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SUMMARY:Tour of Bookbinding Show - May 31\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Members of the Colorado Calligraphers’ Guild are invited to join the Guild of Bookworkers for a tour of this exhibit at the University of Denver on Saturday\, May 31 at 1 p.m.  Details on the meeting place and parking are below.  Please let Holly know if you plan to attend. \n \nSponsored by the American Academy of Bookbinding\, Open•Set is a prestigious triennial exhibition and competition celebrating the art of finely crafted design bookbindings. The exhibition opens in two parts\, reflecting the Open•Set namesake and the two categories the binders complete; the Open Category\, in which the artist chooses which textblock to bind\, and the Set Category\, in which participants bind the same textblock. \nThe bookbinders will be meeting just outside room 290 on the first level of Anderson Academic Commons at 1 pm on May 31st. Room 290 is forward and left after you come in the front entrance (which is on the south side of the building). \nParking info can be found here: https://www.du.edu/sites/default/files/2023-08/parking-map.pdf and there is also paid street parking in the area. \nHolly Dench \nblackoakbindery@gmail.co \nBlack Oak Bindery \nhttps://www.blackoakbindery.com/
URL:https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/tour-of-bookbinding-show-may-31-2025/
LOCATION:University of Denver
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SUMMARY:Copperplate Lettering - May 15\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:An in person workshop with Renee Jorgensen. \nScreenshot
URL:https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/copperplate-lettering-may-15-2025/
LOCATION:Kipling Klub Pool House
CATEGORIES:Member Taught
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SUMMARY:The Alchemy of Color! - Renee Jorgensen
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URL:https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/the-alchemy-of-color-rene-jorgensen/
LOCATION:Belmar Public Library\, 555 S. Allison Parkway\, Lakewood\, CO\, 80226\, United States
CATEGORIES:Member Taught
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SUMMARY:April 26/27 Workshop - Cascading Capitals with Suzie Beringer
DESCRIPTION:Cascading Capitals\nPresented by Suzie Beringer\nApril 26 & 27\, 2025\n9am-4pm MST on Zoom\n \nMembers: $115\nNon-members: $140\nDEADLINE to register is April 16\, 2025\nRegister below or send a check payable to Colorado Calligraphers’ Guild\, PO Box 102672\, Denver\, CO 80250-2672. Members have priority registration until February 26\, then the workshop is open to the general public.  \nRegistrations 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. \nThis is an online Zoom class with full interaction with the instructor during class time. We will have a half hour break for lunch and two 15 minute breaks. 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 and available to view for two months. \nWorkshop Description\nCreating tiny delicate Roman Capitals and allowing their placement to become a major part of the design is the focus of this workshop. \nFirst let’s look at mono-line Roman Capitals – working through their basic shapes and proportions. Next we will dress them up with delicate serifs and last\, but not least\, creating lovely waisted strokes. As we begin using the pointed pen\, we will talk about scaling down our letterforms as we breathe life into them. \nWith a series of carefully planned exercises we will take these capitals on a ride by taking off their training wheels (guidelines)…and letting them fly! By carefully thinking about the axis of each letterform you will create a visual texture of cascading\, trickling and thoughtful scattering of letters. These will be based off your design. We will also use color and mica in our lettering designs. At the end of this workshop you will walk away with a great resource booklet that will record all of your ideas and notes.  \nAbout Suzie\nSuzie Beringer is a lettering artist who makes her home in the Pacific Northwest. With a degree in commercial art with a life-time passion for calligraphy and mark making\, she is constantly exploring new possibilities and pushing herself creatively. Her work has been published in Letter Arts Review as well as other publications. As a teacher she loves to share her passion for mark making and design with others. As an artist\, Suzie loves the challenge and discovery that lettering on different surfaces brings. It has been said\, that if something around her doesn’t move quickly enough it may end up with letters on it! \nYou can see more of her work on Instagram: @penstrokedesignstudio or visit www.penstrokedesign.com 
URL:https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/april-26-27-workshop-cascading-capitals-with-suzie-beringer/
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Kettle Stitch Book Binding - Study Group March 25\, 2025
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URL:https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/kettle-stitch-book-binding-study-group-march-25-2025/
LOCATION:Belmar Public Library\, 555 S. Allison Parkway\, Lakewood\, CO\, 80226\, United States
CATEGORIES:Member Taught
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250312T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250312T200000
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SUMMARY:March 12 Program - Women of the Klingspor Presentation with Louise Grunewald
DESCRIPTION:Women of the Klingspor\nPresented by Louise Grunewald\nWednesday\, March 12\, 2025\n6:30-8pm MST on Zoom\n \nMembers: free\, Non-members: $10\nMembers need not register. Non-members please register below. A zoom link will be sent to current members and program registrants a few days before the program. This program will be recorded for future viewing until April 30\, 2025. Please contact Jenny Allen with questions at ccgprograms@coloradocalligraphers.com. \nProgram Description\nTo visit the Klingspor Museum of Book and Letter Arts in Offenbach Germany is a calligrapher’s dream. The collection encompasses some of the finest lettering / calligraphy examples from around the world\, as well as hand-bound and hand-lettered books. I have been fortunate to visit many times and have never been disappointed. Many of the examples are the works of well-known men in the field\, but on my last trip\, along with my colleague Andrea Wunderlich\, we requested specifically to see work by female artists. These women\, mostly from the early 20th Century\, were successful in their own right but not as well-known\, which is often the case of women the arts. It is their work that I will showcase in my presentation\, from traditional and formal to experimental and ahead of its time.  \nAbout Louise\nLouise Grunewald is a visual artist working in the disciplines of drawing\, painting\, hand lettering\, printmaking\, and book design. She operates her studio\, Western Hands\, in Durango\, Colorado. The subject matter of her art and writing is largely inspired by time spent outdoors in the natural world and traveling to new environments with her sketchbook in hand. Louise’s work can be seen in many private and public collections in the United States and internationally. Special collections include the Portland Art Museum\, the New Mexico History Museum\, the University of Arizona\, Bowdoin College\, San Francisco Public Library\, and the Klingspor Museum of Book and Letter Arts in Offenbach Germany. \nwww.louisegrunewald.com
URL:https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/march-12-program-women-of-the-klingspor-presentation-with-louise-grunewald/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Programs
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SUMMARY:Study Group with Renee Jorgensen
DESCRIPTION:Save the Date! (1)
URL:https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/study-group-with-renee-jorgensen/
LOCATION:Belmar Public Library\, 555 S. Allison Parkway\, Lakewood\, CO\, 80226\, United States
CATEGORIES:Member Taught
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SUMMARY:February 4 Program - Amulet Art with Barbara Close
DESCRIPTION:Amulet Art\nPresented by Barbara Close\nTuesday\, February 4\, 2025\n6:30-8:30pm MST on Zoom\n \nMembers: free\, Non-members: $10\nMembers need not register. Non-members please register below. A zoom link will be sent to current members and program registrants a few days before the program. This program will be recorded for future viewing for one month. Please contact Jenny Allen with questions at ccgprograms@coloradocalligraphers.com. \n\nProgram Description\nIn this workshop\, we will be painting & collaging small treasures to wear as jewelry art. Some call these Amulets. What is an Amulet? It is an object which has “magical\, intrinsic powers” to give protection to its wearer – by absorbing any negative energies and works like a self-charging solar battery. These can also be tiny\, decorated books to wear. It is said that Amulets prevent colds\, bring money and give you general good luck. Enjoy your Amulet! \n\nAbout Barbara\n\nBarbara 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. \n\nSupply List\n• 1-2 pieces 8.5” x 5.5” (2 half sheets) Cardstock -black or other dark colors \n• 1 small piece of matt board or Davy board ~8.5” x 5.5” \n• 90# watercolor paper – same size & small pieces of decorative papers to collage \n• practice pieces of writing you can cut up (optional) \n• any small collage pieces you’ve been saving  (we will be painting some also) \n• cords or 1/8” ribbon to create necklace \n• jewelry pieces- i.e. jump rings 6mm; clasps (can get at craft stores);  \n• small plyers \n• glue/ glue sticks \n• needle with long\, narrow large eye (or paper awl) \n• watercolors and/or acrylics \n• small paintbrush – #2\, 4 or 6 \n• watercontainer  \n• paper towels \n• metalic paints (optional) \n• Pigma Micron (02\, 05) \n• xacto knife & cutting mat \n• Metal ruler \n• Diamond Glaze or Crystal Lacquer
URL:https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/february-4-program-amulet-art-with-barbara-close/
CATEGORIES:Programs
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SUMMARY:January 11 - Visigothic Knots with Risa Gettler
DESCRIPTION:Colorado Calligraphers’ Guild January 2025 Workshop\nVisigothic Knots\nPresented by Risa Gettler\nSaturday\, January 11\, 2025\n10am-4:30pm MST on Zoom\n \n\nMembers: $50\nNon-members: $65\nEARLY BIRD REGISTRATION by December 1\, 2024 will receive a bonus knot template\nDEADLINE to register is January 4\, 2025\n\n\n\n\nRegister below or send a check payable to Colorado Calligraphers’ Guild\, PO Box 102672\, Denver\, CO 80250-2672. Members have priority registration until November 20\, then the workshop is open to the general public. \nRegistrations 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/. \nPlease contact Tess Vonfeldt-Gross with questions at ccgworkshops@coloradocalligraphers.com. \nThis is a live online Zoom class with full interaction with the instructor during class time. We will have a half hour break for lunch. 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 and available to view for one month until February 11\, 2025. \nWorkshop Description\nSolomon’s knot (aka ‘Solomon’s seal) is a traditional decorative motif used since ancient times and found in many cultures; mosaic floors in Italy\, stone mosaics in ancient synagogues\, mosques in Cairo\, African beadwork in crowns and masks\, Central Asian prayer rugs\, leaded glass windows in Moorish Spain\, and now in Colorado! \nThe Solomon knot we are painting is from a manuscript written during the Golden Age of Spain when Spain was conquered by the Moors. The artistic Islamic influence has unique and interesting decorative elements that gracefully provide us with additional painting opportunities. \nI’ll be painting along with you\, step by step. My document camera will be way down low so you can see me demonstrating Chiaroscuro. It’s the classic painting technique of seamlessly shading and blending made popular in the Renaissance by my boyfriend Leonardo Di Vinci. \nAbout Risa\nRisa Gettler combines her lifelong study of letters with medieval manuscript arts. Extended studies: the University of Calligraphy/Italy\, Barcelona School of Design/Spain\, Princeton University/Department of Spanish Medieval Art\, Getty Center\, and UCLA/Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. A guest on radio and TV. Art projects: the LA City Marathon\, the National Council on Aging\, the International Council on Alzheimer’s Disease/Toronto\, and a CD design of medieval Spanish music funded by The National Endowment of the Arts. Art included in the Smithsonian\, Washington National Cathedral\, calligraphy and calligraphy related books\, calendars\, exhibits\, galleries and international art publications. Teaching for international conferences\, guilds\, universities and museums since the 1990’s. Her work can be found in several anthologies and Risa’s work is represented in the Harrison Collection of Calligraphy and Lettering. Risa’s forthcoming book\, Animating the Alphabet\, is available in 2024. Risa’s most notable client is His Holiness Pope John Paul\, II. \n \n\nSolomon’s Seal from an 8th century Spanish manuscript
URL:https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/january-11-visigothic-knots-with-risa-gettler/
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Winter Tea
DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to our annual Winter Tea from 2-4pm on Saturday\, December 7\, 2024 at Grace United Methodist Church\, 4905 E. Yale Ave.\, Denver\, CO 80222 (just west of I-25 at the Yale exit\, north side of the street). The Guild will provide a variety of teas and hot\, spiced apple cider to enjoy. We ask participants to bring holiday treats to share. \nIf you have any extraneous calligraphy or art items that you’re ready to pass along\, please bring those items. We will have a table set aside for “swap.” \nWe will be making cards and gift tags based on practice and/or painted pages that we bring from home. Please see the supply list below. Also\, if you wish to bring one of your own holiday cards to exchange\, please do so. Only those who bring cards will be in on the exchange. \nWe will have door prizes! \nPLEASE RSVP no later than Friday\, Nov. 29 to our workshop chair\, Tess Vonfeldt-Gross\, ccgworkshops@coloradocalligraphers.com\, so we can set up for appropriate numbers. We hope to see you there! \nSuggested Supply List \n\nYour own practice pages of calligraphy or painted pages\, to be cut into smaller shapes. You can use only your own page(s) or place your work on a common table for everyone to use.\n“Magic L’s” made from black mat board (We will have a few sets of these available for a materials fee $5.00 per set)\nCard stock and matching envelopes\, in case you’d like to use the practice pages for cards instead of gift tags (Available for materials fee of $0.75 per set)\nShape punches provided for gift tags\, and various threads/ribbons provided\, or bring your own\nHole punch provided or bring your own\nScissors – Xacto knife – Cutting mat\nGel or paint pens\, nibs\, inks for writing or mark-making on your project\nGlue stick\, glue dots or pop dots to adhere art onto cards
URL:https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/winter-tea/
LOCATION:Grace United Methodist Church\, 4905 E Yale\, Denver\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Programs
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SUMMARY:November Studio Art Date - November 10\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Need an extra nudge to spend an autumn afternoon creating calligraphy?  Looking for some inspiration from peers doing their work and/or support or solutions for a project underway?  Join our Colorado Calligraphers’ Guild members on Sunday afternoon\, November 10\, 2-4p.m. in the comfort of your own studio or creative corner for a “zoom” gathering. \nGuild V-P Celeste Rossmiller will host a chance to share personal projects\, ask questions of one another\, show practice or finished pages from programs or workshops\, and just enjoy time to have pens/tools in hand and to work “side by side” in the tradition of the medieval scriptoriums. \nNo charge.  We hope this will be the first of similar future gatherings.  This members only event will not be recorded.
URL:https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/november-studio-art-date-november-10-2024/
CATEGORIES:Programs
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20241005T160000
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SUMMARY:October 5\, 19 & 26 - Threads and Whispers Workshop by Connie Furgason
DESCRIPTION:Colorado Calligraphers’ Guild October 2024 Workshop\n\nThreads and Whispers \n\nPresented by Connie Furgason\n\nSaturdays\, October 5\, 19 & 26\, 2024\n12-4pm MDT on Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMembers: $120 \nNon-members: $145 \n25 student maximum with waiting list \nAll levels welcome – be comfortable with edged pens and a few alphabets \nNEW EXTENDED DEADLINE to register is September 13\, 2024 \nTo Register:  Online registration available below or send a check payable to Colorado Calligraphers’ Guild\, PO Box 102672\, Denver\, CO 80250-2672.  Members have priority registration until August 11\, then the workshop is open to the general public. \nRegistrations 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/. \n\nPlease contact Tess Vonfeldt-Gross with questions at ccgworkshops@coloradocalligraphers.com\nThis 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. \n\nWorkshop Description\nAmongst our lettering art endeavours\, we have the opportunity to express words we choose and add multiple dimensions to that expression. Whether it is abstract or a simple design a tiny thread of text can create contrast and visual impact. During this class I will demonstrate how to write in “threads”\, a very loose tiny style of text which can tie elements of a piece together. These threads can be a “whisper” in a piece\, reflecting the theme or be an added design element. \nSession One: We will focus on creating the thread writing working both in pencil and ink. We will focus on the individual elements that are the basis of this style and how to create a rhythmic and expressive line. We will then create some abstract marks with ink. I will show some options for backgrounds on to which text will be added. Students will determine what words they would like to work with. \nSession Two: We will begin with creating some backgrounds and/or a single design element around which we will add text. Students will choose text they wish to add to the pages and then determine what kind of background or image will be the inspiration based on the text. I will demonstrate techniques that could be used. \nSession Three: We will begin the session by combining the “thread” writing with the chosen text\, and then find ways to create visual contrast and interest ensuring that the process enhances the final design. The goal is to have these additional threads of text be the elements that bring an additional “bit” that can bring life to the words. \nAbout Connie\nConnie Furgason was raised on a farm in Southern Alberta where her love of nature and the vastness of the prairie is expressed in her work. Her mother was an accomplished artist\, gardener and creative soul. \nShe grew up with the scent of turpentine as her mother painted long into the night after she and her three brothers were asleep. Those influences sent Connie in many artistic directions. She started teaching calligraphy and related arts in 1982. Connie travels across Canada and the US teaching for guilds\, private studios and has been part of the faculty at several international lettering arts conferences. \nConnie loves the written word and uses her own text in her work expressing it through a variety of different mediums including watercolour\, acrylic and mixed media. Her work has been published by art distribution companies and her originals have found many lovely new homes in Canada and the US. \nShe loves sharing a variety of art techniques with students of all levels and seeing the joy experienced as they discover their own artist within. Connie loves the prairie\, the mountains\, the ocean and especially the gift of her four children and four grandchildren. Currently\, she lives in Lethbridge\, Alberta Canada\, just 45 minutes from the Rocky Mountains\, with her husband Kevin (another creative soul). \n“Find joy daily in the simple offerings….in the splendour of nature\, cherished moments with family and friends and the enchanted pathways waiting to be discovered as art exploration expands our view of what lies at our feet.”  Words by Connie
URL:https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/october-5-19-26-threads-and-whispers/
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240814T183000
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SUMMARY:August 14 Program - Connie Furgason
DESCRIPTION:Threads and Whispers Workshop Preview\nwith Connie Furgason\n \nMembers: free\, Non-members: $10\nMembers need not register. Non-members please register below. A zoom link will be sent to current members and program registrants a few days before the program. This program will be recorded for future viewing. Please contact Jenny Allen with questions at ccgprograms@coloradocalligraphers.com \nProgram Description\nThis program is a preview of the upcoming Colorado Calligraphers’ Guild Threads and Whispers Workshop in October. Connie will talk about how we have the opportunity to express the words we choose and add multiple dimensions to that expression. Whether it is abstract or a simple design\, a tiny thread of text can create contrast and visual impact. During her workshop in October\, she will demonstrate how to write in “threads”\, a very loose tiny style of text which can tie elements of a piece together. These threads can be a “whisper” in a piece\, reflecting the theme or be an added design element. \nAbout Connie\nConnie Furgason was raised on a farm in Southern Alberta where her love of nature and the vastness of the prairie is expressed in her work. Her mother was an accomplished artist\, gardener and creative soul. \nShe grew up with the scent of turpentine as her mother painted long into the night after she and her three brothers were asleep. Those influences sent Connie in many artistic directions. She started teaching calligraphy and related arts in 1982. Connie travels across Canada and the US teaching for guilds\, private studios and has been part of the faculty at several international lettering arts conferences. \nConnie loves the written word and uses her own text in her work expressing it through a variety of different mediums including watercolour\, acrylic and mixed media.  Her work has been published by art distribution companies and her originals have found many lovely new homes in Canada and the US. \nShe loves sharing a variety of art techniques with students of all levels and seeing the joy experienced as they discover their own artist within. Connie loves the prairie\, the mountains\, the ocean and especially the gift of her four children and 4 grandchildren.  Currently\, she lives in Lethbridge\, Alberta Canada\, just 45 minutes from the Rocky Mountains\, with her husband Kevin (another creative soul). \n“Find joy daily in the simple offerings….in the splendour of nature\, cherished moments with family and friends and the enchanted pathways waiting to be discovered as art exploration expands our view of what lies at our feet.”  Words by Connie
URL:https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/august-program-workshop-preview-connie-furgason-august-14/
CATEGORIES:Programs
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240630
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SUMMARY:Roman Holiday - 2024 International Calligraphy Conference
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe’re excited to announce that the Roman Holiday 2024 Calligraphy & Lettering Arts Conference website is ready for your viewing! Our team has been working hard to give you everything you need to know about:\n\n\n\n\n stellar Faculty and their course offerings\nOur registration fees and policies\nInfo and FAQs and more!\n\n\n\n\nPlease note that Roman Holiday will begin accepting registration deposits beginning September 3\, 2023. Until then\, we’re so very proud to say: Please visit our website at www.calligraphyconference.org\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/roman-holiday-2024-international-calligraphy-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240501T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240501T203000
DTSTAMP:20260504T111534
CREATED:20240108T221943Z
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SUMMARY:May 1 & 8 Workshop - Pointed Pen Straight Up with Barbara Close
DESCRIPTION:Colorado Calligraphers’ Guild May 2024 Workshop\n\nPointed Pen Straight Up\nPresented by Barbara Close\nWednesdays\, May 1 and 8\, 2024\n6:30-8:30pm MDT on Zoom\n\n\n\nMembers: $60\nNon-members: $75\nAll levels welcome\nDEADLINE to register is April 26\, 2024\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo 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.  \nRegistrations 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. \nThis 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. \nWorkshop Description\nThis 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! \nAbout Barbara\nBarbara 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.  \nFollow 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.
URL:https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/pointed-pen-straight-up-may-1-8/
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240410T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240410T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T111534
CREATED:20231217T142016Z
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SUMMARY:April 10 Program - Ligatures: Kissing and Cuddling with Risa Gettler
DESCRIPTION:Ligatures: Kissing and Cuddling\nPresented by Risa Gettler\nWednesday\, April 10\, 2024\n6:30-8pm MDT on Zoom\n  \n\nMembers: free\, Non-members: $10\nMembers need not register. Non-members please register below. A zoom link will be sent to current members and program registrants a few days before the program. This program will be recorded for future viewing. Please contact Jenny Allen with questions at ccgprograms@coloradocalligraphers.com.  \nProgram Description\nStarting with what ligatures are and why and how they’re used is old news. This zoom class includes samples of manuscript pages from the Dark and Middle Ages where large capital chapter titles couldn’t be squeezed in a single line without abbreviations and ligatures. You’ll also see contemporary applications where ligatures create interest for the reader and fun for us lettering artists! We don’t have to use ligatures…except they’re just too much fun NOT to employ. You’ll receive handouts to print for class so we can work together. Ligatures afford lots of options but which ones are best? I will discuss this while demonstrating so you can see – and take notes – what predicates good choices. \nAbout Risa\nRisa Gettler combines her lifelong study of letters with medieval manuscript arts. Extended studies: the University of Calligraphy/Italy\, Barcelona School of Design/Spain\, Princeton University/Department of Spanish Medieval Art\, Getty Center\, and UCLA/Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. A guest on radio and TV. Art projects: the LA City Marathon\, the National Council on Aging\, the International Council on Alzheimer’s Disease/Toronto\, and a CD design of medieval Spanish music funded by The National Endowment of the Arts. Art included in the Smithsonian\, Washington National Cathedral\, calligraphy and calligraphy related books\, calendars\, exhibits\, galleries and international art publications. Teaching for international conferences\, guilds\, universities and museums since the 1990’s. Her work can be found in several anthologies and Risa’s work is represented in the Harrison Collection of Calligraphy and Lettering. Risa’s forthcoming book\, Animating the Alphabet\, is available in 2024. Risa’s most notable client is His Holiness Pope John Paul II.
URL:https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/april-program-ligatures-kissing-and-cuddling-april-10/
CATEGORIES:Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20231021T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20231021T120000
DTSTAMP:20260504T111534
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Calligraphy Series - Member Taught
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Calligraphy: 6 classes will be provided each class has a different theme \n1. Simple Greeting Card/ Holiday Card: 10/21 \n2. Holiday Gift Tags: 11/18 \n3. Modern Calligraphy: 12/30 \n4. Coffee Calligraphy (Homemade ink using instant coffee granules): 1/6 \n5. Calligraphy on Glass with Paint Pens (Personalize a glass or mug): 2/10 \n6. Watercolor Calligraphy: 4/6 \nCome and join us and Amanda at the Museum and learn something new! \nAmanda Bio: \nAmanda is skilled in many hand lettering scripts\, including Copperplate\, Spencerian\, Modern Calligraphy\, Foundational\, and Blackletter. She is a member of IAMPETH (the International Association of Master Penman\, Engrossers\, and Teachers of Handwriting) and is ACICP Certified to teach American Cursive to children and adults. Amanda lives in Colorado and is sought after for hand lettered wedding invitations\, envelopes\, indoor/outdoor signs\, framed quotes\, custom cards\, menus\, etc. She has previously taught classes at the annual IAMPETH Conference\, the Highland City Club in Boulder\, and for the City of Boulder’s Older Adult Services Program at the East & West Age Well Centers. \nAmanda Nicole Borne \nCertified Sommelier\n\nCourt of Master Sommeliers  \nF1081@hotmail.com\n1.718.710.0509\n\nwww.lovelettersbyamandacalligraphy.com \nTo enroll\, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-calligraphy-classes-with-amanda-nicole-tickets-691873942587?aff=oddtdtcreator
URL:https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/introduction-to-calligraphy-series/
LOCATION:The Museum of Boulder\, 2205 Broadway\, Boulder\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Member Taught
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230927T233000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230927T233000
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SUMMARY:CCG Newsletter Deadline - September 27\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Calligraphers\, one and all! \nYour Guild officers are in process of putting together our Autumn Newsletter\, and we need your help to inspire each other and fill the pages! \nPlease consider submitting a short\, medium\, or tome-length article on any of the following topics—or one that you’re excited about.  Please submit using “Word” (or “Pages”) document\, rather than <pdf>\, since the latter does not allow editing. \n\nClass review\, including online classes. Be sure to introduce the teacher to us\, and mention if/how others can sign up for that teacher or class.\nTips and tools. In this column we will offer each other ideas about practices and tools that we personally enjoy or are trying out.  Wonderful if you can send photo of a piece\, however small or brief\, and the tool you refer to.\nYour ideas!\n\nWe would be especially pleased if you would include any photos\, including (particularly!) of your own art work\, or of calligraphy gatherings you may have been part of during the last year or so.  Please submit those as <jpeg>.  If you wish to submit photos without an article\, please at least offer a short description\, like you would find under a newspaper photo\, and of course\, include your name; if an image of your calligraphy\, let us know what type of tool/implement and medium you were using; for example: Speedball C-4 pen\, watercolor on Arches hot press. \nDeadline for submissions: Wednesday\, September 27\, midnight. \nThe newsletter will also communicate our offerings\, including monthly programs\, gatherings\, and upcoming workshops.  Watch for it in your inbox soon! \nGladly\, in scribing\, \nCeleste Rossmiller\, CCG Vice President and Newsletter editor \nvp@coloradocalligraphers.com
URL:https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/ccg-newsletter-deadline-september-27-2023/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220918T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220918T160000
DTSTAMP:20260504T111534
CREATED:20220821T015302Z
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SUMMARY:September Program - Nib Try-Outs
DESCRIPTION:For details please open the link below. \nNib Try-out Program (1)
URL:https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/september-program-nib-try-outs/
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220406
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220428
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SUMMARY:Letters & Scissors & Paste\, Oh My! - Wednesdays in April
DESCRIPTION:Letters and Scissors and Paste\, Oh My!\n                                                                                                 with Mike Gold                                                                                                   Member Sponsored Workshop \nThis workshop series with Mike Gold focuses less on pen and ink and more on cutting and pasting. So\, if you want to try something different\, this might be just the thing for you as we focus on building cut paper and collage lettering-based compositions. \nWe will look at some of the principles and ideas that guided Picasso\, Matisse and others to create contemporary calligraphic art. Collage was key to both Picasso and Matisse in developing their work and modernist visual vocabulary and we will use it here\, too. The work of master calligraphers Hans-Joachim Burgert and Myrlin von Glahn will be also be examined and used as inspiration. Each of the exercises will explore non-traditional layout and design using letters as shapes\, textures and design elements. Demonstrations and handouts will guide you through the work. \nYou will come away with:\n– Four artworks that feature cut paper and collage (two of each).\n– A better understanding of composition\, layout and design.\n– Knowledge of the supplies\, tools and methods for creating letter-based cut paper and collage designs.\n– Handouts that provide images and text that will provide reference post-workshop. \nCost \n$150 Early-Bird price by 3/23 with the coupon code FUNNYGUY \n$175 after 3/23 \nSession Recordings and Materials\nAll sessions will be recorded and stored on the www.LetsLetterTogether.com platform. You can access recordings\, supply lists\, and bonus materials within your Library after you register through April 2023. \nLive Sessions\nFour instructional sessions:\nWednesdays\, April 6\, 13\, 20 & 27\, Noon–2pm MDT \nBonus Live Sessions! Student reviews:\nMonday\, April 18 & Monday\, May 2\, 5:00–6:00pm MDT \nRegister \nhttps://www.letslettertogether.com/offers/hCyMoUmp?coupon_code=FUNNYGUY \nQuestions? Concerns? Please email heather@heathermartinez.com.
URL:https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/letters-scissors-paste-oh-my-wednesdays-in-april/
CATEGORIES:Member Taught
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210911T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210911T170000
DTSTAMP:20260504T111534
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SUMMARY:Tiny Books & Boxes Review
DESCRIPTION:The weather on Saturday\, September 11 was sunny and perfect (except for the heavy traffic caused by the CU/Texas A&M game) for our first in-person program since the world shut down. We met at Margaret Stookesberry’s\, outside on the patio. \n You probably already know that Margaret is the Master of Folded-Paper Projects. This one was based on a workshop with Carol Pallesen at Ghost Ranch. Margaret had all the materials precisely pre-cut and the directions printed out. \n Even with the directions\, we needed Margaret to guide us through the steps so that we ended up with a neat mini box and lid\, folded to hold together with no glue needed. Margaret suggested that this is a good use for old calendars and other saved decorated papers. The box can be made in any size\, as long as you start with a square piece of paper. Once you learn the system\, you can easily become addicted to folding boxes. \n To go into our clever little box\, we made a mini book\, with a brass hinge and leather cover. For the pages inside\, we learned a good method for accordion-folding a strip of paper.  \n Finally Margaret shared the “Clothesline Alphabet” style\, which she used for our name tags. Basically\, you write mono-line capitals and then connect the top and bottom of the letters. To finish\, you color the spaces between letters with watercolor pencils which you can then blend with a wet brush.This ‘clothesline alphabet’ is handy for casual-but-interesting lettering. \n We all enjoyed getting together and learning something new. \n Report by Alison Richards \n\n 
URL:https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/tiny-books-boxes-review/
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191118
DTSTAMP:20260504T111534
CREATED:20200916T193648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200916T193648Z
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SUMMARY:Bold & Blended Workshop Photos
DESCRIPTION:Colorado calligraphers learned to create chunky Roman caps with Belgian Bister Inks in a workshop with Amity Parks\, November 16 – 17\, 2019.
URL:https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/bold-blended-workshop-photos/
CATEGORIES:Review
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190815
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190816
DTSTAMP:20260504T111534
CREATED:20200916T193109Z
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SUMMARY:Hayes Collection at CU Library
DESCRIPTION:Guild members were treated to a private viewing of selections from the James Hayes collection housed in the Rare Books Room\, Norlin Library\, University of Colorado\, Boulder.  Mr. Hayes retired to Colorado after a long career as a calligrapher in Chicago.  He was instrumental in the formation and nurture of the Colorado Calligraphers’ Guild.  With the help of the guild\, his collection of rare books and manuscripts was purchased by the library.  In addition\, many examples of Mr. Hayes work was included in the collection.
URL:https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/hayes-collection-at-cu-library/
CATEGORIES:Review
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190323
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190325
DTSTAMP:20260504T111535
CREATED:20200916T193823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200916T193823Z
UID:3517-1553299200-1553471999@www.coloradocalligraphers.com
SUMMARY:Folded Pen Adventures Workshop Photos
DESCRIPTION:Colorado calligraphers enjoyed a workshop making folded pens with Carol Dubosch on March 23-24\, 2019.
URL:https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/folded-pen-adventures-workshop-photos/
CATEGORIES:Review
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