Shodo (Japanese calligraphy) master during a 6-year station in Japan. When Ted retired in Florida, he pursued many aspects of artistic activities including creating and teaching a calligraphy course at Central Florida Community College and The Appleton Museum of Art. He founded the Creative Calligraphers of Citrus Springs, a society dedicated to the furtherance of calligraphy. He coauthored a book on Japanese art and calligraphy, The Sumi-e Dream Book, and has participated in two-person art shows at The Appleton Museum of Art, Central Florida Community College, Pasco Community College and at the Pasco Fine Arts Commission in Holiday, Florida. His latest creation is a video, Calligraphy: An Overview. In this video he discusses the Paleographic Aspects of Calligraphy in various cultures throughout the ages. Ted Mayhall's calligraphic art is in collections of calligraphy enthusiasts here and abroad. He left his legacy of beautiful calligraphy to us to enrich our lives.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC TRAINING FOR A NOVICE OR EXPERIENCED CALIGRAPHER, August 5, 2011

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24theroad (Los Angeles, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Calligraphy An Overview By Ted Mayhall (DVD)

In today's 99% typing-and-texting age, the natural flowing lines of caligraphy come as a refreshing enhancement to any page. And with all the font options on computers now, I've often wondered about the background of some of those nicer, more embellished scripts- where they come from, their history, their significance. This dvd has shown me that and more, with excellent graphics and fun stories told by Mr. Mayhall, who is obviously a very interested scholar in the subject. If you have any interest at all in caligraphy, this smart dvd is a best buy for the money!!! Informative, instructional AND entertaining!!!

My wife also enjoys this dvd very much: "I've noticed that a little practice in the art of calligraphy can improve and enhance any student's penmanship. The lettering instruction in this video gives a student more control to achieve their desired results, and after learning the basics of calligraphy, students always have fun creating their own new scripts as well."