Copperplate I with Elinor Holland

Copperplate is an elegant hand developed during the age of the great writing masters. This script is used extensively for invitations and formal events. We will introduce the use of the flexible pointed nib and learn the basic letter forms for minuscules and majuscules with emphasis on learning to see the underlying basic forms of this hand.

Dates: Four Sundays in 2020: March 1, 8, 15 and 29
Time: 10:00 am—4:00 pm
Price: $290 members and non-members
Level: Beginner and all levels
Location: SVA Annex, 214 E. 21st Street (between 2nd/3rd Ave), Room 702A

 

MATERIALS LIST

  • Higgins Eternal Ink

  • Pad of Canson Marker Layout paper (size 9x12)

  • Dinky Dip

  • Oblique (elbow) Penholder for right-handed students

  • Straight Penholder for left-handed students

  • Nibs: Nikko G, Gillot 303, 404, or Hunt 22

  • Pencil

  • Drafting tape

Materials fee: $1 to $10 (payable to instructor) for purchase of additional nibs

→ Visit the "Elinor Holland" page on John Neal Books to view all supplies on one page.

Calligraphy mail order suppliers have everything and are reliable and fast: Paper & Ink Arts or John Neal Books. Basic supplies can be found locally at Dick Blick and Da Vinci.

INSTRUCTOR

Elinor Holland works in both Latin and Arabic scripts. She teaches hands-on workshops in both types of script as well as lectures on Islamic Calligraphy. Her calligraphic work scans the range from invitation design to fine art commissions. She continually works toward refinement in her work through study and practice. Clients include Smithsonian Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Public Library and the Linearis Institute.