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Eleanor Winters - Gothicized Italic: Variations & Capitals (Part 11) - July 12, 19 & 26, 2026
One of the great pleasures of learning Gothicized Italic is discovering the wide range of minuscule letter variations. The alphabet lends itself to simpler as well as more ornate forms, which can...Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:Subtotal: -
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Anjali Singh - Learn to Draw a Mandala: From First Circle to Finished Piece - July 11, 18 & 25, 2026
This workshop introduces you to the art of ornamental mandala drawing, where precise geometry forms Mandalas can look intimidating, all those perfect circles and tiny details, but they're built from...Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:Subtotal: -
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Johannes Parisurteil - Blackletter: The Capital Letters - July 10 & 17, 2026
Capital letters are the ultimate challenge for any typeface, as they deviate significantly from the general rules and offer – and demand – ample scope for complexity and play. This of course also...Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:Subtotal: -
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Michael Tilley - Blackboard Art for Beginners 2026 - July 4 & 11, 2026
In this workshop, you’ll learn the very basics of how to work your creative magic on a blackboard using a white pencil and acrylic paint. I’ll guide you through creating a good layout, sketching...Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:Subtotal: -
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Jasmin Ryan - Illustrated Dinner Menus: Featuring hand-painted watercolor vegetables and fruits - July 3, 10, & 17, 2026
Inspired by summer gardens and alfresco dinner parties we will look at a 3-course meal and hand-paint our favorite ingredients. Think vegetables, fruit, edible flowers and others illustrated in...Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:Subtotal: -
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Yves Leterme - A Showcase of Small Capitals - June 20 & 27, 2026
The use of capitals in a calligraphy piece has a few advantages over lowercase letters: it slows down the reading, you can easily spread or sprinkle them out over the page according to your layout...Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:Subtotal: -
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Marina Soria - From Textile to Text - And Back Again - June 6, 13, 20, 27, 2026
What if Andean textiles were read as texts—narratives as rich as illuminated manuscripts? In the Andes, weaving was more than decoration: it was a system of knowledge and communication, encoding...Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:Subtotal: -
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Nagihan Seymour - Nature in Ottoman Miniature - June 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30 & July 2, 2026
This multi-week program introduces participants to the fundamentals of depicting nature within the tradition of Ottoman miniature painting. Each week focuses on a key natural element—clouds, trees,...Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:Subtotal: -
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Schin Loong - Madaresque - June 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2026
Welcome to Madaresque! In this workshop we will work on lively, ornate lettering projects inspired by the work of Louis Madarasz. We will create a variety of flourished names, envelopes, short...Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:Subtotal: -
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Charlotte Dilley - Treasured Pages: Exploring Geometric Decoration in Manuscript Art - June 19 & 26, 2026
This workshop introduces the intricate and lavish beauty of historical manuscript art, a tradition that embodies harmony through its design principles by marrying the structure of geometry with...Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:Subtotal: -
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Marco Chioini - Embracing the Abstract - June 15 & 22, 2026
Using the Italic hand as a starting point, we’ll work our way towards abstraction to embrace it as our ally. Through a series of targeted exercises, we’ll break free from conventional patterns and...Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:Subtotal: -
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Benoit Furet - White Vine, From the Renaissance to Contemporary Work - May 23 & 30, 2026
The white vine is a common decorative technique in Renaissance manuscripts, born in Italy. It is based on vegetal patterns that decorate the initials or borders in interlaced and colored scrolls. In...Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:Subtotal: -
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Anjali Singh - The Art of Ornamental Mandala - May 16, 23 & 30, 2026
This workshop introduces you to the art of ornamental mandala drawing, where precise geometry forms the foundation for elegant decorative detailing. Designed for beginners to intermediate learners,...Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:Subtotal: -
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Martha Laurens - The Radiant Letter: Reviving the Lost Initials - May 12, 19 & 26, 2026
The Radiant Letter: Reviving the Lost Initials is a gentle, historically grounded introduction to the initials of illuminated manuscripts from the Romanesque era. In this workshop, students will...Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:Subtotal: -
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Betina Naab - Writing Type: From Print to Pencil - May 10, 17, 24 & 31, 2026
With a pencil in hand, we will begin by exploring the foundational strokes that give these letters their character. Each line, each curve, will guide us toward a deeper understanding of the balance...Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:Subtotal: -
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Barbara Close - Letter Puzzles - May 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2026
Most everyone has loved puzzles as a child, maybe as an adult too. Now we can use this concept in designing letters & marks as puzzles, then giving the viewer a legible solution. In this workshop we...Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:Subtotal: -
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Sachin Shah - The Dancing Capital: Pointed Pen Play - May 4 & 7, 2026
Break the rules of the rigid "Classic Roman" and find your rhythmic flow. In this workshop, we’ll take the skeleton of traditional Roman capitals and infuse them with a funky, eclectic energy using...Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:Subtotal: -
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Rosalee Anderson - Initial Impression - May 2 & 9, 2026
The scrolling acanthus technique will be the focus of this class; you will master the basic strokes and combine them to create your own beautifully adorned Roman-type initial. This motif is very...Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:Subtotal: -
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Eleanor Winters - Advanced Copperplate Spring School: Part 4 Design 1 - Apr 21 & 22, 2026
The focus of this two-session introduction to Copperplate design will be a “first run” at taking the words of a text and finding a way to express them through a series of choices, including size,...Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:Subtotal: -
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Belinda Chim - The Flourishing Atelier - Apr 30, 2026
This intermediate workshop is for those ready to elevate their flourishing for both complex uppercase and lowercase letters. We take a logical approach, breaking down advanced flourishes into...Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:Subtotal: