Friends of Calligraphy workshops are open to current FOC members. Fort Mason classes 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.
FOC Workshops • Fort Mason Classes • Lecture Series • Members Who Teach
FRIENDS OF CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOP
- GESTURAL WRITING (download pdf flyer with registration information)
Yves Leterme, instructor
9:30–4:30 pm
Saturday and Sunday • August 22–23, 2009
Atelier Gargoyle
1890 Bryant Street , Studio 308 • San Francisco
$150 for FOC members; $165 for non-members
Gestural writing of good quality is, more than anything else, a matter of premeditation, a supple mind and wrist, and a keen eye for detail. In this lettering class the student will learn about the hidden rules of gestural writing, and will make purposeful exercises (with a pencil and a speedball pen as tools) to develop controlled swiftness, to stimulate inventiveness (regarding letterforms, joins, spacing and scripts) and to obtain consistency in form. Various aspects such as spacing, pen angle, pressure, variations and retouching will be discussed and demonstrated. Some exercises are designed to improve the student’s eye for composition. This workshop is for intermediate and advanced calligraphers.
Yves Leterme (of Belgium), by profession a teacher of Latin and Greek, was initiated into calligraphy in 1991. Soon after, he became a close student of Brody Neuenschwander, who influenced his vision of contemporary calligraphy. He also took lessons from several renowned calligraphers, such as Thomas Ingmire, Peter Thornton, Gotfried Pott and Carl Rohrs and devoted a lot of time developing his gestural style, for which he is now internationally known. Other typical features are his carefully drawn capitals and his unusual compositions on richly textured backgrounds. Yves is cofounder, coach and chief master of the Whitespace-system, a school for contemporary calligraphy in Flanders. He travels around the world to teach his specific approach on lettering and calligraphy. In addition to his job at school, Yves is a freelance calligrapher who takes on commissions of all kinds and produces artwork for exhibitions. Visit his website www.leterme.be
BASIC CALLIGRAPHY COURSES AT FORT MASON • Open to the public
For more information on Fort Mason classes please contact Elizabeth Nisperos. The registration form can be downloaded here.
*BASIC SUPPLIES* and additional or different supplies specified by each instructor are listed at the end of each class description. The term “Basic Supplies” refers to: black ink (Higgins Eternal or Pelikan Fount India), all sizes Brause pen nibs, one or two pen holders, pencil & eraser, 18”– 24” metal ruler, notebook, cotton rag, a small water jar.
Calligraphy supplies, especially Brause and Mitchell pen nibs, can be difficult to find. Call or visit your local art supply stores, such as Arch, Dick Blick, Flax, Michaels, Pearl, Utrecht. If they don’t have what you need, contact the calligraphy mail order catalogs:
John Neal Bookseller, 1.800.369.9598, www.JohnNealBooks.com
Paper & Ink Arts, 1.800.736.7772, www.paperinkarts.com
- BASIC ITALIC
Georgianna Greenwood, instructor
Seven Tuesday evenings, 6:30–9:00 p.m.
September 15–October 27, 2009
$150 (FOC members: $140)
Ludovico Vincentino Arrighi wrote the letters in the first published handwriting manual, La Operina, printed from wood block plates in 1522. In this class we will use his version of the chancellaresca (a script used in the Papal Chancery in Rome) as our primary model for learning italic, one of the most popular scripts used by calligraphers today. You will work with capitals, small letters, numbers, and punctuation in weekly projects introducing fundamental design concepts.
All levels of lettering experience are welcome.
- ADDRESSING ENVELOPES
Antonia Smith, instructor
Four Tuesday evenings, 6:30–9:00 p.m.
November 3– 24, 2009
$85 (FOC members: $80)
Addressing envelopes and making place cards are two of the most requested uses for lettering. With a little technical knowledge, these calligraphic opportunities can be less overwhelming. If you are comfortable with a lettering style of any kind and can write with a small nib, the techniques you are shown in this class will prepare you to accept that envelope addressing job and enjoy doing it.
All levels of lettering experience are welcome.
- An Illustrated Lecture by Yves Leterme
Friday, August 21, 2009
San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street (at Grove)
Latino-Hispanic Room. Lower Level
Reception 5:30 pm • Program 6:30–7:30 pm
SAN FRANCISCO:
- Ward Dunham & Linnea Lundquist • 415.864.2928.
Black Sabbath! Ongoing classes in the blackletter hands. Classes held once a month on Saturday mornings from 10 am to 1 pm at Atelier Gargoyle in San Francisco. All levels welcome. Send an email to info@AtelierGargoyle.com - Thomas Ingmire • Call 415.673.4938.
International Calligraphy Correspondence Program. Classes at all levels.
CPA-HO, 1040A Filbert Street, San Francisco, CA 94133.
EAST BAY:
- Erma Takeda • Call 925.284.7368
- Carla Tenret • Call 510.526.1214
Year round classes at Albany Adult School - Holly Ynostroza • 510.655.7591
Private classes; Adult Program, Orinda Community Center
SONOMA COUNTY:
- Chris K. Foster • Call 916.797.0232
Ongoing classes in Beginning Italic continuing to Roman Capitals. - Sherrie Lovler • Call 707.528.1723.
Calligraphic Book Hand for Book Artists. - Melissa Titone • Call 707. 573.3810
Ongoing classes and private lessons in Santa Rosa.
MARIN COUNTY:
- JoAnn Burchfiel • Call 415.924.2625
- Patti Cooke • Call 415.461.2533
MENDOCINO:
- Judy Detrick • Call 707.964.9276
Ongoing classes at all levels.
SOUTH BAY:
- Melissa Dinwiddie • Call 650.938.3939 or info@mddesignworks.com
Calligraphy, book arts, and illumination - Sara Loesch Frank • Call 408.446.3397 or frankfam@jps.net
Ongoing calligraphy classes for beginners and intermediates. - Marian Gault • Call 408.395.8026 or mariansg@aol.com
Calligraphy classes at South Side Community Center - Ann Thompson • Call 408.378.6965
MONTEREY/CARMEL:
- Debra Ferreboeuf • Call 831.659.4311
RENO/TAHOE:
- Carol Pallesen • 775.329.6983
Ongoing classes in calligraphy and book arts
NEW MEXICO:
- Kazuaki Tanahashi • 505.986.8518 or upaya@upaya.org
Courses at the Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe
ONLINE:
- Ann Miller • 650.558.8270
Calligraphy and Letterform. Advanced Calligraphy. Two accredited Online courses through San Francisco Academy of Art University
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