Italic Calligraphy
Instructor: Ann Elser
Wednesdays, 6 sessions, March 4 - April 8
6-8:30pm
Fee: $140
The Italic calligraphic face is one of the most widely used and versatile alphabets around. It is highly legible and can be transformed (dressed up or down) with ease. A wonderful face to learn for the beginning calligrapher yet versatile enough to experiment with for the advanced. We will spend 6 weeks learning the Italic face. Students will be given handouts and guide sheets. We will also address spacing and layout for addressing envelopes. Calligraphy is less about pretty handwriting, but more about DRAWING each and every letter. Its about establishing a pacing and rhythmic motion as you write - giving you a consistency of shapes and letters, and spaces in between words and lines. It is highly relaxing and meditative. Like yoga for the hands.
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3 comments:
virgil wants to team up with you and letterpress something calligraphic.
i don't watch that show (i know, i know) but that sounds like a good enough quote to me. it's certainly true.
The show is over now but you should rent the two seasons. You'd die! It's so beautifully written.
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