I can't believe I waited two years to FINALLY write this review. Losing a loved one as anyone knows is a heartbreaking experience and getting the services together is equally painful. How will you honor them, who will speak, what kind of ceremony would they have wanted. I must say the death of my beloved Grandmother hit me pretty hard. I thought a memory board with some carefully selected photos would be a great way to honor her. I began looking at memory boards online for inspiration and I thought calligraphy might be a nice touch. I contacted several calligraphers but it was too short of a notice. My Grandmother passed away Sunday and and I needed the board within a few days to assemble the photos. Queeny could not have been more kind or professional. She replied quickly to my request on Yelp and we discussed ideas and fonts. I sent her a photo of a board I liked as inspiration. I bought a black poster board at Michael's and Queeny picked it up at my place of work. The finished product as you can see was beautiful. At some point I really need to have this framed as it has become a treasured piece. Queeny thank you so much for your extraordinary work. I really appreciate you working with me on a tight timeframe but yet still doing precise and detailed work. read more

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Calligraphy was like a lost art but I am glad that for us who value this skill and artsy thing, there are still people out there that make life prettier with nice words and letter shapes. I like to stop by the store in downtown San Jose and get always some cards or maps of San Jose and around, mostly as gifts. They are so well done and are perfect souvenir from this dry-in-what-gift-to-bring area. You can have handwritten wedding invitations and many other customized calligraphy needs. I love the idea of someone making a living of something so nice! read more

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Queeny is the best! Her calligraphy is amazing, especially the city maps. My wife and I always get prints of neighborhood & city maps when we travel, so it was cool to see a local artist doing something similar for the Bay Area/beyond--Lake Tahoe, Santa Cruz, Berkeley, plus international places like Paris, Edinburgh, and more! We collaborated on a Downtown San Jose cocktail map for an event highlighting the local cocktail scene, and she went above and beyond. Seriously you gotta see it! The map is currently hanging up in my kitchen and is definitely not coming down anytime soon. But seriously check this shop out. It's part of MOMENT, the micro-retail spaces near San Pedro Square Market. read more

I met Queeny when she first opened her shop and I bought one of her San Jose maps. I was so impressed with her work that I reached out a couple of months later to get my wedding vows done. Traditionally 1 year anniversary gift is paper so I thought this would be a great gift to mark our first year of marriage. I got them done on a large 16x20 paper and they look so good! Queeny was so easy to work with. We communicated via email and she was very transparent with her timeline and costs. She will show you a digital draft before she does the final on paper. I was able to bounce ideas with her and she did a great job bringing my vision to reality. Follow her on instagram! She posts class schedules, new products, and current projects. I love watching her business grow! read more

Queeny is AMAZING! I commissioned her for some handwritten invitation and addressing envelopes for my Paris elopement. I am beyond in love with them! She was really easy to work with and provided proofs and adapted to what I requested. Thank you so much for being so patient with me :) I also signed up for a watercolor class hosted by Seniman Calligraphy at TC shop. This was a fantastic experience! They had little snacks and drinks provided which helped a lot. The classes provided everything needed (paper pad, instruction, brushes, and paint swatches). Definitely try a workshop and learn! read more

Queeny Lu is such an amazing calligrapher and teacher. We met her at the craft fair and ended up taking her class for beginner in Oakland. It was a great experience, Queeny was very attentive showing us everything that related to Calligraphy. Also, I got to keep the nib, pen & ink plus a soft copy of the practice sheets for future use. The class is rather small (7-10 ppl) which is great to have questions, one on one practice during class period. Recommend her class to everyone in the Bay Area! read more

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I am an event planner and I have worked with Queeny several times from invitations to seating cards and custom designed table names with beautiful maps and graphics. She is very professional and easy to work with. I wouldn't hesitate to refer any of my clients to her. read more

This is super overdue, but still needs to be shared... Queeny is great to work with! Hired her for a mapping project and her artwork was perfect. I gave her the general idea and she really worked with me to create exactly what I was looking for. If you need someone with awesome art skills and good customer service than Traveling Calligrapher is a safe bet. read more

Queenie was easy to work with. She helped me mainly with my guest seating chart. I provided my own gold mirror and she did the rest! It was beautiful. But the only huge downside was that my wedding was in July but she wrote June on the chart :((( She offered to fix it and gave a lot of tips on how to fix it myself. It was too inconvenient to drop it off so I just had a friend fix it for me. She also printed one copy of my Chinese tea ceremony invite and that came out beautiful! read more

Queeny is an incredibly talented artist! I recently purchased a San Jose map art piece created by her & I could not be happier! It's so unique & beautifully designed, I absolutely love it! Thank you Queeny! read more

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I first met Queeny at a bridal expo when she was first breaking into the wedding calligraphy industry. I knew the minute I saw her work that I had to hire her. She is so incredibly talented and a joy to work with. We had a phone meeting in which we went over my wedding's planned theme, colors, and decor, and then she took it from there. She understood my aesthetic right from the start and provided multiple ideas for wedding stationery and day-of paper goods. We worked together to create a beautiful custom invitation suite and carried the theme into the day-of paper and signage. She also provided hand lettering for the invitation addresses, day-of signage/paper goods, and escort cards. She's not just a calligrapher, she's an incredibly talented artist and graphic designer. The level of care and personalized attention we received was worth every penny. I couldn't be happier with her work and her artistry. read more

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I love this artist. She is a local and a SJSU grad. She does amazing work. I especially like her maps with the different neighborhoods. Check out her work in-person in downtown SJ or visit her on Etsy. read more

I needed a calligrapher to match an award that has been given out for 25 years. Queeny did an amazing job matching the old award. She also delivered in a tight time frame. Super pleased with the outcome read more

Queeny did an excellent job creating a welcome sign for our wedding, and engraving a wooden box that we used to receive cards. I felt very confident about my decision to hire her given that she teaches calligraphy classes, has a beautiful Instagram page, and had experience monogramming high-end leather bags! She was very professional and prompt with her communication and the whole process went very smoothly. I contacted her asking for a quote and shared a few photos showing the type of sign we were looking for - white calligraphy on a mirror with floral decoration around the border. She was actually the most reasonable quote I received out of the four people I contacted in the Bay Area. We met up at the Philz in Berkeley so I could hand over the mirror and box I wanted her to decorate/engrave. She was able to turn around the project (the mirror welcome sign and wooden card box) in a week and then drop off the completed work at my husband's office in Walnut Creek. I Venmoed her after completion of the work. I would highly recommend Queeny to anyone looking for a calligrapher! In fact, we love her work so much that we still have the mirror she decorated prominently featured in our den - we want to keep it as a wedding souvenir forever! read more

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My friend and I have been dying to take calligraphy classes. She found this place online -- and we decided to take one of her workshop. Let me just say .. this art shop is the cutest, little dainty place! The workshop was an introduction to modern calligrapher. Queeny, the owner and instructor was insanely adorable, funny and wonderful! Her workshop doesn't require you to bring any supplies -- she provides them, along with her workbook. *She also has wine, food and chocolates! So nice, right?! Queeny was very thorough, and showed us how-to's on certain letters. Her art shop is at such a great location. The car noise didn't bother me at all. She sells her art work at her shop, along with some practice pads, pens, etc. Will definitely come back to take another class! Highly recommend this place! read more

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I adore this shop! Queeny is delightful and insanely talented. She's also very professional and amazing at what she does, we'll definitely be back! read more

Logo and Brand Development Queeny developed a logo and helped us with our brand for our coffee shop. She is incredibly easy to work with and was always early for any deadline.She created a logo that is so incredible! She also went above and beyond by creating many options for us to chose from. If you need help with logo or brand work I would recommend her to anyone. Her logo work has increased our business revenue!! I will never go anywhere else for our brand! Thank you Queeny!!!!!!!! read more

I've worked w Queeny on a number of projects now. She always does beautiful work! She's created a number of custom gifts for me w her gorgeous calligraphy. And even has created an original family crest in watercolor for a friends wedding gift. Most recently I had her do some calligraphy for my own wedding and was again nothing but insanely happy with the results. So awesome to work w a very talented artist on some original projects! Id refer her in a heartbeat to anyone looking for any custom calligraphy or artwork! read more

Queeny designed the wedding invitations for my daughter's Oct 12, 2019 wedding with an illustration of Sacred Heart Church (the church she got married in). It was a lot of fun seeing our family's reaction when they realized that it was an illustration of Sacred Heart Church. Her grandpa was the first to realize it. She worked with us on the layout and design of the invitation offering us options that were not available online. Good quality paper and great color. We received a lot of compliments. My daughter was so happy with the end results. read more

Queeny is the best! Queeny worked with me on addressing envelopes for my wedding invites. I met her while taking her class with Western Editions. The class was so fun and she is a great teacher, patient and helpful. For our first meeting for the invites we met over a glass of wine and reviewed sample types of calligraphy. She listened to what I wanted and to what mood we wanted to set with our invites. Her samples were perfect! She helped me select the envelope colors and ink color (we did white in with gray envelopes - amazing!). The envelopes came out perfectly and we got so many compliments on them -- it set the mood for the entire wedding! read more

Queeny was an absolute delight to work with every step of the way. I had a special client need for some holiday gifts and wanted to do something with an added personal touch. I was so impressed when I received a prompt reply to my inquiry and even more so when Queeny transformed my very rough vision into the exact look and feel I was seeking. In fact it was even better! She was so responsive and also value priced for the quality and speed of her work. To be perfectly frank, It's rare to find such a talented artist with such a wonderful customer orientation and superb communication skills and reliability. Will definitely be working with her in the future! read more

For my one year anniversary, I contacted Queeny at Traveling Calligrapher to re-write my vows to my wife. I was so proud to give her the gift and was absolutely over-the-moon when I saw the final product. The quality was crisp and clean and was so elegant. One of my favorite things about the process was how easy it was to get in touch with Queeny and navigate the ordering process. I was fully informed throughout the process and it turned out to be a stunning piece of art. I'm so thankful for Queeny's brilliant work! read more

I had a beyond wonderful experience working with Queeny. She made various day-of items for my wedding, including printed menus, name cards, and a welcome sign. I sent her photos of my vision and she matched it perfectly. She was also very communicative throughout the process. Highly recommend Queeny for your wedding calligraphy needs! Thank you Queeny!! read more

Having tried to find a place to learn calligraphy, I finally found The Traveling Caligrapher. So far, I have attended two courses and will most certainly keep taking classes. Since the studio is in San José and I live in Menlo Park it is quite a drive for me (Bay Are rush hour traffic...), but Queeny the calligrapher is well worth the travel :-) Can highly recommend this place! read more

Queeny is not only super talented, but also a dream to work with. She did the most beautiful addresses for some invitations I designed and was extremely communicative and helpful with decisions and changes along the way. She laid out a timeline from the beginning and stuck to it, delivering gorgeous calligraphy under a tight deadline. I will absolutely work with her again! read more

I had the pleasure of visiting this shop today and oh my goodness the artwork is just fantastic. I can't wait to check out her workshops! I will absolutely be returning! read more

Queeny designed the invitations and programs for my wedding in Sept 2018, in addition to addressing the envelopes for our guests. She did an absolutely amazing job and was a joy to work with from start to finish!! We got tons of compliments on how beautiful our invitations were - Queeny even made them personalized by creating an illustration of the exact chapel we got married in. That extra personal touch was so special to us. I can't recommend her highly enough to anyone who is looking for stunning design and calligraphy for their wedding!! read more

Queeny is super talented and professional​. She did an absolutely beautiful job on our wedding in September in San Francisco (wedding sign, invites, name cards, table names, etc.) She couldn't have been nicer and was easy to communicate with. Thank you, ​Queeny! read more

Queeny is not only talented, but friendly and professional! She helped us design an "Under the Sea" invitation for our children's birthday party. I was a bit worried at first about using calligraphy for a children's invitation - that it might be too formal and stuffy. But the end result was whimsical and unique, perfect for a children's party. Highly recommended! read more

Queeny's calligraphy work is stunning. I wanted 4 photo mats with song lyrics written on them (for framed photos). Queeny wrote the song lyrics in lovely swirly writing and also added some extra decorative details to the mats. The end result looks AMAZING. read more