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The Incredible Pencraft of Jake Weidmann, the World’s Youngest Master Penman


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I'm not at all sure when it's cool to say "calligrapher" versus "penman"... but I'm VERY sure this guy is cool.

Penman has a whole certification process!

There are only 12 master penmen in the world. 

He is the youngest by THREE DECADES:

http://pandawhale.com/post/66127/there-are-only-12-master-penmen-in-the-world-this-guy-is-the-youngest-by-3-decades

Colossal:

Ahh, it's not hard to surmise why artful penmanship has been in steep decline during the last 30 years. 

We know we've found another dying art when the new entrants are so many decades younger... and now come the revivalists.

Penmanship has been in decline because of technology?

And now it's on the rise because it's an art that delights some people?

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