Vendor Spotlight – Janet Martorello

(Janet Martorello is a renown calligrapher and has taught at the International Printing Museum’s Book Arts Institute)

Janet Martorello delights is all of the arts of the book: Calligraphy, Design, Papermaking, and Structures. She was trained in the medieval arts of preparing and cutting quills, preparing vellum, grinding pigments and ink to write and paint with, making gesso and gilding. She has been privileged to study with some of the world’s best calligraphers but believes there is much to be learned from everyone and takes advantage of all of the opportunities she can. Janet runs her own art studio producing custom work for private clients, companies, TV and film. She enjoys all facets of Calligraphy including originals, work for reproduction, and fine art framed work.