This workshop is an introduction to the romantic art of Copperplate Script, a style of Pointed Pen Calligraphy. By the end of this class, students will learn the letterforms of all 26 letters, through a series of the basic pen strokes, formative drills and exercises. Learners will understand how it can be used to support healing, both physically and mentally through the meditative, repetitive practice of the gliding of pen on paper. Learners will be able to build on this knowledge and hone their skills at home with the supplies and resources provided.
This class is beginner friendly. And also a great review for those with some experience with pointed pen.
What You’ll Learn
Discussion of the meditative practice and breathing to mirror writing / Flow State
The Work
- Description of supplies
- The three p’s – posture, position and placement
- The Pen Hold
- The Pen Dip
Anatomy of the paper
- Lines and their names
- Pen angles
Anatomy of a letter
- The composition of the 26 letters (the basic strokes)
- Practice all 6
- Putting the letters together in their groups.
- Practice
- Putting letters together (ligatures)
Project
Create your own name cards!!
Your Instructor
A nurse, turned artist and calligrapher, Janet has a deep connection to the planet. She gains inspiration to live and create through various outdoor activities ie. hiking, backcountry camping, running, triathlons, napping, gardening. Her home base is in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where Janet has been a member of the Calligrapher’s Guild of Manitoba since 2010. She loves sharing her passion for and knowledge of calligraphy. She has taught calligraphy and painting classes in many forms. She believes that stepping back communication through technology, and toward the handwritten word, and calligraphy, can be therapeutic. A way for us to slow down our bodies and minds, reconnect with ourselves and each other.
Register for “The Calm of Calligraphy”
