WEEKEND WORKSHOP: Pointed Pen Possibilities with Barbara Close

WHEN: September 30th and October 1st from 9am to 4pm

WHERE: Chapelwood Church • 11140 Greenbay St., Houston, TX 77024
Specific location on the Church campus will be listed in the reminder/update email sent the week of workshop

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: Barbara will begin with an important review of the basics of the Copperplate Script. She will then move on to what if we used a watercolor background or collaged elements in addition to our lettering. She will discuss enhancement, and layout techniques as well – even the small pieces can make the pages more alive, visually rich, and entertaining.
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COST, REGISTRATION and ONLINE PAYMENT:
Cost is $125 for Southwest Calligraphy Conference Partners
Registration opens August 1, 2023 at 12:00 Noon CDT and closes Friday, September 22, 2023 at 12:00 Noon CDT
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INSTRUCTOR: Barbara Close is an internationally known calligrapher/artist, and teaches in southern California, across the USA and Canada. She thoroughly loves teaching and sharing with students. She also teaches online global classes through Zoom and loves the idea of reaching so many people. Her work includes a wide variety of lettering styles and mixed media applications, and has exhibitions across the country as well as in many private collections. Her work has creative passion while showing the exhilaration of discovery in playful experimentations with skillful execution. She has taught at several International Lettering and IAMPETH conferences. Barbara has designed the logo for Somerset Studio Magazine and The Calligraphy Collection font cartridge for Cricut. She has also designed several greeting cards for Marcel Schurman, now Papyrus. Follow Your Heart is a philosophy that shows in her work, and continues with growth, heart and inspiration.

Workshop Questions: Contact Lynn Ayres at [email protected]