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

Flourishing; The Art of the Oval
(Download the pdf flyer)
Suzanne Cunningham, instructor
Saturday, October 3, 2020
9:30 am—4:30 pm PDT
This is an online workshop via Zoom
Link to be sent the day before the class.
$60 FOC Members / $75 non-members

This class is full with a waiting list, and we are no longer accepting registrations for it.

All levels of experience are welcome.

Participants must have the following:
- An electronic device: computer, smartphone, or tablet with camera and microphone.
- Access to a printer to print handouts emailed before the workshop.
- The Zoom app. The free version is sufficient. Download at https://zoom.us/
You’ve learned the basics and know your letterforms. Now learn how to make them even more beautiful with flourishes! But here comes the kicker: How do I do that? Do I flourish every letter? Do I make small, tight flourishes or big, loose ones? When do I stop? Help! No worries, we will cover all of that! In this class, you will learn how to flourish off of the individual letter by extending ascenders and descenders, entrance and exit strokes, and how to balance all of that on envelopes and larger pieces. You will learn the steps to make a graceful oval, how to critique our work, and exactly what to look for when you break it down. This class will help you take your envelopes and larger pieces to the next level!

Suzanne Cunningham is a professional calligrapher with 27 years of experience. She has taught many workshops and private lessons, including Letterworks 2017, IAMPETH 2018 and 2019 and numerous guilds throughout the country. She is scheduled to teach at IAMPETH in 2021, 2022, and at Legacies lll. She has participated in workshops taught by Master Penman Jake Weidmann, Michael Sull, Barbara Calzolari, Harvest Crittenden, Mike Kesceg, Pat Blair, and Crown Office Scribe Paul Antonio. She has also taken classes from Heather Held, Barbara Close, Bill Kemp, Angela Welch, Anne Elser, Maria Helena Hoksch, Yves Leterme, David Grimes, Phyllis Macaluso, and Karen Brooks. She specializes in Copperplate Script and enjoys adding flourishes to her calligraphy. Suzanne lives in Florence, Alabama with her husband, two daughters, and Golden Retrievers, Mabel and Dixie. You can find her on Instagram by searching @suzcunningham.

Byzantosh
(Download the pdf flyer)
Cherryl Moote, instructor
Saturday & Sunday, October 17 & 18, 2020
9:30 am—12:30 pm PDT
This is an online workshop via Zoom
Link to be sent the day before the class.
$60 FOC Members / $75 non-members

All levels of experience are welcome.

Participants must have the following:
- An electronic device: computer, smartphone, or tablet with camera and microphone.
- Only one log-on device allowed per participant.
- Access to a printer to print handouts emailed before the workshop.
- The Zoom app. The free version is sufficient. Download at https://zoom.us/
This class is full with a waiting list, and we are no longer accepting registrations for it.

This workshop is designed to teach you the basic letterforms of Byzantosh in pencil, help you graduate to making the letters with a variety of calligraphy pens and then introduce you to a plethora of ideas for using the letters in your own work. Byzantosh is a hand created by Cherryl Moote using a blend of art nouveau styles and Byzantine influences. It came about when she was designing an alphabet for a fine art book called Fendrich the Three Feathered.
This class is for absolute beginners just getting started with lettering and to encourage more seasoned calligraphers to explore new ways of using letterforms. Two of the highlighted techniques are using white on dark papers and working with coloured pencils. The class includes 2, three-hour sessions on Zoom, a full colour inspiration booklet and a printable workbook.

Cherryl is a calligrapher, bookbinder and paper artist. Cherryl was born with a natural teaching talent and loves to create print materials, videos and classes that allow you to learn new techniques with maximum enjoyment and success. The inspiration and guidance that she has received from her teachers and mentors have made her aware of the need to support other artists and craftspeople as they explore the paper arts. In addition to writing and teaching, she is actively involved in creativity coaching and is available to coach in person, online and by telephone.

Drawn and Built-Up Capitals
A Study of Hermann Kilian’s work
(download the pdf flyer)
Yukimi Annand, instructor

SESSION 1
SESSION 2 (identical to Session 1)
Hermann Kilian, 1929 – 2004, was a German calligrapher, typographer, and book designer whose work was epitomized by classical simplicity with an underlying tension within every letter. Since I first saw his original works at the Klingspor Museum, Offenbach, Germany his works have been my spiritual nourishment. And the study of his drawn letters has been enriching my calligraphic vision.

Yukimi Annand is a calligrapher, lettering and book artist based in Southern California. She grew up in Japan and has a graphic design / visual communication background. She is passionate about the beauty of the Roman alphabet and creates unique artwork with her love of calligraphic mark making incorporated with nature. She has been experimenting with the usage of tools and mediums to expand her world of calligraphy. She takes great pleasure in sharing her ideas and giving workshops all around the world since 2012. Her works have been shown frequently in Letter Arts Review as well as other calligraphic journals and books. They have been included in calligraphy collections in Berlin, San Francisco, and Moscow.

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 2020)

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.johnnealbookseller.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.

Classes will be held at:

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

Pointed Pen Alternatives: Capitals, Numbers and Flourishes
Rick Paulus, instructor
Fort Mason • Four Saturday mornings • 10:00 am—1:00 pm
October 31, November 7, 14, 21
$135 FOC members / $150 non-members

This class 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.

Select one:

Special Instructions to FOC:

With an exploration of historical as well as contemporary techniques, we will take a pointed pen journey beyond the basics as we integrate alternative capitals, numbers and flourishes to add diversity and pizzazz to our pointed pen calligraphy.
Some knowledge of the pointed nib is helpful, but all levels of experience are welcome.

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

Calligraphy and illumination in the first slide by Darla Engelmann.

The Faddan More Psalter
An online lecture by John Gillis
Saturday, September 26, 2020
11:00 am — 1:00 pm PDT
This on-line Zoom lecture is FREE.
Lecture sponsored by the Raymond Family Foundation

In July 2006 an early medieval manuscript was unearthed from a bog in Co. Tipperary in the centre of Ireland. The widely reported event was the start of ten years of research and conservation of what is now one of the National Museum of Ireland’s top ten treasures.
Dr. John Gillis is a Senior Manuscript Conservator and currently works in Trinity College Dublin at the Conservation Department. In 1988 he established and worked as Head of Conservation in the Delmas Conservation Bindery at Archbishop Marsh’s Library, Dublin.
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Contact: Evelyn Eldridge

Register for this lecture on Eventbrite.

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

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

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

East Bay:

Patricia Coltrin • Call 510 524-5208

Georgianna Greenwood • Call 510.841.6924

Meredith Klein • Call 510.205.1119

Kaori Ogawa

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

Erma Takeda• Call 925.284.7368

Carla Tenret • Call 510.526.1214
Year round classes at Albany Community Center

Ben Yates • Call (925) 451 - 2643

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:

Debra Ferreboeuf • Call 831 655-4311

Carolyn Fitz • Call 831 335-2886

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:

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

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

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