Friends of Calligraphy offers classes and workshops
that meet the needs of those beginning calligraphy as well as those who are ready for more advanced techniques. FOC workshops are open to current FOC members. Basic calligraphy classes at Fort Mason are open to the public. They are sponsored by FOC, and taught by FOC members. Also listed below are classes by FOC members who teach in and around the San Francisco Bay Area. They are not sponsored by FOC, but are listed here as a courtesy to our members. Please contact individual instructors for details.

FRIENDS OF CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOPS

Who's Afraid of Rudolf Koch?
For those who love Gothic & those who don't yet
Andrea Wunderlich
(download the pdf flyer)

June 19 & 26, July 3 & 10, 2022
9:00—11:00 am PDT

This is an online workshop via Zoom and will be recorded.
All levels of experience welcome.
Cost: $85 for FOC members
The class is limited to 35 FOC members.
Complete registration instructions are in the PDF flyer

This workshop is full and a waiting list has begun. You must register to be put on the waiting list. If no space becomes available, you will receive a refund.

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Come with me on a journey during which you learn more about the character of Rudolf and his ideas and thoughts, have a closer look at his career and work and, after all, let all this be an inspiration for your own thoughts, ideas and work. We will go step-by-step through his instructions on Blackletter forms, look at some of his typefaces, and then analyze his expressive Gothic writing. All the new things you discover will flow into your own work. This is meant to be a trip into your own contemporary approach to Gothic and Blackletter.
You might already have some experience with Gothic and Blackletter, or you don’t really like these letterforms, but are curious about this workshop, or maybe you think you should at least have some knowledge about Gothic letterforms. I’m more than happy to have you all in my class!
Download the pdf flyer

Andrea Wunderlich is a freelance calligrapher and book artist from Germany. Her commissions cover a wide array of projects, including sign-painting, lettering, logo-design and murals. In her free artwork she loves to follow the historic paths of alphabets, and she enjoys expressive transformation into the contemporary. Her art is shown both nationally and worldwide and is part of private and public collections like the Berlin calligraphy collection, the Harrison Collection, San Francisco, and the International Museum of Contemporary Calligraphy in Moscow. She is a member of German societies ars scribendi and Schreibwerkstatt Klingspor Offenbach (board member), CLAS fellow (Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society), full member of LX (Letter Exchange) in London and member of Friends of Calligraphy, San Francisco.
www.andreawunderlich.com
instagram: @wunderliche_welt

FRIENDS OF CALLIGRAPHY Fort Mason Classes

Open to the public, these classes are meant for beginners and for scribes who wish to continue improving their skills. Basic supplies required by each student include: black ink such as Higgins Eternal, all sizes of Brause pen nibs, one or two pen holders, pencil and eraser, 18 or 24 inch metal ruler, notebook, cotton rag, a small water jar. There may be additional supplies specified by each instructor and are listed after each class description in the Fort Mason brochure. (Download pdf brochure for 2022)

Calligraphy supplies, especially Brause pen nibs, can be difficult to find. Call or visit your local art supply stores, such as Arch, Dick Blick and Flax. If they don’t have what you need, contact the calligraphy mail order vendors:

John Neal Bookseller, 1-800-369-9598 • www.johnnealbooks.com/
or
Paper & Ink Arts, 1-800-736-7772 • www.paperinkarts.com

Please register for any class at least six weeks in advance. Class size is limited to 16. You will be notified by the Fort Mason Class Registrar if you have a place in the class or are on the wait list. Payment of tuition is necessary to hold your place on a wait list. If you need to withdraw, a full refund will be issued 14 days before the class begins. Otherwise the tuition fee is forfeited unless a wait-listed student can take your place.

If you would like to add special instructions to your order, please send them to Katie Leavens via email.

Classes will be held at:

Online via Zoom
Fort Mason
2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123
Free parking outside the gate and metered parking within.

Italic
Meredith Klein, instructor
This is an online class via Zoom
Seven Tuesday evenings • 6:30—9:00 pm PDT
July 26, August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, September 6
$185 FOC members / $205 non-members

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Arising from Humanist cursive writing during the Italian Renaissance, italic has come down through the centuries as one of our most versatile calligraphy hands. This elegant, graceful and practical script can be used for nearly anything: poems, envelopes, certificates, signs—the list is endless. In this class, you will learn the minuscule and majuscule alphabets, focusing on the letterforms, rhythm and spacing.We will also cover layout and ways to create variations.
All levels of lettering experience are welcome.

Supplies:
- Layout bond: 9" x 12” pad suggested, as well as a larger size layout bond pad for practice (14" x 17", 11" x 14" or 11" x 17").
- 3.8mm Parallel Pen (green top) OR 4mm Brause dip nib (in holder) to start with.
- 2.4mm Parallel Pen (yellow-orange top) OR 2.5mm Brause dip nib (in holder) will also be needed.
- Higgins Eternal or Pelikan 4001 ink suggested for use in class, but any ink you use in a Parallel Pen is fine.
- 18-inch C-Thru ruler recommended, but any 18-inch ruler is okay.
- Other: Pencil, eraser, low tack tape, scissors, paper towels or lint free rags, pipettes, water container, protractor (or small ruler with protractor marks.
Meredith Klein first learned italic from books; since then, she has had many distinguished teachers. She has taught calligraphy in the Fort Mason program since 2016, been a guest instructor at Janice Braun’s History of the Book class at Mills College, and taught for other guilds as well as privately. Her work has been published in Alphabet and Bound & Lettered, and her calligraphy appears in a limited edition artist book, Swords and Angels.

Copperplate
Melissa Titone, instructor
Fort Mason
Seven Tuesday evenings • 6:30—9:00 pm PDT
September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 11, 18, 25
$185 FOC members / $205 non-members

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Copperplate is a beautiful flowing script which was developed in the seventeenth century and is commonly used today, mostly for formal events such as weddings. In this class, you will learn to use a pointed pen for lettering the uppercase and lowercase alphabets, numbers, and punctuation.We will discuss how to vary the letterforms to create different styles. The students will choose whether to learn flourishing or the mechanics of addressing envelopes for the final class.
All levels of lettering experience are welcome.

Supplies: This instructor prefers that everyone use the same supplies, which can be purchased at the first class for approximately $25.

Melissa Titone has owned a freelance calligraphy business since 1988, doing everything from wedding invitations to commercial lettering. She enjoys teaching children and adults, both privately and in workshops and classes. Her work has been published in several books, including Greeting Card Design, The Speedball Textbook, American Corporate Identity, Letterheads Gone Digital, The Artful Letter Engagement Calendar and 100 New York Calligraphers. She was co-director of The Passionate Pen, 2015 International Calligraphy Conference.

Decorated Letters
Rick Paulus, instructor
This is an online class via Zoom
Four Saturday mornings • 10:00 am—1:00 pm PDT/PST
October 29, November 5, 12, 19
$135 FOC members / $150 non-members

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The decorated letter has served the purpose of drawing attention to the page for thousands of years and continues to be a foundational element of design today. This four-session workshop will explore decorated letters through the ages; discovering motifs, styles, and techniques along the way. These discoveries will give you a solid foundation from which to grow a strong repertoire of decorated letters in your own work.We will be working with lots of color, and at a very small scale.
All levels of lettering experience are welcome.

Supplies: 1 sheet hot press watercolor paper, 1 sheet cold press watercolor paper, tracing paper, pad of Canson XL Multi-media paper, HB pencil, ruler, right angle triangle (min size 6”), 01mm & .05mm black Micron Pigma pens, pointed pen with stiff, fine nib, Sumi Moon Palace or Higgins Eternal ink, gouache (3 primary colors), pointed brushes 01 / 0 / 00, mixing brush, mixing palette, water, rag.

Rick Paulus has been a calligrapher and a teacher for over forty years. Rick apprenticed for several years at the legendary Tolley Studios, in Washington, DC, before becoming the engrosser for the US State Department. In 1998, he was appointed chief calligrapher of the White House, where he remained for two presidents. Today, Rick enjoys calligraphic explorations from his studio nestled in the coastal hills of Sonoma County.

Friends of Calligraphy Lecture

There are no lectures scheduled at this time.

MEMBERS WHO TEACH

San Francisco:

Thomas Ingmire • Call 415.673.4938.
International Calligraphy Correspondence Program. Classes at all levels.
CPA-HO, 1040A Filbert Street, San Francisco, CA 94133

Ann Miller • Call 650 558-8270
Calligraphy and Letterform. Advanced Calligraphy.

East Bay:

Patricia Coltrin • Call 510 524-5208

Meredith Klein • Call 510.205.1119

Raoul Martinez
Copperplate and blackletter classes for beginning, intermediate and advanced students.

Antonia (Nini) Smith • Call 510 526-7249
Year-round classes at Piedmont Adult School

Carla Tenret • Call 510.526.1214

South Bay:

Melissa Dinwiddie • Call 650.938.3939
Calligraphy, book arts, and illumination

Sara Loesch Frank • Call 408.446.3397
Ongoing calligraphy classes for beginners and intermediates.

Marian Gault • Call 408.395.8026

Ann Thompson • Call 408.378.6965

Marin County:

JoAnn Burchfiel Brand • Call 415.924.2625

Jody Meese • Call 415.272.3612

Mendocino:

Judy Detrick • Call 707.964.9276
Ongoing classes at all levels.

Sonoma County:

Christine Renden Haggarty
Ongoing classes in Asian calligraphy for beginners and intermediates.

Sherrie Lovler • Call 707.528.1723.
Calligraphic Abstract Painting.

Rick Paulus • Call 774.323.0050

Melissa Titone • Call 707. 573.3810
Ongoing classes and private lessons in Santa Rosa.

Yolo County:

Sumner Stone
Type design workshops in Rumsey, CA

Santa Cruz/Monterey/Carmel:

Ruth Korch
Art and calligraphy classes in the Santa Cruz area

Kern County:

Chris Paschke •Call 661 821-2188
Ongoing classes at all levels in Tehachapi

Reno/Tahoe:

Carol Pallesen • Call 775 329-6983
Ongoing classes in calligraphy and book arts

New Mexico:

Bill Kemp • Call 505 235-4983
Teaching and tutoring in Albuquerque

Online:

Harvest Crittenden • Call 517 545-3031
Online classes in Spencerian, Flourishing, Copperplate and Photoshop for Calligraphers.

Melissa Esplin
Brush lettering, gestural pointed pen, and chalk lettering.

Elizabeth McKee
Ongoing classes in pointed brush

Ann Miller • Call 650 558-8270
Calligraphy and Letterform. Logo, Font, and Lettering for Illustrators. Two accredited Online courses through San Francisco Academy of Art University

Sally Penley
Email Sally for a list of current Zoom classes

Jacqueline Sullivan