** GIFT CERTIFICATES** available for holiday giving! When registering, please let us know you’d like one sent to you or your givee. It will be hand-lettered and look really pretty at no additional charge!

Join Cheryl Dyer, Omaha calligrapher and lettering artist, as she leads students in learning the basics of pointed-pen calligraphy.  Specifically, the class will focus on the lowercase letters of a Copperplate alphabet.

Students will be given a brief history of Copperplate Script, and overview of tools and materials and instruction on how to use them. After learning some basic strokes using a traditional steel nib and oblique pen holder, students will delve into learning the lower case alphabet. Students will leave class with a detailed exemplars and guide sheets for practice at home as well as all supplies provided in class. Uppercase exemplar will be provided for home study. No calligraphy experience (or good handwriting!) needed, advanced or intermediate students will also benefit from guidance by an experienced instructor. 

This workshop, which will be capped at ten students. Supplies are included in the cost of tuition, $85