Click to set custom HTML

CLASS SERIES: Three Weeks to Better Copperplate
For beginners or those wishing to improve their Copperplate letterforms:
WEEK ONE • Brief history of the hand • Today’s tools and set up • The breakout of the Minuscule strokes • Making letters
WEEK TWO • Letter and line spacing • Breakout of the Majuscule strokes • Making letters and numbers
WEEK THREE • Different styles of majuscules found in fancy fonts • Envelope writing and set up • Writing on dark papers • Adding the flourishes Download brochure here.

WHEN: Sunday afternoons from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm on March 1, 8, 15, 2020

WHERE: Newspring Art Studio, 8945 Long Point, Houston, Texas 77055

NON-MEMBERS'COST: $125

NON-MEMBERS' REGISTRATION and ONLINE PAYMENT: Opens Sunday, February 16, 2020.
Register and Pay here. You will receive an email confirmation from the Guild after successfully registering. Students will be contacted within the week prior to the first class for any updates and workshop studio access code.

CLASS SUPPLIES and SUPPLY FEE: Bring pencil, notebook and paper towels or facial tissues to clean nibs. A $20 cash supply fee will be collected by the instructor for a Copperplate Kit the first day of class. Even if you have some pointed pen supplies, the instructor wants to set everyone up for success with the materials she specifies.

INSTRUCTOR: Terry Hausner is a professional calligrapher with more than 30 years experience. She teaches workshops at the Houston Calligraphy Guild and taught for 17 years at Leisure Learning Unlimited.Terry is a member of the International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting (IAMPETH) and an active member of the Houston Calligraphy Guild. She constantly hones her skills by studying with the best teachers in the US and Europe.

QUESTIONS: Contact Cindy Haller at [email protected]