Timothy Botts is a noted calligrapher

Calligraphy

Calligraphy is a type of visual art. It is often called the art of fancy lettering . A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner"...

 and illustrator

Illustrator

An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...

. He has published several books containing calligraphic inscriptions of biblical

Bible

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 passages. He has taught seminars at such places as Regent College

Regent College

Regent College is an international graduate school of Christian Studies, located next to the campus of the University of British Columbia in the University Endowment Lands west of Vancouver, British Columbia, and is an affiliated college of that university....

 and College of DuPage

College of DuPage

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, Glen Ellyn, Illinois

Glen Ellyn, Illinois

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. He is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University

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.

Botts is noted for the great diversity of hands

Hand (handwriting)

A Hand, in calligraphy and palaeography refers to one of several historical varieties of formal, impersonal, generic and exemplary writing styles...

(a technical term for different styles or fonts of calligraphy) he has mastered. For example, the cover of his book Doorposts has the title displayed with each letter in a different hand, giving a demonstration of 9 different hands just on the cover. He has a preference for illustrating biblical quotations as decorative and inspirational pieces and has published several books of such works. However, he has done other projects, for example, a poster for a business group promoting quality and productivity, again doing each quote in a different hand.

External links

• Tim Botts official calligraphy site
• Inkwell Greetings Supplier of Timothy's art prints, note cards, and calendars.