Create beautifully decorated letters that bring words to life. In this class, Cheryl Tefft will guide you through her process for designing and painting an ornamental initial inspired by historic manuscript traditions and adapted for contemporary use...

Broad Edge Romans with Serifs Roman capitals can be the most noble and challenging of all letter forms. If you have never done them before or you just need to brush up on them a bit this workshop would be ideal. We will start with basic proportions in...

Unlock the magic of the season by transforming elegant calligraphy strokes into beautiful, intricate snowflakes! In this 2 session zoom class, you'll learn to create cartouche designs—ornamental frames—arranged into a unique festive...

Versals, those beautiful capital letters which traditionally indicate the beginning of bodies of text, have drawn our eyes to the page for centuries. Versals are typically colorful, often decorated, and always full of life and sprit, no matter how...

Including both shading and shadows to our lettering is a fun and easy way to enhance their visual dimension and make our letters stand out. The first part of this class will focus on shading techniques for letters. By using a simple set of drawn...

Back by popular demand –  A new approach to the study of Copperplate! Based on the success of our July / August Copperplate Summer School, we are continuing our Copperplate program by offering five individual workshops, covering a number of...

If you are inspired by the magic of carousel horses, scroll designs, ornamental foliates and flowing ribbons, this holiday flourishing class is for you. We will gather inspiration from historic fairground artistry as we compose an ornate design that is...

No matter how many years you’ve practiced Italic, it never hurts to brush up your skills! Italic can be tiny or large, italicized or upright, made with a broad-edge pen or a monoline tool. In this workshop we’ll cover the basics –...

Jan Rossey, cistercian monk and letter artist Caldey Island Wales, UK.Jurgen will try to explain and get across the character and dynamic of the letters of Jan Rossey. He has a very playful and spontaneous way of drawing letters. Jurgen himself finds a...

The round pen nib, with its distinctive circular tip, is a fascinating instrument that often sits unnoticed in our collections. We admire its unique design but wonder: What types of strokes can it create? How do we hold it effectively? What is its...

Learn how to create beautiful Roman Capitals using a pointed pen. If you’re a pointed pen artist, but never felt like it was time to approach Roman Capitals, this class is for you!​ In this workshop, we’ll break down each letter step by...

Discover the harmony and elegance of Gothic architecture by learning to draw simple yet striking Rose Window designs. In this three-lesson workshop, we’ll explore the geometric foundations of these iconic stained glass windows, focusing on overall...

Nina Tran | Blackletter Fever Blackletter Fever is a skill-building and knowledge acquisition class open to all skill levels. It is especially designed for those who wish to:• Learn Textura’s underlying structures and defining characteristics...

Sherri Thornton | The Art of Painting with Light: Utilizing Color, Design, and Innovation How would you conceptualize the premise of borrowing from the art of contemporary stained glass work, using letterforms as the primary vehicle to create a design...

Christopher Reno | Experimental Pictorial Watercolors with Fr. Edward Catich This watercolor course (appropriate for all levels) is an opportunity to take a deep dive into Fr. Edward Catich’s techniques in order to expand our practice. We will...

Jesse Marsolais | Brush Kinetics, A Modern Look at Ancient Forms, or A Funny Thing Happened on the Way Back from the Forum This class is designed to share insights into the formation of brush-drawn letters from the perspective and work experience of a...

Alicia Marquez | Carved in Paper : A Lettering Exploration This 5-day workshop invites participants to step away from conventional tools and explore the expressive potential of drawing letters using only a cutter or knife.Through cutting, layering, and...

Joseph Lappie | The Book Bind-a-Palooza or How I Learned to Bind Dozens of Books in a Very Short Time In this course, participants will learn many binding techniques, including, but not limited to Onesies, Pamphlets, Concertinas, Stab Binds, Drum Leaf,...

Daniel Essig | Altered Mica Book This workshop will explore the techniques of creating and filling a hand bound book. Utilizing a binding that has withstood the test of time with its elegance, flexibility and strength, we will first bind a book of fine...

Cheryl Dyer | Writing and Writing: Penning Your Poetry in a Unique Script As calligraphers, we are accustomed to working with words. But often the words we use in our art pieces are not ones we’ve composed ourselves—rather, they are borrowed...