The Society of Scribes is pleased to announce the following classes and workshops on calligraphy and the related arts :

Classes and Workshops
Romantically Roman and Spindly Roman Letters Gwen Weaver)	5/16 and 5/17
Beginning Hebrew Calligraphy (Ted Simcha Kadin)	6/1, 6/8, 6/15, 6/22, 6/29

Romantically Roman and Spindly Roman Letters
Gwen Weaver

May 16, 17
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
$150 members / $190 non-members
Advanced beginners and up

Ahhh, those wonderful Roman forms! The more you are familiar with them the more we can start to break the rules. It’s no surprise that these forms have lasted for centuries. These letters executed with a pointed pen – not the traditional tool – which will allow us to change them with pen manipulation and pressure so that we honor their character while adding some fun! We will delicately mold the letters and the layout making the pointed pen work for us. These are obviously not formal forms but letters that float off the page adding a bit of whimsy. It will become evident that the pointed pen as much as the pressure and modulation will make these mighty old letterforms sparkle and sing.

Supply List
I prefer to practice using either a graph pad or even better, Hammermill Laser paper which I ask the guild to provide and I will bring lines to put under it. Smooth lay out pads are also very good. Any paper that is light enough in weight to see through to the lines. My strong choice for writing fluid is McCafferys Penman’s Black Ink. Walnut ink works great as well and feel free to bring gouache and water color. If you’re new to the dip pen, you might want to add some colored pencils and sharpener as an alternative. I use an oblique holder but straight ones are fine. I always use a brush to load so some inexpensive brushes are perfect. Please bring some good paper and if it’s a dark or heavy paper, a straight edge and white with which to line it. Bring some quotes and all the usual stuff – water container, gum Arabic and of course the all important, patience!

Instructor
Gwen Weaver has been teaching in the U.S. and Canada since the mid-1980s. Most of her classes are based on the pointed pen, although she also teaches broad pen techniques, various bookmaking arts, and of course Celtic knotwork. She has been exhibited at many of the International Conferences and at other venues including the National Cathedral, Washington, DC; the Newberry Library in Chicago; and the New York Society of Scribes exhibition at the Donnell Library. Gwen has been published in Letter Arts Review, Glen Epstein’s Calendars, and Scripsit, and she has been a frequent presenter at IAMPETH conventions and at the International Calligraphy Conferences. See her website at www.pointedpen.com.

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NEW!
Beginning Hebrew Calligraphy
Ted Simcha Kadin

Five Monday evenings, June 1 through June 29, 2009
6:30 – 9:00 pm
The Brotherhood Synagogue
28 Gramercy Park South
$200 Members / $240 Non-members
Beginners and up

This course will teach you the basic forms of Hebrew letters, along with attention to historical and contemporary hands. Students will work to master the use of a broad-edge pen for creating beautiful lettering for Hebrew texts of many kinds. There will also be an emphasis on the meaning behind the letters, and the spiritual path presented by Hebrew lettering. No previous lettering experience assumed, although it is helpful.

Basic Supplies
Mitchell broad edge nib #0 (in both right and left-handed forms, or their equivalent), Coit or Automatic pens 1/4” or larger, smaller nibs of your choice, black ink, white bond paper, 2H or 4H pencil, eraser, T-square or ruler, drafting tape, graph paper and note-taking materials.

Instructors
Ted Kadin resides in Brooklyn, NY. He received his BFA from Brooklyn College, and studied at the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU Masters Program, and in a Rabbinical seminary for a decade; Ted was a faculty member at the New School for Social Research/Parsons Calligraphy Workshop for nine years, and has taught at the 92nd Street Y, NYC. Ted currently works as a professional calligrapher/lettering artist, and graphic designer specializing in Hebrew, copperplate, italic, and his signature funky but chic calligraphy; his work includes illuminated Ketubot and most recently the design of several typefaces. Mr. Kadin’s work is in private and corporate collections worldwide and can be seen in some major motion pictures. Mr. Kadin’s Judaica work is included in the permanent collection of the Jewish Museum, NYC.

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