May 1 & 8 Workshop – Pointed Pen Straight Up with Barbara Close

To Register: Sign up below or send a check payable to Colorado Calligraphers’ Guild, PO Box 102672, Denver, CO 80250-2672. Members have priority registration until March 30, then the workshop is open to the general public. 

Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please note that registration is non-refundable unless your spot can be filled from the waiting list or a substitute provided by the enrollee. For a list of workshop policies, go to https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/about-2/policies/. Please contact Tess Vonfeldt-Gross with questions at ccgworkshops@coloradocalligraphers.com.

This is an online Zoom class with full interaction with the instructor during class time. The supply list and handouts will be sent later after you sign up. The zoom link will be sent a few days before the start of the workshop. This workshop will be recorded for future access by participants until June 10, 2024.

Workshop Description

This script offers students a chance to try their pointed pen with less formality than standard Copperplate. We’ll be keeping our letters more upright. This allows the student to relax and experiment without feeling intimidated. We hope you will join us!

About Barbara

Barbara is an internationally known calligrapher/artist and teaches in southern California, across the USA and Canada. She thoroughly loves teaching and sharing with students. She also teaches online global classes through Zoom and loves the idea of reaching so many people. Her work includes a wide variety of lettering styles and mixed media applications, and has exhibitions across the country as well as in many private collections. Her work has creative passion while showing the exhilaration of discovery in playful experimentations with skillful execution. She has taught at several International Lettering and IAMPETH conferences. Barbara has designed the logo for Somerset Studio Magazine and The Calligraphy Collection font cartridge for Cricut. She has also designed several greeting cards for Marcel Schurman, now Papyrus. 

Follow Your Heart is a philosophy that shows in her work, and continues with growth, heart and inspiration. You can see her work at www.barbclose.com.