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• Fables and Flowers

  • When
    June 10, 2023
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    10:00 AM - 2:30 PM (PDT)
  • Location
    Zoom-online

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  Fables and Flowers with Risa Gettler

  
  

  Sponsor:

  FREE - MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED
  

  ABOUT THE WORKSHOP: Mix analogous colors with a mischievous elf in the guise of a loveable Zoomorphic capital ‘L’. Our time will be spend in gouache painting areas of shades and hues followed by creating form and texture without blending. 
  Pattern and Supply List will be provided upon Registration. The pattern is yours to print endlessly.
  

  ALL SKILL LEVELS. Workshop will be recorded and available for a month.

  Zoom invitation will be sent a couple days in advance.

  It's not guaranteed that you'll receive the invitation beforehand, if you sign up the day of, but you will receive the link to the recording. . .

  NO audio or video recording of any program, meeting, workshop or other SfC function permitted consent of both guest artist and a representative of the Board of Governors. *** You must ask permission of the artist/instructor to photograph any copyrighted materials, including demos. 

  You must be a member of SfC when you register and when this program is held. Enrollment is limited to current paid Society for Calligraphy members only. No reservation will be held until your dues are current. Please click HERE to join via check, or contact Kristi at sdworkshops@societyforcalligraphy.org to inquire about joining electronically or to learn about what first-time membership specials are currently in effect.

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• Mid-Century Pen Moves Part 2

  • Start
    June 17, 2023
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    (PDT)
  • End
    June 18, 2023
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    (PDT)
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom

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  PRESENTER: Sue Greenseth
  

  
  

  SPONSOR: South Los Angeles Chapter (Solar Nibs)
  

  COURSE DESCRIPTION:

  If you took the fun workshop, “Mid-Century Pen Moves”, you may have been one of many who asked to learn the majuscules. This brand-new course covers the capital letters and tips for writing small. We’ll explore x-height and interlinear line spacing options.
  

  The first hour of the class will be spent reviewing the minuscules, so you are welcome to join the class even if you missed the first course.

  Skill level: Students should have familiarity with making steep and frequent pen turns.

  This workshop will be recorded and available for a month. 

  Zoom invitation and handouts, if any, will be sent out a few days prior to workshop date.

  ABOUT SUE GREENSETH:

  Sue Greenseth is a calligrapher and lettering artist in Portland, Oregon. In the 1970s, she moved from Central Illinois to Corvallis, Oregon, and found herself in the middle of a calligraphic renaissance. She has a broad range of creative pursuits. Early in her career, she taught calligraphy and freelanced as a commercial lettering artist for world-renowned clients. In the 1990s, when e-commerce was in its infancy, she became a designer for her own online jewelry company. These days, Sue continues to teach calligraphy as well as practice as a full-time artist. She loves breathing life into letterforms and animating words with a pen.
  

  SUPPLY LIST:

  DETAILS TO COME

  REGISTRATION:
  

  1) First, register by clicking the "REGISTER" button at the top left of this page.

  2) Then, make payment by PayPal or check. Workshop fee is $42. No refunds will be issued.

  

  If you have any questions, please email sfc.solarnibs@gmail.com. 

  NO audio or video recording of any program, meeting, workshop or other SfC function permitted without prior consent of both guest artist and a representative of the Board of Governors. You must ask permission of the artist/ instructor to photograph any copyrighted materials, including demos.

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• COPPERPLATE BOOSTER

  • Start
    July 05, 2023
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    (PDT)
  • End
    July 12, 2023
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    (PDT)
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    ZOOM Online
  • Spaces left
    19

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  INSTRUCTOR:  NINA TRANSPONSORED by San Fernando Valley Regional 

  WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

  This class is designed for those who are already familiar with Copperplate script and want a refresher.  On our first day, we will review the minuscule letters and all the nitty gritty details such as tine manipulation for squaring tops and bottoms of strokes, terminal dots, spacing, and consistency exercises.  Our second day will be dedicated to tuning up our majuscule letters.  We will review the underlying characteristics that unite them as a family and ways we can improve our capital flourishes.

  Workshop will take place over Zoom. Two sessions on Wednesday, July 5 and Wednesday, July 12, 2023, from 10am - 1pm.

  REGISTRATION:  

  Workshop fee:  $60   -   Workshop fee if paying by PayPal  $62

  ABOUT NINA

  Nina Tran is a calligrapher and single-mom of three based in Los Angeles, California. She teaches pointed pen and broad-edged scripts with a focus on Copperplate, Spencerian, Gothicized Italic and Gothicized Textura & Fraktur. When she is not writing or studying letters at her desk, she enjoys sunshine in the garden, hiking and reading.  

  Click on the link to look at some of Nina's work on her Instagram feed https://www.instagram.com/anintran/  or her website http://anintran.com/ 

  
  

  MATERIALS LIST

  Flexible pointed nib (ex: Hunt 101, Hunt 22, Zebra G, Leonard Principality EF, etc.)
  

  Oblique or straight penholder
  

  Ink

  Marker Layout Paper (eg. Borden & Riley Boris Layout, Canson Prolayout, etc.)

  Mechanical Pencil

  Colored Pens for taking notes

  12” Ruler

  2 Paper Clips

  Artist’s Tape or Washi Tape

  Small Container of Clean Water

  Paper Towels

  
  

  PAYMENT OPTIONS:
  

  Make your check out to -  Society for Calligraphy-SFV

  Send the check to Suzanne Bassani, P.O.Box 9262, Canoga Park, CA 91309

  OR

  Send payment ($62) via PayPal to carrie@carriedesigns.com

  http://www.paypal.com

  A Zoom link will be emailed to all registered and confirmed participants a few days before the workshop. 

  Recordings of the workshop sessions will be made available to all participants.

  
  

  For more information about this workshop please contact Carrie Imai at  carrie@carriedesigns.com

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  You must be a member of SfC when you register and when the class is held. 

  Enrollment is limited to current paid Society for Calligraphy members only. Your membership must be current at time of sign-up, as well as when class is held. No reservation will be held until your dues are current. Please follow the link on the main website page to become an SfC member. 

  
  

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• Carrioka & Other Dances

  • When
    July 15, 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (PDT)
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

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  PRESENTER: Carrie Imai

  

  SPONSOR: South Los Angeles Chapter (Solar Nibs)
  

  COURSE DESCRIPTION:

   

  I designed this sweet, funky alphabet as an easy entry into pen manipulation, better known as Pen Dancin’. You’re going to love this easy-to-learn hand and the manipulation skills you’ll gain from learning it. - Carrie 

  
  

  This workshop will be recorded and available for a month. 

  
  

  Zoom invitation and handouts, if any, will be sent out a few days prior to workshop date. 

  ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: 

  Carrie has been teaching calligraphy and related subjects for over 35 years. Following completion of a certificate program in graphic art and design she started a free-lance calligraphy and graphic arts business, and has worked as a calligrapher for the County of Los Angeles. She has taught at many international calligraphy conferences, UCLA Extension, Brandes Art Institute, Hughes Aircraft, RAND Corporation, and guilds across the US, Canada and in Finland. She is past President of the Society for Calligraphy, Los Angeles and has been the Director of the Letters California Style conference for 15 years. She has published a book entitled “Dancin’ Pen” which is in libraries across the world.

  All these ventures have brought her joy. But in her words, “What really turns me on is seeing the light go on in a student’s eyes. Life is good.”

  SUPPLY LIST: 

  • 1 large, edged pen - prefer Pilot Parallel pen (Blue or Green lid), Luthis FLAT pens (#4, #5 or #5a), OR Automatic pen (#3A or #4A) OR the original wood-handled Automatic pens. Luthis pens can be found at http://www.johnnealbooks.com/ or https://www.paperinkarts.com/pipape.html
  • Pelikan 4001 ink (any color), Bister Ink or Walnut Ink - please only these
  • Layout bond pad (any brand, any size) i.e. Canson or Strathmore Sketch OR
  • Drawing paper pad
  • 1 piece of paper cut to 4” x 10” for project
  • Pencil & ruler
  • X-acto knife & cutting mat or something to cut on

  REGISTRATION DETAILS:

  1) First, register by clicking the "REGISTER" button at the top left of this page.

  2) Then, make payment by PayPal or check. Workshop fee is $22. 

  
  

  To pay by check, email Linda Renner at LArenner@yahoo.com. Send a check for $22 payable to "Solar Nibs" to: Linda Renner, 3223 East First Street, Long Beach, CA 90803. Be sure to indicate the class name in the memo section of your check. 

  Registration is for Society for Calligraphy members only. Your membership must be current at time of sign-up as well as when class is held. For membership, please go to: https://societyforcalligraphy.org/resources/Membership.pdf

  If you have any questions, please email sfc.solarnibs@gmail.com. 

  NO audio or video recording of any program, meeting, workshop or other SfC function permitted without prior consent of both guest artist and a representative of the Board of Governors. You must ask permission of the artist/ instructor to photograph any copyrighted materials, including demos. 

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• Fraktur & Flourishes with Nina Tran

  • Start
    August 05, 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM (PDT)
  • End
    August 06, 2023
  •  
    5:00 PM (PDT)
  • Location
    Online

  
  

  August 5-6, 2023  10am-5pm PDT

  About the workshop: Fraktur is a 16th century German style of Blackletter which combines the dense vertical texture of Gothic Textura and the lively curves of Gothic Batarde hands.  The name Fraktur, derived from the Latin word fractura (meaning "broken"), appropriately describes the distinctive fragmentation of joined and overlapped strokes.

  Our session will begin with a brief study of Gothic Textura minuscules from which we will derive our Fraktur minuscules alphabet.  Most of our second session will be dedicated to a study of the marvelous Fraktur capital.  The final two hours will be dedicated to learning how to add flourishing to our capitals. All skill levels are welcome. The workshop will be recorded. 

  About Nina: Nina Tran is a calligrapher and mom of 3 based in Los Angeles, CA.  She teaches pointed pen and broad-edged scripts with a focus on Copperplate, Spencerian, Gothicized Italic, and Gothic Textura and Fraktur.  When she is not writing at her desk, she enjoys sunshine in the garden, hiking and reading.

  MEMBERS ONLY

  Cost: $110, paid by check or Paypal (see details below)
  

  
  

  REGISTRATION: You must be a member both when you register and when the class is held. Pay by check or PayPal. No refunds unless your place can be filled from a wait list. You are not registered until you have confirmation from the workshop coordinator, Alessandra Kawakubo.
  

  Questions? Contact Alessandra Kawakubo at iepv.sfcworkshops@gmail.com.

  Enrollment is limited to current paid Society for Calligraphy members only. Your membership must be current at time of sign-up as well as when class is held. If your membership lapses, you become ineligible and your space will be filled from the waiting list. For prompt receipt of supply list and confirmation, your payment should arrive no later than two weeks before the workshop. Supply list will be provided within the week following receipt of your registration.

  To pay by check, Contact Alessandra Kawakubo at  iepv.sfcworkshops@gmail.com. Include your current name, address, phone number, and email with the check (s) in the envelope. Non-members, include a separate check for $42, made out to Society for Calligraphy, along with your membership form: https://societyforcalligraphy.org/resources/Site/Membership/Membership.pdf or contact Alessandra to process membership electronically. 

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• Ben Shahn-ish with Beth Lee

  • Start
    August 15, 2023
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    (PDT)
  • End
    August 29, 2023
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    (PDT)
  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom - online

  
  

  Tuesday evenings, August 15, 22, 29, 6:30-8:30 PM (PDT). MEMBERS ONLY

  $45

  About the workshop: Ben Shahn (1898-1969) was an American artist who studied under Matisse, Picasso, and Klee, worked with Diego Rivera, and eventually specialized in lithography, graphic design, and photography. Although he had the training and skill to execute Trajan Roman capitals, he was inspired by the folk lettering of handmade signs. This inspiration is evident in the two distinctive lettering styles he developed. 

  We will explore the lettering style that he used for his personal holiday cards and religious texts. These quirky letters are surprisingly rigorous yet encourage improvisation and play. We don't know what tool Ben Shahn used to make this alphabet; it has been speculated that he used a small broad-edge pen or a pointed brush. In this workshop we'll begin with the familiar broad-edge pen, and then explore these letter forms with a pencil, and also with a pointed brush.

  All levels of experience are welcome. Workshop will be recorded and available for two months after the last session.

  About Beth: Beth Lee is a lettering and book artist living in Bozeman, Montana. She holds a fine arts degree in graphic design, and has worked as a freelance calligrapher and graphic designer since 1982. Beth has also taught calligraphy and book arts for 40 years, both locally and around the United States. Current work includes lettering on bespoke fly fishing rods and writing out historical documents for publishing projects. She is a founding member of Cyberscribes and the calligraphy correspondent for the national Guild of BookWorkers Newsletter. Her work may be found in university and private collections around the United States.

  Cost: $45, paid by check or Paypal (see details below)
  

  REGISTRATION: You must be a member both when you register and when the class is held. Pay by check or PayPal. No refunds unless your spot can be filled from a waiting list. 

  
  

  Enrollment is limited to current paid/honorary Society for Calligraphy members only. Your membership must be current at time of sign-up as well as when class is held. If your membership lapses, you become ineligible and your space will be filled from the waiting list. Registration is not firm until you receive confirmation from the workshop coordinator.  For prompt receipt of supply list and confirmation, your payment should arrive no later than two weeks before the workshop. Enrollment is limited. 

  To pay by check, or to become a member, please contact Kristi Darwick, sdworkshops@societyforcalligraphy.org

  NO audio or video recording of any program, meeting, workshop or other SfC function permitted consent of both guest artist and a representative of the Board of Governors. *** You must ask permission of the artist/instructor to photograph any copyrighted materials, including demos. 

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• Sgraffito - Scratching through Gold

  • When
    September 16, 2023
  •  
    4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (PDT)
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

  Solar Nibs - Details to Come in Early July

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• Italic Calligraphy - Minuscules

  • Start
    September 23, 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM (PDT)
  • End
    September 24, 2023
  •  
    5:00 PM (PDT)
  • Location
    Online - Zoom

  PRESENTER:  TODD JAMESON

  
  

  Sponsored by the Inland Empire/Pomona Valley chapter

  TENTATIVE DATE : September 23 and 24, 2023 10am-5pm (1 hour for lunch) subject to change

  Do you want to learn Italic Calligraphy? Or want to work on why your italics don’t quite sing the way that you know they could? 

  This 2-day online course will help you learn and unify the forms that harmonize the minuscule alphabet of a formal Italic hand. We will work with various pens and ink on paper. 

     We will study the forms at a large size with a 6mm Pilot Parallel pen and then transition into smaller letters written with a Speedball C-2 nib.

     Todd will provide after-course exercises and an opportunity for individual feedback. FOR ALL LEVELS. This workshop will be recorded and available for a month.  

  

  
  

  Todd Jameson is a poet and artist who lives with two housecats in Lomita, California. He has been studying Calligraphy and Book Arts since 1977, and has been a member of SfC since 1986. He has studied with a lot of people and taught classes in many subjects for many different organizations. His day gig is with a large aerospace corporation as an industrial artist. Writing transient letters in the sand has been his practice this year.
  See more of Todd's work @trjameson.

  Cost: $75, paid by check or Paypal (see details below)

  REGISTRATION: You must be a member both when you register and when the class is held. Pay by check or PayPal. No refunds.  

  
  

  Questions? Contact Alessandra Kawakubo at iepv.sfcworkshops@gmail.com
  

  Enrollment is limited to current paid Society for Calligraphy members only. Your membership must be current at time of sign-up as well as when class is held. If your membership lapses, you become ineligible and your space will be filled from the waiting list. For prompt receipt of supply list and confirmation, your payment should arrive no later than two weeks before the workshop. Supply list will be provided within the week following receipt of your registration.

  To pay by check, please contact Alessandra for instructions. Non-members, include a separate check for $42, made out to Society for Calligraphy, along with your membership form: https://societyforcalligraphy.org/resources/Site/Membership/Membership.pdf. 

  NO audio or video recording of any program, meeting, workshop or other SfC function permitted consent of both guest artist and a representative of the Board of Governors. *** You must ask permission of the artist/instructor to photograph any copyrighted materials, including demos. 

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• Italic Calligraphy w/Todd Jameson

  • Start
    September 30, 2023
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    (PDT)
  • End
    October 01, 2023
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    (PDT)
  • Schedule
    2 sessions

  SAVE THE DATE! More info to follow

  We will focus on majuscules, a.k.a. capitals

  Todd Jameson is a poet and artist who lives with two housecats in Lomita, California. He has been studying Calligraphy and Book Arts since 1977, and has been a member of SfC since 1986. He has studied with a lot of people and taught classes in many subjects for many different organizations. His day gig is with a large aerospace corporation as an industrial artist. Writing transient letters in the sand has been his practice this year.
  See more of Todd's work @trjameson.

  
  

  
  

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• Captivating Color: Choosing, Mixing, and Using Watercolor for Calligraphy

  • Start
    October 02, 2023
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  • End
    November 06, 2023
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions

  Presenter: Carol Measures Scott

  
  

  
  

  SAVE THE DATES! Move details to follow, soon

  ABOUT THIS CLASS SERIES: This 6-week class leads you on a colorful path through gorgeous greens, blissful blues, and passionate purples by exploring color choices for a lettering project to complete in class.While learning the basics of color theory we will discover how to create a simple watercolor background and how to write with gouache to produce a pleasing project in which the colors hamonize beautifully. Students should have some experience writing with dip pens.

  ABOUT CAROL:  I can't remember a time when I didn't enjoy the act of writing. Early fond memories include pleasant hours of both writing and drawing. Pen and ink fascinated me in high school and college art classes.

  •     As an adult, I was intrigued by the calligraphy styles I learned in a survey class. The intriguing thick and thin lines created by the broad-edged pen captivated me!
    
  •      After years of classes and study I begin taking on clients and students. I've been in business now for 35+ years, all the while enjoying new friends who come across my path because of calligraphy.
    
  •     Founder and member of Waco calligraphy guild – 1988, member of Kalifrafos (Dallas) 1999 – present, Captivating Color mini-workshop teacher at Legacies III
    

   

  
  

  
  

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• Advanced Italic Calligraphy w/Todd Jameson

  • When
    October 28, 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (PDT)
  • Location
    Zoom - online

  SAVE THE DATE! More info to follow.

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