INTRODUCTION TO CALLIGRAPHY-Summer intensive
6 Classes
Mondays & Thursdays starting July 21st
July 21, 24, 28, 31; August 4 & 7
Instruction from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.   Students are welcome to stay & continue working until 10:00 pm.

The course will introduce the fundamentals of the foundational lettering style, writing with a metal nib, working with goauche & more.

While the italic hand is very popular & most often identified with calligraphy, many, including the world-renowned Sheila Waters, are firm believers that calligraphers that start with the foundational hand will have greater control & experience faster development of their lettering skills. We will also create a Japanese-style book that highlights the techniques learned in class. This is an excellent class for young students, adults and teenagers.

Cost: $100. Materials fee to the instructor: $15. Bring a notebook for your use in class. Please do not purchase any supplies ahead of time. Feel free to bring any calligraphy supplies you already have (if you have any) to the first class to add to our discussion, but supplies will be ordered at the first class and available the second week. Debby will supply the materials you need the first week.

FALL 2008

REFRESHER CLASS ON ITALIC **NEW**
Wednesdays & Saturdays; September 17, 20, 24 & 27
Weds from 7:00 to 9:00 pm & Sats from 10 am to noon
We'll follow the format of the Foundational Refresher Class except with the italic hand. This is a 2-week, 4 class intensive to get you going again. Our focus will be on lettering but we will practice our lettering in a signature style book with simple layouts. We will revisit the skills & tools you learned in the italic class and use them in new ways.

Cost: $70. Materials fee to the instructor: $8 (will pay for the papers in your book)

Supply List (these are the same supplies we used in the italic class):
Brause nibs 5 mm & 2 mm
Higgins Sepia Ink or Higgins Eternal Black Ink
Nib holder, round double-ended
Ruler
Sharpened pencil, sharpener
Rag or paper towels
Eraser
Rinsing container, old toothbrush
Optional:
writing board, folder to carry paper, palette of gouaches, mixing brushes, eyedropper

LETTERING ON BACKGROUNDS
6 weeks, Saturday mornings
October 18, 25; November 1, 8, 15, 22
Instruction from 10 am to noon.   Students are welcome to stay & continue working until 1:00 pm.

In this course students will create a wide variety of backgrounds, including watercolors, paste papers even gold leaf. Then the students will explore the tips and techniques of lettering on these and other surfaces. Students will also be given the opportunity to bring in surfaces & backgrounds of their choosing to discuss lettering on those surfaces. (glass, fabric, rocks, wood, etc).

This class is designed for students that have taken at least one calligraphy course.   Cost: $120 class fee; $15 materials fee to the instructor.

Supply List:
Winsor Newton Gum Arabic
Basic Lettering supplies:
Nibs, ink, ruler, nib holder, eraser, pencil, rinse jar
6 well paint palette (at least one, two palettes would be better)
2 tubes of Winsor Newton gouache (colors of your choosing)
3 stiff mixing brushes (inexpensive ones are available for about $1 ea)
eyedropper (for adding water to paints)
2 sheets of Hot Press Arches watercolor paper 90 lb weight
2 sheets of Arches Text Wove paper
(paper will be available to purchase at class)
Optional:
watercolor brushes--larger sized, even an old makeup brush will work great

Sources: Paper & Ink Arts Catalog   www.paperinkarts.com
Jerry's Artarama in West Hartford

INTRODUCTION TO CALLIGRAPHY
6 Classes, Thursday evenings
October 16, 23, 30; November 6, 13, 20
Instruction from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.   Students are welcome to stay & continue working until 10:00 pm.

The course will introduce the fundamentals of the foundational lettering style, writing with a metal nib, working with goauche & more.

While the italic hand is very popular & most often identified with calligraphy, many, including the world-renowned Sheila Waters, are firm believers that calligraphers that start with the foundational hand will have greater control & experience faster development of their lettering skills. We will also create a Japanese-style book that highlights the techniques learned in class. This is an excellent class for young students, adults and teenagers.

Cost: $100. Materials fee to the instructor: $15. Bring a notebook for your use in class. Please do not purchase any supplies ahead of time. Feel free to bring any calligraphy supplies you already have (if you have any) to the first class to add to our discussion, but supplies will be ordered at the first class and available the second week. Debby will supply the materials you need the first week.

LEFTIES

If you are left-handed and interested in doing calligraphy, you CAN do it. There are left-handed professional calligraphers out there.

Yes, there are challenges to being left-handed and using the broad edged tool, but there are many tricks to get around them. To be honest, it does mean extra time and experimentation to learn what works best for you. So, what I like to do for lefties is send them a small booklet to read before coming to class so you can get a preview on some of the tricks of the trade. When you register, just let me know you are left-handed so I can send you the book. I do ask that it be returned for future lefties taking classes.