CALLIGRAPHY
EDUCATION IN BIRMINGHAM
The Birmingham Calligraphy Guild offers a variety of
educational opportunities throughout the year in the form of classes, workshops
and other training events. For more information on how these educational
opportunities work, see our workshop
guidelines.
WORKSHOPS & events 2018-2019
march 2018:
SUZANNE
CUNNINGHAM
Florence Script
March 17-18, 2018
AUGUST 2018:
BARBARA
CLOSE
Versals, Background Techniques, all wrapped up in an Accordian Book
August 18-19, 2018
OCTOBER 2018:
BARRY
MORENTZ
Japanese Box and Designing Monograms
October 13-14, 2018
2019
WORKSHOPS
january 2019
BILL KEMP
- January 19-21, 2019
FEBRUARY 2019
MARINA
SORIA - February 16-18, 2019
MARCH 2019
HEATHER
HELD - March 16-17, 2019
AUGUST 2019
AMITY PARKS
- August 10-11, 2019
WORKSHOP SIGN UP INFORMATION
Deposits are being accepted for all
workshops through the end of 2018. For each workshop, the deposit is $150.00.
You may pay the deposit for more than one workshop, but you must enclose
the registration form with the check so that the treasurer knows what workshops you
are registering for. (Note: If a workshop is full and you find that you cannot
attend, your deposit may be refunded to you if you cannot attend as long as
the workshop is over the break even point.) Total cost will be determined
once a plane ticket has been purchased or mileage estimated. Deposits
received will determine whether or not a workshop will run.
NEW!!!!!! The guild has adapted a new policy that will affect your
ability to attend a workshop as a member. Only those who have paid their
membership dues prior to September 30 will qualify for registration as a
member. Any person who pays their dues, or who joins the guild after that
date will pay the non-member cost for ANY workshop through the following
August. That cost will be $100 additional for non-members or members who
paid their dues AFTER September 30.
Please
make your check payable to the Birmingham Calligraphy Guild.
Please mail
your check to:
Birmingham Calligraphy Guild Workshops
324 Emerald Drive
Chelsea, AL 35043
The receipt of your deposit
AND a lottery determines your position in the class. Checks will be deposited upon
receipt.
All communication regarding workshops will be by
email unless we are notifed otherwise.
DO NOT SEND IN ANY CHECKS FOR 2019 WORKSHOPS AT THIS
TIME - THEY WILL BE VOIDED
For additional
workshop information
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meetings
/ programs
APRIL 28, 2018:
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
Bring your favorite tools, papers, inks, nibs,
markers, erasers.....whatever is your go-to and let's share that with our
pen pals! You never know what little burnisher or eraser is just what
someone has been looking for!
9-1
Alabama Art Supply
MAY 5, 2018:
CHINESE WATERCOLOR FLORALS
with Marie Lewis
9 - 1
Alabama Art Supply
JUNE 23, 2018:
CALLIGRAPHY
IN A DIGITAL AGE - PART 1 - working in Photoshop Elements
with Melinda Sapp
9 - 1
Alabama Art Supply
JULY 28, 2018:
GERMAN TEXT
with Jim Davis
9 - 1
Alabama Art Supply
AUGUST 25, 2018:
ORIENTATION FAIR
Open to Public Round Robin Demonstrations and Hands-on activities!!!
10 - 4
TBD
september 8, 2018:
FLOURISHED SCRIPT
with Jan Pruitt
9 - 1
Alabama Art Supply
OCTOBER 6, 2018:
CALLIGRAPHY IN A
DIGITAL AGE - PART 2 - working in Photoshop Elements
with Melinda Sapp
9 - 1
Alabama Art Supply
NOVEMBER 3, 2018:
ITALIC HAND
with Dexter Stone
9 - 1
Alabama Art Supply
DECEMBER 6, 2018:
HOLIDAYS IN THE
SOUTH DINNER
with our Members (spouses welcomed)
6:30 pm - 9 pm
WHERE: Vecchia
Pizzeria and Mercato*
The Preserve in Hoover
610 Preserve Pkwy
Unit
100
Hoover, AL 35226
RSVP Here
*reasonably priced menu (individual checks)
2019 meetings
/ programs
JANUARY 12, 2019:
UNCIAL HAND
with Barbara Mitchell
9-1
Alabama Art Supply
FEBRUARY 9, 2019:
VALENTINE CARD
EXCHANGE AND BRUNCH
hosted by Leah Dueffer
10 am - 12 ish
Leah Dueffer's
Home
MARCH 9, 2019:
ENVELOPES 101 -
anything and everything to do with addressing envelopes! Proper etiquette,
making corrections, how to choose the best nib and ink for the paper you are
given, centering versus staggered addressing, making guidelines, etc.
with Carol Faust
9-1
Alabama Art Supply
APRIL 13, 2019:
DECORATED NAMES AND MONOGRAMS
with Melissa Baker
9-1
Alabama Art Supply
MAY 2019:
TBD
9-1
Alabama Art Supply
JUNE 2019:
TBD
9-1
Alabama Art Supply
JULY 2019:
TBD
9-1
Alabama Art Supply
AUGUST 2019:
TBD
9-1
Alabama Art Supply
SEPTEMBER 2019:
TBD
9-1
Alabama Art Supply
OCTOBER 2019:
TBD
9-1
Alabama Art Supply
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COURSE
DESCRIPTIONS
BARBARA CLOSE WORKSHOP - August 18-19, 2018
This course will focus on designing versals, and as each letter of the
alphabet is designed, a different background technique will be studied and
utilized. The letters of the alphabet will be presented in a simple yet
elegant book structure.
BARRY MORENTZ WORKSHOP - October 13-14, 2018
The Japanese Box
In this workshop we'll make two, possibly three, simple, elegant,
Japanese-style folded boxes. The boxes are geometrics, formed from one long
sheet of card stock scored and folded to create equal triangular shapes. The
form can easily be expanded from a square to a pentagon, hexagon, octagon,
etc.
The first box will be made from heavyweight
translucent
Pergamenata stock, and is meant to be a warm-up to create precise
folds and to understand the overall structure and assembly. The second box
will be finished with gorgeous Japanese papers. We will create decorative
lids using a choice of inlays, onlays, parquetry, wood-burning, colored
pencils, stamp pads, corrugated paper,images from post cards, etc. and
finish them with beautiful beads or finials. The third box, time permitting,
will be a variation by either expanding the number of sides or changing the
folds. And then you’ll be itching to make another one. And then for gifts…!
The second day will be a monogram design workshop!
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