Southern Lady

Font of Beauty

Bold blooms cloak the half-acre plot in Virginia’s Mount Vernon known as Foxhill Garden, sprawling lushly across land once owned by George Washington that now acts as a muse for calligrapher Laura Hooper in her ardent pursuit of a gracious lifestyle.

“My calligraphy business is based on my hobby of loving art and artful living, but it’s hard to have a hobby when it’s also your job.

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