What a beautiful gift idea! Instead of a matted and framed piece of calligraphy for wall display, consider a concertina, or accordion, book. Hand-made of acid-free papers, a concertina book can be as simple or as elaborate as you wish. It can be embellished with tassels, textured papers, silver or gold inks, ribbons, beads, photographs, stickers, and...of course....an endearing message to the recipient in calligraphy. It is made to be displayed either closed and tied or standing open, accordion style, on a shelf or tabletop. Email me if this captures your interest. Prices range from $40.00 and up, depending on the size, length of calligraphy, and the elaborateness of the design.

Below are pictures of one of my concertina books....