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.

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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 • An Alphabet Book Julie Wildman, instructor Saturday & Sunday, April 6-7, 2019 • 9:30 am – 4:30 pm Albany Senior Center • Albany $180 for FOC members; $210 for non-members There will be a $20 materials fee Complete registration instructions are in the 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: In this class, students will be led through a series of exercises that will result in all sorts of creative ways to make letters. Using traditional as well as unusual tools, students may work on creating either a cohesive alphabet or do an alphabet with a different style for each letter. We will then assemble a simple accordion-fold book and students may write their letters directly on the book paper, or paste in their letters. Their alphabets may be done in black and white, or in color. Julie Wildman is a graphic designer, artist, calligrapher, and teacher.

She graduated with a BA in graphic design from Chicago’s Columbia College and now works from her home studio near Chicago. Her calligraphic journey began in the late ‘80s after a friend gave her Timothy Botts’ book Doorposts, where she saw the written word illustrated as she had never seen before.

The journey continued in 1998 with Reggie Ezell’s class, and membership in the Chicago Calligraphy Collective soon after. 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. Calligraphy supplies, especially Brause pen nibs, can be difficult to find. Call or visit your local art supply stores, such as Arch, Dick Blick, Castle in the Air, Flax. If they don’t have what you need, contact the calligraphy mail order vendors: John Neal Bookseller, 1-800-369-9598 • or Paper & Ink Arts, 1-800-736-7772 • 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: • Albany Senior Center 846 Masonic Ave, Albany, CA 94706 • Fort Mason 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123 Free parking outside the gate and metered parking within. • Roman Capitals Chris McDonald, instructor Albany Senior Center • Seven Saturday mornings • 10 am—12:30 pm March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 April 13, 20 $150 FOC members / $170 non-members Select one: Special Instructions to FOC: Classical Roman capitals, most famously represented by the inscription at the base of Trajan’s Column carved almost 2000 years ago, have long stood as a high point in the aesthetic development of our alphabet and a vital source of inspiration for calligraphers, typographers, stone carvers, sign writers and other lettering artists. Fsx taxi2gate ltba istanbul 100 working complete 2017.

Aimed at beginning students, the course offers an orientation to the broad-edged pen via the classical proportions and basic forms of this enduring lineage. Key principles of spacing and layout will be emphasized, while progressive variations of serifs and terminals will be introduced. All levels of lettering experience are welcome. Supplies: Basic Supplies, plus Gilbert Bond 25% cotton 11 x 17 plain practice paper pad; Speedball C-2 pen nibs; 4B pencil and pencil sharpener; plastic eraser; 24-inch metal ruler (not cork backed); 24-inch T-square; large triangle (with long edge of at least 16 inches); calligraphy easel, drawing board or slant board (20 x 26 inch recommended); drafting tape; cotton rag; and small water jar. Chris McDonald began practicing calligraphy in 2008. He has studied with several local calligraphers, primarily via the introductory classes and workshops offered by the Friends of Calligraphy. A proud Fort Mason “alumnus,” Chris enjoys introducing new students to the practice of calligraphy and otherwise helping to cultivate the Bay Area’s rich heritage within the tradition of this inspiring craft.