| FREE PLAY DAY - MAY 18, 2025 Carnegie Mellon University - 1 to 4 p.m. Registration required. Click HERE Have Fun with Flourishing in May with Calligraphy Guild Pittsburgh! You're invited to join the guild for an afternoon of calligraphic flourishing led by our president Karen Nordstrom Roberts. You'll have fun flourishing whether you write with a broad-edge pen or a pointed pen. Most importantly, you'll learn there are underlying rules of flourishing that take your flourishes from ordinary to extraordinary. We'll start as a group working with pencil then breakdown the process for 1) broad-edge pens used primarily for traditional calligraphy styles and 2) pointed pens used for copperplate and modern calligraphy. |
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Join Now as a New Member Click HERE to join today for $25. | SPECIAL OFFER FOR NEW MEMBERS FOR A LIMITED TIME: New members will receive a FREE link to two 2-hour long videos: Complete Beginners Intro to Broad-Edge Calligraphy and Complete Beginners Intro to Pointed Pen Calligraphy presented by our guild president, Karen Nordstrom Roberts. The videos cover all the basics for complete beginners: supplies including the recommended nibs, inks, and paper plus basic techniques and calligraphy principals for two of the major styles of calligraphy. This is a great way to start your calligraphy journey or dive into a quick refresher course. CLICK HERE to see a description of the major calligraphy styles. |
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Spring 2025 In-Person Workshop
| n Breaking the Rules with Mike Gold Carnegie Mellon University Saturday and Sunday, April 26 - 27, 2025 • 10am - 5pm In this workshop, we examine the rules that guide formal hands in order to understand how and why to break those rules. Through a series of exercises, students will create non-traditional, informal, and even abstract letterforms and compositions in order to look beyond traditional, formal calligraphic styles. Participants will practice with a variety of tools, writing surfaces, and media as they gain an appreciation for ways of lettering that may be more suitable for contemporary, commercial, personal, and fine art. Important layout and design strategies will be incorporated into the sessions, and the posting and sharing of individuals’ work will provide inspiration and feedback for all. Samples of Mike's expressive calligraphic art: |
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2024-25 Calligraphy Guild Pittsburgh Events Save the Dates We are planning a full year of calligraphy events - classes, play days, workshops. More details and registration information will be announced for each event soon. September 8, 2024 1-5 PM - Annual Meeting Carnegie Mellon University After a brief business meeting, attendees are invited to:
October 6, 2024 1-4 PM - Free Play Day - Making Folded Pens At Carnegie Mellon University November 2 & 16, 2024, 1-4 PM Folded Pen Adventures with Carol DuBosch, Portland OR Online Workshop - two half days December 8, 2024 1-4 PM – Free Play Day – Decorating Names At Carnegie Mellon University Karen Nordstrom Roberts January 12, 2025 1-4 PM – Free Play Day – Monogram Design At Carnegie Mellon University Emily Martin February 15, 16, 22, 23, 2025 Calligraphy Rhythm & A Spark of Gold Andrea Wunderlich, Germany Four 2-hour morning online sessions March 23, 2025 1-4 PM Free Play Day – Aleph Book At Carnegie Mellon University, $10 supply fee Lily Hoy April 26 & 27, 2025, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Breaking the Rules, Mike Gold, Cleveland OH In Person at Carnegie Mellon University - two full days May 18, 2025, 1-4 p.m. – Free Play Day - Flourishing At Carnegie Mellon University |
