The first time I was exposed to the art of calligraphy was as a child at my Grandpa's dining room table watching him carefully place letters on parchment paper. It wasn't until several years later that I would pick up a pen of my own and fall in love with lettering. I took my first calligraphy courses through the College or Art and Design at Iowa State University beginning in 1997. After graduation from college I worked as a graphic artist for several organizations. During that time I did calligraphy on the side for friends and clients. The love I had for seeing ink on my hands and on paper prompted me to quit my computer job and begin Cheryl Dyer Calligraphy & Design in 2001 (now Calligraphy and Hand-Lettering).

Today, I work out of the home I share with my husband, Kyle, and our two beautiful and artistically inclined children in Omaha, Nebraska. I continue to take classes, attend conferences and workshops to improve my skill.

I occasionally teach private lessons and have in the past taught for Metropolitan Community College and Joslyn Art Museum. I also occasionally exhibit and sell work as time allows.

Besides lettering I enjoy (in no particular order): my studio, sewing, paper arts, cooking, cutting coupons and grocery shopping, writing and blogging, travel, good coffee, listening, three beverage mornings, skirts and flip-flops, my kid's giggles, my husband's rugged good looks, reading books by talented authors, jelly beans, a glass of good Reisling, 75 degree weather, seeing friends, when my kids go to bed at night, farmer's markets, blue cheese, peace & quiet, rock climbing, IKEA, listening to experts and being inspired.