Walk (or skip) beside me into the world of lettering
Playful Lettering
We will journey into the magical world of lettering together, let’s play, draw and doodle the shapes the proper grown ups call letters! In this workshop you’ll be introduced to some modern day handwriting and calligraphy styles, as well as visiting a couple of traditional styles with a modern twist.
We’ll explore and learn how your sitting position and holding the pen can make a difference, which pens work with which styles and how to ground ourselves so that we are in control of our writing, not the other way around.
We’ll look at ways to embellish a style, make subtle alterations and how we can manipulate the letter shapes for sketchbooks, letters, envelopes even shopping lists, so you build up a personal calligraphic alphabet that you’re confident scribing.
I’m going to treat you to my secrets and show you the styles of lettering I’ve been developing over years.We will cover a lot, so you’ll be tired at the end of the day! You won’t leave being calligraphers or lettering experts, you’ll leave with your rich style to work on and develop in many different situations.
The workshop is designed for people who wish to explore, play and improve their/a hand lettering style. It is not a calligraphy class with hours of drills, it’s very much a taster class of what you can achieve with play.There will be pens for you to try, I will also send you a list of tools and pens you can bring with you so that you get to know and test your own pens’ capabilities.
You will leave with a beautiful filled book, bound on the final day with a leather quarter binding with an elastic closure.
More information about Chrissie can be found here: www.inkpotandpen.com Instagram @inkpotandpen
Bennell Court is a lovely venue with car parking.
