Instructor: ASHANTAI YUNGAI

ASHANTAI YUNGAI

Chemist by trade. Calligrapher by passion! That is my tag line.
I am a chemist by trade. It is what I earned my degree in. In April of 2008, while performing a routine test, a co-worker took notice of my penmanship in my laboratory notebook. "Did you write that?" he asked astonishedly. "Wow man, that's pretty cool! You should try calligraphy. People do wedding invitations and envelopes using calligraphy." Per his suggestion, I thought I would try it; so I bought a calligraphy pen. I fell immediately in love with it upon crossing that initial threshold. Recognizing the beginnings of an enduring passion for calligraphy, I bought a book for instruction and practiced whenever I could. I contacted professional calligraphers for advice and help. One, Michele Papineau, responded in kind. She has since become my mentor and a friend. That was my humble beginnings in calligraphy.

Since then my passion for calligraphy has literally flourished. I have penned many quotes, place cards, and addressed envelopes in calligraphy for many intimate engagements and events (my all-time favorite was addressing 870 envelopes in two weeks. Quite a monumental feat, I must say.)

I have had the privilege of having my calligraphy featured in local publications such as Salt Lake/Park City Bride and Groom, Utah Bride and Groom, and, Latter Day Bride; as well as several blogs, including Postscript by Crane and Co., Ruffled, and Elizabeth Anne Designs.
I look forward to meeting you in class and passing along this passion, instructing you how to write "beautiful letters".

ASHANTAI YUNGAI is currently teaching:

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ASHANTAI YUNGAI has previously taught:

• Calligraphy