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  • Pretty Paisley Letters

    Zoom

    Join us for our January meeting as member Janet Furr leads us in making Pretty Paisley Letters! The Creative Challenge slide presentation and prize raffle will also be conducted on our Zoom meeting.

  • Study Group on Zoom

    Zoom

    The study group is an informal group setting where we share ideas, techniques, class reviews, etc.  There is not a formal topic/or instructor but this month we will review and share the work we have done after taking Janet Furr's program:  Playing with Paisleys Using Roman Capital Letters.  Even if your work is in a […]

  • A Trio of Cards & Serifs

    Zoom

    Our team members, Jim and Debbie Bennett will present dual topics. Jim will present: Much Ado About Nothing: Serifs - a brief survey of the various types of serifs and then focus on the beginnings and endings of letters of numerous hands. Debbie will lead us in creating 3 different Valentine cards which can be […]

  • ZOOM Study Group Show & Share

    Zoom

    A time to visit with guild members and share what you have been working on, classes you have taken, or just talk calligraphy.

  • Pointed Pen Variations with Mike Kecseg | Black Letter and Uncial

    Zoom

    Blackletter and Uncial are historical styles of lettering traditionally done with a broad edge pen. But what if we keep the characteristics of each style and reinterpret them with a pointed pen? Through step-by-step instruction, starting with basic strokes, we will work to give each of these styles its own distinctive look but also take […]

  • Ben Shahn Lettering

    Zoom

    This will be a pre-recorded presentation featuring artist Carol DuBosch as she leads us through the creative Ben Shahn Lettering.

  • Pointed Brush with Sally Penley Zoom

    Zoom

    This month's meeting and workshop will include a prerecorded video workshop starring Sally Penley instructing us on Pointed Brush Calligraphy. Free for members!

  • Carolingian Hand Tutorial Replay

    Zoom

    This meeting will feature a video replay of the Carolingian hand tutorial taught to us by member Karen Smith. This is a great warm up for our two day workshop in September featuring Gothic Cursive taught by Nina Tran since Gothic Cursive is a more compressed and angular form of the late Caroline Minuscule called […]

  • Nina Tran | Gothic Cursive

    Zoom

    In the 12th century, a more compressed and angular form of the late Caroline Minuscule called Proto-Gothic script developed as a response to the growing need for written books and documents.  By the 13th century, Proto-Gothic script diverged into two separate families: Gothic Textualis (a bookhand) and Gothic Cursives (a documentary hand). In this class, […]