The Ecstasy: Contour, Gesture, Value, Perspective by Inga DubayThe concept for this book began many years ago with my interest in John Donnes poem The Ecstasy when I realized the first three stanzas perfectly describe the creative process: " and pictures in our eyes to get was all our propagation." At the 2010 All Oregon Calligraphers Conference, I presented the keynote address titled Calligraphy & Drawing: A Synergistic Relationship. The four aspects I describe which relate to both calligraphy and drawing are