Over the last few months Julie and her friend Christiana have been trying to learn the art of Hebrew calligraphy. Traditionally, texts are written using a quill and ink on parchment made from kosher animal skin. In keeping with the "foul/fowl" theme of this page (remember the kaparot?!), we have posted some photos of the process of cleaning the feathers and cutting them into a pen nib.

Cleaning the marrow out of the feathers after soaking them in water.

Shaping the nib.

Making the tip the right size.

A practice page.