I know this isn't like the normal art store review but I wanted to mention how amazing they were…read more The knowledge from the staff in this store blows me away. An emergency left me in the ER with doctors and nurses asking me whether a small piece of dried yellowish paint was acrylic or oil, artist or other-- I had no idea. The only thing I could think to do was hurry to an art store and ask if they knew. My first stop was Michael's and the glazed over distant look in the employees eyes told me that I was wasting my time there. My brother-in-law shops at Riverside Art so I thought "what the Hell..." After just a few minutes of crumbling, smelling, and diluting they were able, with 100% confidence, to tell me exactly what kind of paint it was. Because of the strange color they were even able to give me a specific brand. Not too bad when all I brought them was a piece of dried paint and a whole lot of anxiety. They took a genuine interest in my problem and did the best they could to help me-- for that I am very appreciative and have been recommending them to everyone who asks me about art or framing.

30 year customer - I bought all my daughters art supplies there for years, did all my…read more framing there , bought prints etc.. Very disappointed recently - paid for a custom mounting of a canvas print - I gave careful instructions on my request - when i went to pick it up, I found that the image on the print was bent around the edges of the underlying frame. The painted image just ends in space - When I mentioned this, the young lady was dismissive - " these things get stretched when they get mounted" - Understood. So they actually mounted it on a framework that was too small. Too bad for me. I don't think it is reparable. I dont mind if mistakes are made. Just be respectful.

Jane did the addresses for our wedding invitations and the RSVP cards in an Irish/Celtic inspired…read morefont. They were gorgeous! We received so many compliments on the calligraphy. Jane is an exceptionally talented artist. We highly recommend her work. Thanks so much!

From the owner: hand lettering for all occasions, cards, stationery, gift itemsread more

Adara is a wildly talented artist, and a delightful human. With her background in art, she creates…read moreabsolutely stunning calligraphy. Her sense of color, scale, and materiality are top notch, and her resulting work is so inviting and beautiful, there's no mistaking that it was crafted by hand and with great consideration and care. Her work makes me wish everything could be calligraphed, or that we can at least go back to the days of hand-calligraphed notes and invitations in our daily lives! If you're lucky enough to have an occasion to seek this kind of work, she's the artist you need. And her custom engravings are to die for!

From the owner: Adara Meyers Calligraphy is a boutique bespoke wedding invitation and calligraphy design studio…read morelocated in Boston, Massachusetts, specializing in pointed pen calligraphy and serving clients worldwide. In addition to custom stationery, we also offers on-site calligraphy and engraving for corporate events, brand activations, and other social occasions.

Inklinations was a life saver!! They came through after our original wedding invitation ghosted us…read moreonline. We were really in a time crunch trying to get our invitations and wouldn't have made it in time without Inklinations. Not only that, the invites were beautiful and classy - exactly what we were hoping for!

Love Inklinations! Finding vendors you can trust for your wedding is HARD! Annie is absolutely…read morewonderful. You don't get the feeling that this is a strictly business experience, but rather, a family friendly, no-pressure environment. Prices are great and everything is handled very professionally. Highly recommend!

Fine Script Studio / Jessica wrote out cards for my wedding seating chart earlier this month. She…read morewas extremely responsive, easy to facilitate drop off and pick up with, and really fair with pricing. The cards were absolutely beautiful and her calligraphy added so much character. My guests and I were equally impressed! Would highly recommend Jessica & Fine Script Studios for any calligraphy needs!

I would highly recommend Fine Script Studio. Jessica led me through the process and offered great…read moresuggestions for my project. She was timely at responding to my messages. I couldn't have been happier with the finished product. She was very accommodating when it was time to pick up my product and her price was very reasonable!

What can I say?! Jan was truly a blessing. Her work was not only impeccable, but she was helpful…read morethroughout my entire wedding planning process! Any question I had, she was able answer. She has remarkable taste and her suggestions helped me improve my vision for my wedding event. Additionally, Jan was so accommodating, and was able to work around my busy schedule. She made the whole process so easy! Jan showed me tons of beautiful cards and fonts, which made choosing a style easy. Within just a few short weeks we had our invites back with all of the names and addresses printed beautifully. She also did my escort cards in a moment's notice and had them alphabetized upon pick up! Not to mention, the price was so reasonable for such quality work. Thank you Jan for all you did to help make my wedding day perfect!

From the owner: Everything you could possibly need for your special event, from invitations to menus and programs…read more No job is too big or small. Pet portraits, escort cards, poems, quotations, diplomas, certificates: Janscript does it all. I also carry Checkerboard!

Beautiful, classy, a step beyond. Diane designed our wedding invitations and an intertwined set of…read moreinitials for our monogram. It was like the monogram would come alive and walk across the paper! Her work has character and depth and is of the highest quality. I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone seeking calligraphy services.

From the owner: ThistleWork Studio provides a range of artistic services including calligraphy, envelope…read moreaddressing, hand lettering, gilding, engraving, book binding and decorative painting. Custom designs are provided for special occasion invitations, awards and certificates, monograms, logos and more. This is a one-woman owned and operated business.

Oh my goodness where to begin? !!! I've been doing calligraphy for years and years and in 5…read moreminutes I learned more from Liz than any other teacher. She's a joy to work with so much so that when my kids couldn't figure out what to get me for a gift they made a handmade gift certificate to study with Liz cause they knew I'd LOVE that for sure! Her styles are so much more fun, playful, varied (including romantic and modern) than anyone I've met. Her passion for lettering makes the time fly. In my first class with her there was a woman who had never calligraphied before and me - we both learned a ton and I was amazed at what a newcomer could accomplish in one class!!!! Many thanks and see you soon!!!

This review should be 2 stars but I feel bad tarnishing this page solely because I have zero…read morepatience for individuals being unable to effectively communicate via email in 2015. I will start by saying that I was perfectly satisfied with the work Liz did for me. If this review was based on quality vs. price, it would have been 5 stars. What I was not pleased with was how many times I had to poke and prod her to get an actual result. I had been working on a tattoo idea for about 3 years. Finally committed to some text and wanted a professional to draw it out in pretty font. Nothing on Microsoft word was jiving with me, so I decided to look into a calligrapher. Liz had the highest ratings on yelp. 2 stars seems really harsh, but when I write a yelp review, I think about whether I would recommend the business to a friend. In this particular case, I can't say that I would. After initially reaching out and getting no response, I sent a follow up email 8 days later to see if she was even interested in doing the work for me since it was such a small project. Frankly, overcharging someone for doing one sentence worth of work, versus hundreds of envelopes for a wedding seems kind of a no brainer to me...whatever amount she would have suggested...I would have happily paid. Courtesy is also another big thing for me--it's 2015, I know you have a smart phone and, as such, nearly 24-7 access to email. A simple "Hey, thanks for your email. Sorry I'm super swamped for the next couple of weeks, can I touch base then?" would have been more than OK. After Liz confirmed that she would do the text for me, it took another 6 days to set up a paypal transaction. I paid within half hour of receiving the email prompt and then it took another 3 days to actually get the file via email. Again, all if this would have been OK had she not emailed me that I'd have the file the next day. Again--nothing wrong with the quality--at the end of the day I got several options to work with, but I cannot tolerate this level of slowness/unresponsiveness. I can't imagine paying her to do wedding invites and then sitting on pins and needles waiting to hear back.